City of Lewes, DE
chevron_right
2023-01-09
info
chevron_right
The Code
chevron_right
Part II: General Legislation
chevron_right
Chapter 63 Beaches
chevron_right
Article VII Open Fires on Beaches
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Elections
- Ch 9 Code of Conduct
- Ch 15 Emergency Operations
- Ch 33 Planning Commission
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 56 Amusement Parks
- Ch 59 Animals
- Ch 63 Beaches
- Ch 63 Art VII Open Fires on Beaches
- § 63-15 Open fires prohibited.
- § 63-16 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 64 Beneficial Use Appeals
- Ch 65 Bicycles
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 Building Code
- Ch 73 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Canal Excavations
- Ch 80 Community Events
- Ch 86 Docks
- Ch 88 Dogs
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Emergency Measures
- Ch 95 Environmental Protection
- Ch 97 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 106 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 108 Gasoline, Storage of
- Ch 115 Junkyards
- Ch 118 (Reserved)
- Ch 121 (Reserved)
- Ch 123 Loitering
- Ch 125 Massage Parlors
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Mercantile Licensing
- Ch 132 Noise
- Ch 137 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 142 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 145 Plumbing
- Ch 148 Property Maintenance
- Ch 150 Rental Licensing
- Ch 158 Sewers
- Ch 167 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 170 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 172 Taxation
- Ch 175 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 177 Trees
- Ch 178 Trespassing
- Ch 181 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 183 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 186 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 191 Water and Sewer Connections
- Ch 197 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 6-11-1984; amended 8-13-2007]
It shall be unlawful for any person to openly burn or set fire or to cause to have openly burned or permit to have openly burned upon any beach within the corporate limits of the City or on any beach under the jurisdiction of the City any leaves, brush, wood or other combustible matter. Fires contained within a fire ring, barrel, or barbecue grill may be permitted in accordance with an approved permit pursuant to § 63-13.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or be imprisoned for
a period of not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days, or both,
and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
