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BEITENACTED bytheCapeBreton Regional Council thatBylaw _____ Respecting OpenAir
Burning ishereby enacted:
CAPEBRETONREGIONALMUNICIPALITY
BYLAWNUMBERB _______
RESPECTINGOPENAIRBURNING
Title
1. ThisBylaw shallbeknown asthe "CapeBreton Regional Municipality Burning Bylaw".
Definitions
2.
InthisBylaw;
a) "
FireChiefmeans , forthepurposes ofthisBylaw, theCaptain orChief Officerof
firedepartment" or "firecompany", orhisdesignate, inandforthefireprotection
districtoftheMunicipality inwhichthefireisproposed tobeignited;
b) "
FireProtection District" means thatareaoftheMunicipality whichafire
department orafirecompany serves andforwhichitisresponsible.
c) "
Municipality" means CapeBreton Regional Municipality;
d) "
Permit" means aPermitforburning intheopenairissued bytheFireChief under
theauthority ofthisBylaw;
e) "
Suitably Equipped" means beinginpossession oftoolsorequipment, including
without limitation, brooms, rakes, back-tanks, shovels, hosesandanadequate
water supply, whichmaybeusedtocontain and/orprevent thespread ofafire
ignitedintheopenair;
f) " Grate" meansametalracksupported onanon-combustible enclosure;
g)
OpenAir" means notwithinabuilding;
AreaofApplication
3.
a)
ThePermitting provisions ofthisBylaw shall applytothoseareasofthe
Municipality listedinSchedule "A".
b)
Burning isprohibited intheareasoftheMunicipality listedinSchedule "B".
Prohibition
4. (
1)
Notwithstanding anyotherprovision ofthisBylaw, butsubjecttoSection 4 (3)
and (4), noperson shalligniteafireintheopenairinanyareaoftheMunicipality
identified inSchedule "B" attached toandforming partofthisBylaw.
2)
Except ashereinafter provided, andwhileaPermitisinforce, noperson shall
light, igniteorstarttoalloworcausetobelighted, ignited orstarted, afireofany
kindwhatsoever intheopenairwithout firsthaving obtained aPermit todoso
fromtheFireChiefintheformsetoutatSchedule "C" attached toandforming
partofthisBylaw.
3)
Nothing inthisBylaw shallprohibit themaking ofafirebyaperson travelling in
thewoods forthepurpose ofcooking orobtaining warmth orasadistress signal
ifthefireismadeinasuitable place andprecautions aretakenagainst the
spreading ofthefire.
4)
ThisBylaw doesnotapplytofiresmadetocookfoodinbarbecues, grates, or
othercooking appliances.
PermitApplication
5. (
1)
Anyperson whoproposes toigniteafireshallmake application totheFireChief
foraPermit.
2)
TheFireChief mayissueaPermit whereitisdetermined thattheprovisions of
thisBylaw aremetandthattheproposed burning doesnotposeahazardto
persons orproperty.
3)
Inmaking adetermination undersubsection (2) theFireChief shalltakeinto
consideration thefollowing:
a)
thenumber ofPermits issuedonaparticular day;
b)
thevelocity ofthewind;
c)
thegeneral weather conditions prevalent;
d)
whether ornottheapplicant issuitably equipped toensure thefireis
maintained andundercontrol;
e)
theproposed manner andmethod ofburning;
f)
whether theapplicant ownsoristheoccupant ofthelanduponwhichthe
burning isintended tooccur, orhasthewritten consent, produced prior
totheissuance ofthePermit, oftheownerofthelanduponwhich the
burning willoccur;
g)
whether theapplicant is19yearsofageorolderandensures thatatleast
oneotherperson, of19yearsofageorgreater, suitably equipped to
control thefire, willbepresent whilethefireisburning orsmouldering;
h)
anyothermatterthattheFireChief determines isrelevant tosafety.
4)
APermit issued under theauthority ofthisBylaw mayberevoked bytheFireChiefat
anytimewhereitisdetermined thattheproposed burning willposeahazard topersons or
property;
5)
Where theFireChiefdetermines thattheproposed burning wouldbeahazard tosafetyor
wherethereisafailure tomeettherequirements oftheBylaw, theFireChief shallrefuse
toissueaPermit.
