[Amended 5-28-1996 by Ord. No. 1012-96]
It shall be unlawful for any property owner or occupant of any property to burn any ashes, garbage, refuse or rubbish except in approved incinerators, within the corporate limits of the City of Coatesville. Approval of such incinerators must meet all requirements set forth in the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code along with all Department of Environmental Protection regulations. A permit must be secured from the Fire Department yearly for the use of such incinerator.
Open burning shall be allowed without prior notification to the City for recreational fires, highway safety flares, smudge pots and similar occupational needs.
A person shall not cause or allow open burning unless all provisions of the City of Coatesville Fire Prevention Code[1] have been addressed and approved by the Fire Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 115, Fire Protection and Fire Prevention, Part 2.
[Added 10-28-2013 by Ord. No. 1418-2013]
It is unlawful to burn recyclables or materials identified in the recycling program of the City.
[Amended 1-27-1997 by Ord. No. 1042-97]
A. 
Any person who is the owner or occupant of any property/premises within the City of Coatesville shall be and is hereby required to maintain the property/premises in accordance with the provisions of this Solid Waste Ordinance, requiring proper storage and disposal of solid waste, collection of solid waste, placement of bulk containers and/or construction containers and containing prohibitions relating thereto and providing for limitations on burning on the property/premises.
B. 
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
[Amended 8-22-2011 by Ord. No. 1358-2011]
(1) 
Notice. Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer or SWEEP Officer, as appointed by the Director of Public Works, of the City observes a property that is in violation of this chapter, the Officer shall give notice to the property owner and/or occupant, and such notice shall contain the following:
(a) 
The address of the property in violation and the name of the owner.
(b) 
A statement that the property is in violation, specifying the existing violation.
(c) 
Direction that this chapter be complied with and the offending violation corrected.
(d) 
Notice that, if the violation is not corrected within three days of service of the notice, a citation will be issued.
(e) 
The signature and printed name of the officer observing the violation.
(2) 
Issuance of citation and penalties. If the owner or occupant of the property fails to comply with this chapter within three days of the above notice, the Code Enforcement Officer or SWEEP Officer, as appointed by the Director of Public Works, shall issue a citation to the owner or occupant of the property. Summary conviction of a violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, and, in default of payment of such fine, the owner or occupant may be imprisoned for a period of not more than 90 days. Each day of violation shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.
(3) 
The City may request injunctive relief from the appropriate court to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter.