Article 6
Outdoor Fuel Burning Appliances

§5-601 Definition.

An outdoor fuel burning appliance is a device constructed to burn oil, wood, coal or other fuels manufactured for placement outdoors for the heating of the living area of a structure.

(Ord. 2007-1, 7/9/2007, §1)

§5-602 Prohibition.

The installation and use of outdoor fuel burning appliances are hereby prohibited within the Borough of Cornwall for a period of 1 year from the effective date of this Article.

(Ord. 2007-1, 7/9/2007, §2)

§5-603 Penalties.

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Article, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and in default of payment of said fine, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Article continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 2007-1, 7/9/2007, §3)

§5-604 Grandfather Clause.

This Article shall not be construed to be retroactive and shall not require the removal of any outdoor fuel burning appliance in existence within the Borough at the effective date of this Article. All outdoor fuel burning appliances in existence at the effective date of this Article shall have or must erect a flue or chimney which has a minimum termination height of 20 feet above the natural ground level upon which the appliance is located. If an outdoor fuel burning appliance is more than 50 percent torn down, physically deteriorated or decayed, any rebuilding or restoration of said outdoor fuel burning appliance shall be a violation of this Article.

(Ord. 2007-1, 7/9/2007, §5)