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Resolution

2015-1

Amendment to

Air Pollution Control

Ordinance # 1 of 2008


Amendment to Air Pollution Control Ordinance.

An Ordinance of the Borough of Bolivar, County of Westmoreland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Regulating Outdoor Burning and Regulating the Installation of Outdoor furnaces.

Whereas, the Borough of Bolivar has determined that outdoor burning poses a health hazard to its residents under certain circumstances, and

Whereas, the Borough of Bolivar has determined that outdoor burning and the operation of outdoor furnaces pose significant potential fire hazards and nuisance concerns and,

Whereas, the Borough of Bolivar is authorized to regulate burning activities, and of smoke emissions pursuant to 53 P.S. Section 45202 (16) and (21) of the Borough code, and

Whereas, the Borough of Bolivar has previously enacted and adopted Ordinance Number 1 of 2008 which the Borough now wished to amend.

Now, therefore , the following is ordained and enacted:

B. Open Fire Burning

1. Outdoor open fire burning is permitted each Wednesday and Saturday between the hours of 12:00AM and 11:.59 PM

The remaining provisions of Ordinance # 1-2008 shall remain in full force and effect.

Resolved, enacted and adopted at a meeting held on the eighteenth day of May 2015

Amy Lickenfelt

President of Council

Attest:

Kelly Lupacchini

Secretary

C. Thomas Pickup

Mayor

Original on file in Vault