Chatham Township Committee Discusses
Resident Concerns Over Backyard Fire Pits
Alexandra Lubischer
Friday, March 1, 2013 • 7:11am
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Township Committee was given updates from several subcommittees to recap
last year's progress and look forward in 2013 during its meeting on Thursday night.
Representatives from the Zoning Board, Planning Board, Environmental Commission and Colony Pool all addressed the township committee.
Zoning Board Chairman Anthony Vivona spoke of particular concern about working with the township and fire department to ensure that new rules are established to handle new fire pits that have become popular in Chatham residents' backyards. Although homeowners who have had zoning issues with their structures have been very compliant in correcting problems, many neighbor disputes over safety have become issues of their own.
Currently, a fire pit cannot be less than 20 feet from a structure, such as a house, and 15 feel from a property line, according to state fire safety codes. However, some residents still want more to be done and extra safety precautions to be imposed in the town’s regulations.
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Chatham Township Concerns Over Backyard Fire Pits
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Chatham Township Concerns Over Backyard Fire Pits
by Wilberforce » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:46 pm
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• If you smell even a subtle odor of smoke, you are being exposed to poisonous and carcinogenic chemical compounds!
• Even a brief exposure to smoke raises blood pressure, (no matter what your state of health) and can cause blood clotting, stroke, or heart attack in vulnerable people. Even children experience elevated blood pressure when exposed to smoke!
• Since smoke drastically weakens the lungs' immune system, avoiding smoke is one of the best ways to prevent colds, flu, bronchitis, or risk of an even more serious respiratory illness, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis! Does your child have the flu? Chances are they have been exposed to ambient smoke!
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