Source: http://ecode360.com/11768140
Timestamp: 2017-09-23 03:39:01
Document Index: 449528824

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 114', '§ 22']

§ 114-3 Open burning certificates required.
§ 114-5 Denial of certificates.
§ 114-6 Conditions on open burning certificates.
Chapter 114: Burning, Outdoor
Chapter 114 : Burning, Outdoor
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Open Burning Ordinance".
Except as specified in § 114-4A, no person shall set, cause or permit an open fire without obtaining an open burning certificate from the Open Burning Official or the Commissioner or their respective designees.
An application for an open burning certificate for any fire described in § 114-4B shall be made on forms furnished by the Open Burning Official, and each applicant shall explain the purpose of the fire, the nature and quantity of material to be burned and any other information the Open Burning Official considers necessary.
A certificate issued under this section shall be applicable only for the occasion(s) or the purpose(s) for which it has been obtained.
Certificates shall not be required for the following types of fires:
Certificates are required and may be issued by the Open Burning Official or his or her designees for:
Fires for any other of the following types of open burnings must be approved by the Commissioner as set forth in Section 19-508-17(b)(3)(i - v) of the Department of Environmental Protection regulations:
Fires for the disposal of dangerous material such as toxic gases, where there is no reasonable alternative.
Fires in salt water marshes.
Fire-training exercises, other than those stated in Subsection A(3) of this section. In reviewing any application for such a certificate, the provisions of § 114-5D of this chapter shall not be applied.
Any other fires not specified in Subsection B of this section.
The Open Burning Official shall deny issuance of an open burning certificate requested under § 114-4B when he or she determines that:
The forest fire danger, as determined by the State Forest Fire Warden, is high or extreme, unless specific approval to conduct open burning during high or extreme hazard days has been granted.
The Commissioner has issued an advisory of an air pollution emergency episode stage pursuant to Section 19-508-6 of the Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
Garbage, paper, grass, metals, plastics, leaves, brush, rubber, painted materials or demolition waste is to be burned.
Certificates approved shall be subject to such reasonable conditions as are necessary to avoid a nuisance or to protect the health, safety and comfort of the public, including but not limited to the following:
Except for fire training exercises, burning shall only be permitted on sunny or partly sunny days when wind speed is five (5) to fifteen (15) miles per hour.
A copy of the certificate shall be kept in the possession of the applicant at the burning site at all times during said burning. The applicant shall call the Fire Department on the specific day that the open burning is to be conducted to determine the degree of fire hazard and to notify the Fire Department that the open burning will be conducted at the specific location. The name and phone number of the applicant and the hours of the burning shall also be included.
The Open Burning Official may revoke, in writing, any certificate or add any reasonable, specifically identified conditions if circumstances indicate that air pollution standards will be violated.
Second offense or violation: twenty-five dollars ($25.) for each separate violation and each day of continued violation.
In addition, any person who violates any provision of the regulations of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection may be subject to the penalties prescribed in C.G.S. § 22a-175.