8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Genesee County, Michigan.
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Fire pit rules are set by your city or township, not the county. In Charter Township of Genesee, recreational fire pits may not exceed 48 inches across and 18 inches deep, and may burn only clean wood or commercial fuel.
Charter Twp. of Genesee Ord. No. 504
Fire Pits may not be larger than forty-eight (48) inches in diameter, and must be at least eighteen (18) inches deep... Recreational fires may not be started before sunrise and must be completely extinguished by midnight.
Consumer fireworks are legal statewide under Michigan's Fireworks Safety Act. Your city or township may restrict discharge to certain days and hours, but cannot ban use on the protected holiday dates the state lists.
MCL 28.457
An ordinance... shall not regulate the ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks on the following days after 11 a.m.: ...June 29 to July 4 until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.
Genesee County has no wildland defensible-space clearance mandate like fire-prone Western states. Overgrown brush and weeds are handled as a local nuisance by your city or township, which can order cutting and bill the owner.
Michigan bans burning household trash containing plastics, and burn permits are issued locally by your fire department. In Charter Township of Genesee, brush fires need a $10 annual permit and may not exceed six feet by six feet.
Charter Twp. of Genesee Ord. No. 504
Such fires shall be a minimum size for the intended purpose but shall not be greater than six (6) feet in diameter and six (6) feet in height... Such fires shall not be started before sunrise and must be completely extinguished by sunset.
Genesee County is not mapped into wildfire hazard zones like California or Colorado. There are no wildland-urban-interface building or brush-clearance mandates; wildfire risk is managed through DNR burn permits and local fire departments.
Smoke alarm rules follow the statewide Michigan Residential Code, not a county ordinance. Alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on each story including basements.
Recreational campfires are allowed but governed by your city or township, not the county. In Charter Township of Genesee, they must be clean wood only, no bigger than the permitted pit, and completely out by midnight.
Genesee County Park Rules Sec. P910203
Build any fire except within the fireplaces, fire rings, grills or open spaces approved and designated by the Commission. Fires shall be maintained so that the flames are no more than three feet in height.
Propane storage is governed by Michigan's statewide LP-gas rules, not a county ordinance. The state adopts NFPA 58 (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code) by reference under the Fire Prevention Code, Act 207 of 1941.
1 cities in Genesee County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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