

The fire area shall be a minimum of 15m from any building or other structures and 5m from any fences, trees brush piles or combustible materials and property lines.The fire area must be supervised at all times by an adult person.
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The ground must be cleared and free of vegetation in a 2 metre radius around the barrel.Steel rods or pipe must be placed through the holes to hold burning material up and allow a fast burn.Draft holes at the bottom of the barrel are no larger than 2.5cm in diameter.A heavy duty screen with mesh not greater than 7mm is placed on top of the barrel.Barrel must be constructed of metal and be in good condition.Building means school, church, residential dwelling, commercial and industrial structure.īurn barrels are permitted under the following conditions (no permit required): As defined by By-law 2016-110 “built up area” means an area with buildings on one or both sides of the road with 23 metres or less between them with a minimum grouping of five buildings. Burning is not permitted during the month of April or during any other city-wide imposed burn ban.īurn barrel requirements (no permit required)Ī burn barrel is not to be used in a built up area.Painted or treated wood, leaves, grass clippings, garbage and other materials may not be burned. Clean dry wood is the only material that may be burned.The fire area shall be a minimum of fifteen 15m from any building or other structures and 5m from any fences, trees brush piles or combustible materials and property lines.The fire area does not violate any other laws, by-laws, rules or regulations including rules or regulations passed by any competent authority or otherwise set out in this By-law.The fire area is within an approved area, or pit designed for said use.The fire area is supervised at all times by an adult person.The fire area is no larger than 60cm (2 feet) in diameter.Note: You may be charged if you knowingly, repeatedly or spitefully cause a response from the Fire Department upon any person having an open fire under By-law 2016-110.Ĭampfire requirements (no permit required)Ī person may have an open fire without obtaining a permit for the purpose of burning clean dry wood provided the conditions below are met, and/or providing no other City-wide or provincial burn bans are in effect: Regardless of authorization, the person that starts the fire is responsible for any effect that fire or smoke may have on neighbouring persons or property.ĭuring Active Burning (Kawartha Lakes Police and Fire Dispatch Non-Emergency)įor complaints when burning is not active please contact the Municipal Law Enforcement Office The Consolidated Fees Bylaw provides further cost information. Remember, if Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service is called and no authorization has been obtained, you are liable to pay service fees for the response and/or charged under the Kawartha Lakes By-Law 2016-110 or both. Not following other sections of the by-law.Burning too close to combustibles/property boundaries and roadways.Burning anything other than natural wood/brush.Burning during the month of April or any other city-wide imposed burn ban.Burning without a permit where required.

Whether you are having a recreational campfire or open-air burn on your property, you could be invoiced/fined if you are:

You must meet these requirements when burning: Kawartha Lakes By-Law 2016-110 outlines all open air burning regulations in the City. fire pits, fire bowls, fire rings, chimineas, etc.), prescribed burning, and construction site and demolition site fires. campfires) and large confined fires, fires in burn barrels, in air curtain incinerators, outdoor recreational fireplaces (e.g. What is Open-air Burning? Open burning or open-air burning means any fire or burning practice that is conducted outside a building and includes but is not limited to, small confined fires (e.g. HIGH: Please use extreme caution when burningĮXTREME: A voluntary Burn Ban is in effectīURN BAN: No open air burning is permitted Open Air Burning MODERATE: Please use caution when burning
