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Village of Warwick, NY
Orange County
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[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.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was originally adopted as Ch. 35, but was renumbered to maintain the alphabetical sequence of the Code.
A. 
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. 
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.