Fire Regulations in Aliso Viejo, CA (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Aliso Viejo, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
In the City of Aliso Viejo, California, a gas fire pit at a Group R property needs Building Department approval and must burn only a gas flame, with combustible construction and vegetation kept three feet clear at R-3 occupancies and ten feet at other R occupancies (AVMC 13.04.030, Fire Code § 307.6.1). Wood-burning devices are not allowed within 25 feet of combustible structures unless in an approved permanent fireplace.
Aliso Viejo Fire Pit and Outdoor Fireplace Rules
Some RestrictionsAliso Viejo Municipal Code § 13.04.030
307.6.1 Gas-Fueled Devices. ... Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and similar devices fueled by natural gas or liquefied-petroleum gas are allowed when approved by the Building Department, and the device is designed to only burn a gas flame and not wood or other solid fuel. At R-3 occupancies, combustible construction and vegetation shall not be located within three feet of an atmospheric column th...
Fireworks
In the City of Aliso Viejo, California, AVMC 13.04.560 adopts Chapter 56 of the California Fire Code as amended by the State Fire Marshal and adds two local rules: every fireworks display must be electrically fired regardless of mortar, device or shell size, and the permit application must give the Orange County Fire Authority a site diagram showing a fallout area based on 100 feet per inch of shell size.
Aliso Viejo Fireworks Display Requirements
Some RestrictionsAliso Viejo Municipal Code § 13.04.560
Chapter 56, Explosives and Fireworks, is adopted in its entirety as amended by the SFM with the following amendments: ... 5608.2 Firing. ... All fireworks displays, regardless of mortar, device, or shell size, shall be electrically fired. Section 5608.3 Application for Permit. ... A diagram of the grounds on which the display is to be held showing the point at which the fireworks are to be disc...
Outdoor Burning
In the City of Aliso Viejo, California, outdoor fires burning wood or other solid fuel are not allowed when predicted sustained winds exceed 8 MPH with relative humidity under 25%, when a red flag condition is declared, or when the Fire Code Official posts a sign or a public announcement is made (AVMC 13.04.030, Fire Code § 305.6). Rubbish burns only within an approved incinerator.
Aliso Viejo Open Burning and Burn Ban Rules
Significant RestrictionsAliso Viejo Municipal Code § 13.04.030
Section 305.6 Hazardous Conditions. ... Outdoor fires burning wood or other solid fuel are not allowed when any of the following conditions applies: 1. When predicted sustained winds exceed 8 MPH and relative humidity is less than 25%, or a red flag condition has been declared. 2. When an official sign is posted by the Fire Code Official, or a public announcement is made. No outdoor fires using...
Wildfire Zones
In the City of Aliso Viejo, California, the amended Fire Code in AVMC 13.04.030 restricts spark-producing work in Wildfire Risk Areas: welding, cutting torches, tar pots and grinding require clearing flammable material 30 feet around the work, a shovel and backpack pump on hand, and a work stoppage when winds reach 8 MPH with humidity under 25% (Section 327.2).
Aliso Viejo Wildfire Risk Area Rules
Significant RestrictionsAliso Viejo Municipal Code § 13.04.030
327.2 Equipment and Devices Generating Heat, Sparks or Open Flames. During any time of the year within Wildfire Risk Areas, within or immediately adjacent to any forest- or brush-covered land or non-irrigated grass-covered land, no person shall use or operate any welding equipment, cutting torches, tar pots, grinding devices, or other tools or equipment that may produce a spark, fire, or flame ...
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