[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warwick 12-8-1980
by L.L. No. 9-1980.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
No person shall burn, allow or permit to be burned any
brush, lumber, paper products, plastic, tires, chemicals, trash, garbage,
refuse, wood or other related items in the Village of Warwick.
B.Â
The use of outdoor furnaces shall be prohibited in the
Village of Warwick. An outdoor furnace shall be defined as any equipment,
device, or apparatus, or any part thereof, which is installed, affixed or
situated outdoors for the primary purpose of combustion of fuel or any other
material to produce heat or energy used as a component of a heating system
providing heat for any interior space.
[Added 3-20-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
Nothing contained herein, however, shall prevent the operation of outdoor
grills or fireplaces for the preparation of food, or the burning of paper
in an enclosed incinerator.
The Village Board may authorize the Superintendent of Public Works or
the Fire District to burn structures, lumber, brush or other items, provided
that all permits required by the Health Department or the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation are obtained and complied with.
Every person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall
be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: by a fine of not more than
$250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this
section shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct violation hereunder.