Fire Regulations in Maple Grove, MN (2026)
8 verified fire regulations for Maple Grove, Minnesota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pit Rules
Maple Grove requires a free recreational fire permit (valid through December 31) for backyard fire pits. City Code Sec. 18-78 and the Fire Department policy set the limits: open-air fires no larger than 3 ft diameter by 2 ft high and at least 25 ft from combustibles; fires in metal/clay/concrete devices must be 15 ft from combustibles.
Maple Grove Fire Pit Rules
Some RestrictionsFireworks
Minnesota allows only non-explosive, non-aerial consumer items (sparklers, cones, fountains); firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles and other aerial/explosive fireworks are illegal statewide. Maple Grove City Code Sec. 18-97 ties its definition to Minn. Stat. 624.20 and licenses the sale of legal consumer fireworks; manufacturing fireworks in the city is prohibited.
Maple Grove Fireworks Rules
Heavy RestrictionsBrush Clearance
Maple Grove is a fully developed Twin Cities suburb without a wildfire-zone brush-clearance (defensible-space) mandate like fire-prone western states. Its fire code instead controls vegetation through burning rules: before any recreational fire, conditions that could spread fire within 25 ft of a structure must be cleared, and brush piles may not be burned as yard waste (City Code Sec. 18-78).
Maple Grove Brush Clearance and Defensible Space
Few RestrictionsOutdoor Burning
Open burning of natural vegetation (other than recreational fires) requires a city open burning permit under City Code Sec. 18-78, following Minnesota DNR guidelines. Burning leaves, grass, brush, garden debris and all non-vegetative materials is prohibited. Open burn fires must be 600 ft from any occupied structure on adjoining property and conducted only when winds are under 20 mph.
Maple Grove Outdoor Burning Rules
Heavy RestrictionsWildfire Zones
Maple Grove, a built-out Hennepin County suburb in the Twin Cities, is not in a designated high wildfire-hazard zone and has no city wildland-urban-interface (WUI) overlay or defensible-space ordinance. Wildfire risk is managed through statewide Minnesota DNR burning restrictions and the city's recreational-fire and open-burning rules in City Code Sec. 18-78.
Maple Grove Wildfire Zones
Few RestrictionsSmoke Detectors
Smoke alarm requirements in Maple Grove come mainly from Minnesota law. Minn. Stat. 299F.362 requires a smoke alarm in every dwelling unit per the State Fire Code, and new dwellings must have alarms hardwired to a central power source. Maple Grove adopts the current Minnesota State Fire Code (City Code Sec. 18-71) and requires alarm systems kept operational (Sec. 18-85).
Maple Grove Smoke Detector Requirements
Some RestrictionsBackyard Fires
Backyard recreational fires are allowed on private property with a free recreational fire permit (City Code Sec. 18-78). Only dry, clean, untreated wood or charcoal may be burned, wood must be under 3 ft long, sustained winds must stay under 10 mph, an extinguisher or hose must be ready, and an adult 18+ must attend until the fire is out.
Maple Grove Backyard Fires
Some RestrictionsPropane Storage
Maple Grove City Code Sec. 18-94 prohibits storing portable LP gas (propane) containers inside buildings; they must be stored outside in an approved locking enclosure. The enclosure may not be within 10 ft of any exit door, window, crawlspace, or stairway, or within 15 ft of a direct-vent appliance intake, ventilation intake, or ignition source.
Maple Grove Propane and LP Gas Storage
Some RestrictionsLooking for Hennepin County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Maple Grove city rules.
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