6)
TheFireChiefmaydesignate thelocation where andhoursduring which applications for
Permits shallbereceived.
7)
TheFireChiefmayspecify onthePermit thehoursofthedayandthenumber ofdays
during whichthePermit shallbevalid, andinsodoing, maydistinguish between Permits
issuedforcommercial orotheruses, butnoPermit shallbeissuedforaperiod exceeding
twoweeks.
8)
a)
ADomestic Permit maybeissuedtoalandowner, oranoccupant withthe
landowners permission, toburnPermitted material onasinglelot.
b)
ADomestic Permit maybeissuedtoPermit burning ofblueberry fields
undertwohectares.
c)
AnIndustrial/Commercial Permit shallberequired for:
I) blueberry burning inexcess of2hectares
II) anyburning thatanindividual orcontractor hasbeenpaidtodo
d)
Thefeesforburning Permits shallbe:
Domestic
NotDetermined
Industrial
e)
Thefeesforburning Permits willnotbeaddedtothosealready required
fromtheDepartment ofNatural Resources.
9)
Taking intorespect allother conditions, theissuingofaPermit toburnatanytimeof
year, during ourfrequent periods ofwetweather, mayapply. i.e. grass, sticks,
garden stumble, etc. maybepiledandprotected byatarpuntilrainyweather.
Restrictions
6.
Thefollowing requirements shallapplyatalltimestothemaking ofthefireforwhicha
Permitisissued:
a)
theholder ofthePermit shallensure thatthePermitisavailable atthesceneofthe
fire;
b)
noperson shallburnrubber tires, oil, plastic, petroleum products orotherlike
materials;
c)
allmaterial tobeburned shallbepiledandplacedatleast15metres fromother
combustible material;
d)
wheretwoormorepilestobeburned aresituate onasinglesite, onlyonepile
maybeburned atatime;
e)
nofireshallbeignited whenthewindisblowing offsufficient velocity such
thatitmayjeopardize thePermit holder'sabilitytocontrol thefire;
f)
thepersontowhomaPermitisissued shallensure thatthefireisnotleft
unattended andthatallsmouldering embers arecompletely extinguished after
burning iscompleted;
g)
thepersontowhomaPermitisissued shallensure thatthemethod ofburning and
material burned isconsistent withtheinformation provided totheFireChief
whenthePermit wasissued;
h)
thefiredepartment shallbenotified immediately ifthefireisorappears tobe
getting outofcontrol;
i)
noburning shallcommence before8:00amandfiresmustbeextinguished by
9:00p.m. ofthesameday;
j)
ThePermit Holder mayberequired topayallexpenses incurred incontrolling or
extinguishing anyfirewhichmaygetbeyond control orbeindangerofdoingso
orextendtolandsofothers.
Penalty
7. (
1)
Anyperson whomakes, lights, ignites, orstartsorallowsorcausesafiretobe
lighted , ignitedorstartedintheopenairwithout aPermit shallbeliabletoa
penalty onconviction ofnotlessthanOneHundred Dollars ( $100) andnotmore
thanFiveThousand Dollars ( $5000) orindefaultofpayment, toimprisonment
foraperiodnotexceeding thirty (30) days;
2)
AnypersontowhomaPermit hasbeenissuedwhofailstocomply withany
provision ofthisBylaworanyPermit issued hereunder oranycondition ofsuch
aPermit shallbeliabletoapenalty onconviction ofnotlessthanOneHundred
Dollars ($100) andnotmorethanFiveThousand Dollars ($5000) orindefaultof
payment, toimprisonment foraperiodnotexceeding thirty (30) days.
ComplianceWithOtherActs
8.
Nothing inthisBylaw servestoexempt anyperson fromobtaining anylicense,
permission, Permit, authority orapproval required byanyotherBylaworregulation
oftheMunicipality oranystatuteorregulation oftheProvince ofNovaScotia.
PreviousBylawsRepealed
9.
AllBurning Bylaws orsimilar Bylaws adopted bytheformer municipalities ofCape
Breton County toregulate andprohibit openairburning arehereby repealed andthe
provisions ofthisBylaw substituted therefore.
