7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Collin County, Texas.
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Collin County allows residential fire pits in unincorporated areas subject to TCEQ 30 TAC 111.209 outdoor burning rules and any active burn ban declared by Commissioners Court. Gas/propane fire pits remain legal during burn bans. Wood-burning pits require clear 10+ ft buffer from structures and constant attendance.
Consumer fireworks (1.4G) are legal in unincorporated Collin County during state-authorized periods (June 24-July 4 and Dec 20-Jan 1) unless Commissioners Court issues a fireworks restriction under Local Government Code 352.051. Aerial sticks/fins prohibited statewide. Cities within Collin County generally ban all consumer fireworks within city limits.
Tex. Occ. Code Sec. 2154.251
Sec. 2154.251. PROHIBITED USE OF FIREWORKS. (a) A person may not:(1) explode or ignite fireworks within 600 feet of any church, a hospital other than a veterinary hospital, an asylum, a licensed child care center, or a public or private primary or secondary school or institution of higher education unless the person receives authorization in writing from that organization;(2) sell at retai...
Collin County has no countywide defensible space statute like western states but recommends 30 ft of cleared vegetation around structures in the wildland-urban interface. Property owners must maintain property free of fire hazards; overgrown lots may be declared public nuisances under Health & Safety Code 342.
Outdoor burning in unincorporated Collin County follows TCEQ 30 TAC 111.209 rules: permitted for domestic waste, yard trimmings, and land clearing only, with no burning of household garbage, tires, treated lumber, or plastics. Burning prohibited when Commissioners Court issues a burn ban (common June-September drought).
Collin County is not in a designated WUI severity zone like Central TX Hill Country but contains wildland-urban interface areas along the East Fork Trinity, Lavon Lake shoreline, and rural eastern grasslands. Fire risk peaks during summer drought when KBDI exceeds 600.
Smoke alarms required in all Texas residential dwellings under TX Health & Safety Code 766.003 and International Residential Code adopted countywide. Landlords must install and maintain working alarms per Property Code 92.251-92.262; tenants responsible for battery replacement after move-in.
Backyard recreational wood fires in unincorporated Collin County are allowed outside of burn bans when limited to approved containers or contained pits under 3 ft diameter burning only clean wood. No trash burning. Must be attended with hose/extinguisher available and setback 25 ft from property lines where possible.
4 cities in Collin County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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