8 rules for unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Recreational fire pits are allowed without a permit if you burn only clean wood, keep the fire no larger than 3 feet wide, 3 feet deep and 2 feet high, stay 25 feet from combustibles, and attend it until fully out.
Chesterfield County Open Burning / Recreational Fire Regulations
The fire shall not exceed 3 feet (width), 3 feet (depth) and 2 feet (height).
Chesterfield bans all consumer fireworks, even sparklers and fountains that Virginia otherwise allows as permissible fireworks. Aerial and exploding devices are illegal statewide. Only licensed professionals with a county fire-marshal permit may hold supervised public displays.
Chesterfield County Code sec. 10-3
Permissible fireworks, as defined in the Statewide Fire Prevention Code, shall not be possessed, stored, sold, used or handled in Chesterfield County.
Chesterfield County imposes no California-style wildfire defensible-space or brush-clearance mandate. Overgrown vegetation is handled as a property-maintenance nuisance (tall grass and weeds), while woodland fire risk is managed through Virginia's seasonal 4 PM Burning Law.
Open burning is prohibited entirely May 1 through Sept. 30. During Feb. 15 through April 30, Virginia's 4 PM Burning Law allows burning only between 4 p.m. and midnight. Burn only clean wood in a proper fire; never burn trash.
Va. Code sec. 10.1-1142
It shall be unlawful ... for any person to set fire to ... any brush, leaves, grass, debris or field containing dry grass ... located in or within 300 feet of any woodland, brushland, or field ... except between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight.
Virginia does not map wildfire hazard severity zones, and Chesterfield County has no wildfire-zone building or clearance overlay. Woodland fire risk is managed through the state 4 PM Burning Law and the Virginia Department of Forestry, not through designated zones.
Smoke alarms are required in all Chesterfield homes under Virginia's building and fire codes: in each bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level including basements. Landlords must certify annually, on request, that alarms are installed and working.
Backyard recreational fires are allowed without a permit if you burn only clean firewood, keep the fire within 3 ft x 3 ft x 2 ft, stay 25 feet from anything combustible, and attend it until out. No burning May 1 through Sept. 30.
Chesterfield County Open Burning / Recreational Fire Regulations
The fire is 25 feet from any structure or combustible materials.
Portable propane cylinders must be stored upright in an approved, tamper-resistant enclosure, at least 10 feet from doorways and combustible materials and 20 feet from motor-fuel dispensers. Never store grill cylinders inside a home, garage or basement.
Chesterfield County Propane / LP-Gas Storage Regulations
Portable propane containers must be stored within an approved enclosure, which protects against tampering.
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