PASSED AND ADOPTED byamajority ofthewholeCouncil atadulycalled meeting ofthe
th
CapeBreton Regional Municipal Council heldonMay18, 1999.
MAYOR
CLERK
THISISTOCERTIFY thattheattached isatrueandcorrect copyoftheBurning Bylawofthe
th
CapeBreton Regional Municipality adopted byCouncil duringameeting heldonMay18, 1999.
BERNIE WHITE, CLERK
PUBLICATIONDATE: May28, 1999
SCHEDULE "A"
Burning intheopenairisPermitted inthefollowing areasoftheMunicipality asdefined on (dateof
Bylaw):
AlbertBridge
GrandLakeRoad
Bateston
Howie Centre
BigPond
Marion Bridge
BirchGrove
MiraRoad
Boisdale
NewVictoria
Christmas Island
Northside EastBay
Coxheath
PortMorien
Donkin
Reserve Mines
EastBay
Scotchtown
Florence
SouthBar
Frenchvale
Southside Boularderie
Gabarus
Sydney River
George'sRiver
Tower Road
Westmount
SCHEDULE "B"
Burning intheopenairisprohibited inthefollowing areasoftheMunicipality asdefined on ( dateof
Bylaw):
Dominion
NewWaterford
GlaceBay
NorthSydney
Louisbourg
Sydney
Sydney Mines
SCHEDULE "C"
CAPEBRETONREGIONALMUNICIPALITY
PERMITTOBURN
Issuedto:
Telephone
Date
Address
Community
CivicAddress ofburnsite
Validfrom
Expires
DESCRIPTION OFPROPOSED BURNING
Asholder ofthisPermit, I
Iamawarethatanadditional
Iunderstand andagreeto
assume allresponsibility for
Permit mayberequired to
Comply withtheterms and
Complaints ordamage resulting
ForestAct.
Conditions oftheBylaw andof
Comply withthe
fromtheburning authorized by
thisPermit.
thisPermit.
Signature ofPermit holder
Date
Pursuant toCapeBreton Regional Municipality Burning Bylaw, permission ishereby granted tothe
abovenamed toburnmaterial atthesiteandduring thetimeperiod specified, subjecttotheconditions
setforthintheBylaw andthisPermit. ( SeeReverse)
ThisPermit mayberevoked atanytime.
Signature ofFireChiefof
Date
Designated Issuing Officer
FeeCollected
Mailed toPrevention
Customer Service Centers
xxx-xx-x-x---xxxx3700
1.
Indetermining whether ornottoissueaPermit, theFireChiefshalltakeintoconsideration the
following:
a)
thenumber ofPermits issuedonaparticular day;
b)
thevelocity ofthewind;
c)
thegeneral weather conditions prevalent;
d)
whether ornottheapplicant issuitable equipped toensure thefireis
maintained undercontrol;
e)
theproposed manner andmethod ofburning
f)
whether theapplicant ownsoristheoccupant ofthelanduponwhichthe
burning isintended tooccur, orhasthewritten consent, produced priortothe
issuance ofthePermit, oftheowner ofthelanduponwhich theburning will
occur;
g)
whether theapplicant is19yearsofageorolderandensures thatatleastone
otherperson, of19yearsofageorgreater, suitable equipped tocontrol the
fire, willbepresent whilethefireisburning orsmouldering;
h)
anyothermatter thattheFireChief determines isrelevant tosafety.
2.
Thefollowing requirements shallapplyatalltimestothemaking ofthefireforwhichaPermit
isissued:
a)
theholderofthePermit shallensure thatthePermitisavailable atthesceneofthefire;
b)
noperson shallburnrubber tires, oil, plastic, petroleum products orotherlikematerials
c)
allmaterial tobeburned shallbepiledandplacedatleast15metres fromothercombustible
material;
d)
wheretwoormorepilestobeburned aresituate onasingle site, onlyonepilemaybeburned
atatime;
e)
nofireshallbeignited whenthewindisblowing ofsufficient velocity suchthatitmayputat
riskthePermit holder'sabilitytocontrol thefire;