This may be useful information for those of you involved in cemetery
clean-up projects that are NOT under federal EPA restrictions, as we are
here in metropolitan Louisville (Southern Indiana). Disposing of the debris
after a clean-up project is an enormous problem for us.
Lois
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Indiana Code 13-17-9
Chapter 9. Open Burning
IC 13-17-9-1
Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 3 of this chapter, a person may open burn
the following for maintenance purposes:
(1) Vegetation from a farm, an orchard, a nursery, a tree farm, a
CEMETERY, or a drainage ditch.
(2) Wood products derived from pruning or clearing a roadside by a
county highway department.
(3) Wood products derived from the initial clearing of a public
utility right-of-way if the open burn occurs in an unincorporated area.
(4) Undesirable:
(A) wood structures on real property; or
(B) wood remnants of the demolition of a predominantly wooden
structure originally located on real property;
located in an unincorporated area.
(b) A person who is allowed to open burn under subsection (a) is not
required to obtain:
(1) a permit; or
(2) any other authorization;
from the department, a unit of local government, or a volunteer fire company
before conducting the open burning.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
IC 13-17-9-2
Sec. 2. Subject to section 3 of this chapter, a person may open burn
clean petroleum products for the purpose of maintaining or repairing
railroad tracks, including the railroad rights-of-way. A person may not open
burn railroad ties.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
IC 13-17-9-3
Sec. 3. All open burning that is allowed under this chapter must comply
with the following conditions:
(1) A person who open burns any material shall extinguish the fire
if the fire creates a nuisance or fire hazard.
(2) Burning may not be conducted during unfavorable meteorological
conditions such as high winds, temperature inversions, or air stagnation.
(3) All fires must be attended at all times during burning until
completely extinguished.
(4) All asbestos containing materials must be removed before the
burning of a structure.
(5) Asbestos containing materials may not be burned.
(6) Except as provided under section 1 of this chapter, all burning
must comply with state and federal laws.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
Can a property owner get away with PAVING over a cemetery
and turning it into a parking lot? See:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881/halemcbridecem.html
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Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries Page:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881
Next CCCPC Meeting: Saturday, 8-1-98, Sellersburg Library, 2 PM
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