[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Blair 2-16-1968 by Ord. No.
1968-01 (Ch. 7, Part 1, of the 1985 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1985-02]
The burning of trash, leaves, paper or other combustible material
is prohibited except during the following times: during the period
of April 1 through October 31 between the hours of the rising of the
sun until 7:00 p.m., and from November 1 through March 31 from the
rising of the sun until 4:00 p.m.
[Amended 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1985-02]
The burning of trash, leaves paper or other combustible material
is prohibited within 50 feet of any building or structure.
Any and all burning of trash, leaves, paper or other combustible
material must be done within a container or under the immediate control
of some person so that there shall not be any scattering of the burning
material or any scattering of an unreasonable amount of the ashes
created thereby.
The burning of garbage or other refuse which creates an obnoxious
odor is prohibited.
No person shall permit to remain upon any property or within
any building thereon any accumulation of wastepaper, hay, grass, straw,
weeds, litter or other combustible waste or material of any kind.
[Amended 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 1985-02[1]]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement
of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the
determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the
Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
