[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Mars 9-5-2006 by Ord. No. 420. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
It shall be unlawful to burn in exterior or
interior fires trash, motor or other oils, plastics and rubber, rubbish,
garbage, magazines, newspapers, leaves, grass, or other similar materials
or any materials soaked with or containing oils or solvents of any
kind within the borders of the Borough at any time of the night or
day. This ban is to be interpreted as a complete ban of all burning
of such materials.
Interior or exterior recreational or heating
fires are lawful and defined as being fires fueled by wood, coal,
charcoal, fuel oil, kerosene or natural or propane gas, manufactured
artificial logs or igniting materials and used for indoor or outdoor
recreational or heating purposes only. This chapter shall not restrict
Code-approved interior heating systems. All outside fires must be
maintained in a container or structure designed to prevent the spread
of a fire to surrounding vegetation.
Wood branches from the trimming or cutting of
live or dead trees or bushes may be burned between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. These fires must be attended
by a resident, employee or agent, or owner of the property at all
times, and the fire must be completely extinguished by 5:00 p.m. Burning,
once completed, must then have all ashes extinguished by water so
that there is no smoldering and smoke-producing waste. Permitted fires
may be started with combustible items such as cardboard. No smoldering
fires shall be permitted. No wood or other scrap from construction
or renovation of buildings may be burned, and no structures may be
burned.
A violation of this chapter shall constitute
a summary offense. Any person or other entity who fails to comply
with any of the requirements of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300. In default
of payment of the fine, such person or the members of the partnership
or the officers of a corporation shall be liable to imprisonment for
not more than 90 days. All fines collected for the violations of this
chapter shall be paid over to the Borough. Each violation of this
chapter on a separate date shall be considered a separate offense.
