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Part 101
101.000 BURNING OF REFUSE IN OPEN FIRES* Ord. No. 7b Adopted: April 2, 1973
---------- *Cross reference(s)--Penalty for ordinance violation, Pt. 1; nuisance and hazard abatement, Pt. 2; fire prevention and protection, Pt. 100. ----------
An ordinance controlling the burning of waste materials,
rubbish or other refuse in open fires.
THE CITY OF READING ORDAINS THAT:
101.001 Rules for burning.
Sec. 1. Incineration of waste materials, refuse, leaves,
paper, and other combustible debris outside of a building or
structure within the city limits shall be permitted if done in
accordance with the following rules:
(A) No burning may be done within 15 feet of an existing
building nor upon paved portions of any street.
(B) No burning shall be done prior to 7:00 a.m. nor must
any be continued after 8:00 p.m. on any day.
(C) No burning shall be done unless under the charge or
supervision of a person of mature years and discretion.
(D) No burning shall be done at any time or place when wind
conditions will create or [are] apt to create a
nuisance to anyone or the property of anyone in the
vicinity thereof, or be a danger to the property of any
person in the vicinity thereof.
101.002 Nuisance.
Sec. 2. It shall be a nuisance and unlawful for any person
to burn or allow to be burned at any time or place any material
of any kind which exudes obnoxious odors or when such fire emits
sparks or burning embers upon adjoining, adjacent, neighboring or
nearby premises.
101.003 Open fire in alley.
Sec. 3. No open fire shall be started in any alley in the
City of Reading unless such refuse or rubbish to be burned shall
be placed in a receptacle constructed of brick, cement, or iron
or in a drum so constructed as to prevent the danger of the
spread of fire.
Effective date. This ordinance to take effect 10 days after adoption by the City Council.
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