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Outdoor Burning Policy |
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The City of Fredericksburg and the Fire Marshal’s office has determined a policy for outdoor burning within the corporate limits. Small contained fires for cooking or other domestic uses are allowed without a permit. Commercial cooking fires (restaurants), will be allowed by a one time permit, and said permit will be valid as long as the establishment stays in operation and abides by the rules set forth in the permit. Outdoor burning for agricultural purposes will meet the following general requirements. These requirements will apply to specific situations by permit. They are designed to reduce the likelihood that burning will create a nuisance, cause a hazard, or harm the environment. The party responsible for the burn remains liable for damages, injuries, or other consequences that may result from burning, even when it is carried out in compliance with these regulations. 1. Agricultural burning will be allowed by seasonal permit four times per year and once per season, ie, spring, summer, fall, winter. 2. Burning will be limited to limbs, leaves, crops, grass, etc. No trash, treated lumber, plastics, construction or demolition materials, oils, asphaltic materials, chemical wastes, or items that contain natural or synthetic rubber shall be burned at any time. 3. Begin or continue burning only when the wind direction and other weather conditions are such that the smoke will not present a hazard to any public road or have an adverse effect on any off-site structure containing "sensitive receptors" (e.g., a residence, business, farm building, or greenhouse). 4. Property on which the burning is to take place must be a minimum of three acres and fires are to be kept downwind or at least 300 feet away from any neighboring structure that contains sensitive receptors. This requirement may be waived only with the prior written approval of whoever owns or rents the adjacent property and either resides or conducts business there. 5. Begin burning no earlier than one hour before sunrise, end it the same day and no later than one hour before sunset, and make sure that a responsible party is present while the burn is active and the fire is progressing. At the end of the burn, extinguish isolated residual fires or smoldering objects if the smoke they produce can be a nuisance or a traffic hazard. Don’t start burning unless weather conditions are appropriate for smoke to dissipate and for you to control the fire (winds no faster than 23 miles per hour). |
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