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Fires On Private Property
Outdoor fires, other than those fully contained within a maximum five-foot-diameter nonflammable barrel, drum, concrete/block pit, earthen pit, or other similar receptacle or in an outdoor grill or hibachi utilized for cooking purposes, shall be subject to the following regulations.
A. 
No fire or burning shall occur unless York County Fire Control is informed prior to the starting of any fire and at the completion of the burning.
B. 
No fire shall be permitted to burn except between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
C. 
No fire shall be permitted to burn unless an adult person is present to regulate and control the burning during the entire time the fire is in existence. It is the intent of this Part that no fire shall be left unattended.
D. 
Burning distance requirements on calm days are as follows:
 
Diameter of Burn Area at Base
(feet)
Distance From Buildings
(feet)
 
2 or less
25
 
3 or less
30
 
4 or less
35
 
5 or less
40
 
6 to 14
50
 
14 to 20
55
 
Over 20 (This shall be considered a "large scale fire" and require a large scale fire permit).
 
E. 
No fire shall be permitted to burn if wind conditions are such that the smoke will blow onto any dwelling or other building owned by someone other than the owner of the property where the burning is occurring.
F. 
No fire shall be permitted to burn within 100 feet of a building if the wind is blowing in the direction of such building and sparks blow six feet from the base of such fire, and no fire of any kind shall be permitted if wind conditions are such that sparks blow more than 20 feet from the base of such fire.
G. 
No plastic, aluminum, glass, paper, cardboard or recyclable material shall be burned in any fire.
H. 
No wet garbage or other organic material which smolders and emits offense odors shall be burned in any fire. It is the intent of this Part to permit the burning of combustible or flammable non-recyclable material which will not smolder or emit offensive odors.
I. 
No hazardous waste materials or containers of such materials shall be burned in any fire.