6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Recreational fire pits under 3 ft diameter with seasoned wood or manufactured fuel allowed year-round. Pits must be >25 ft from structures; only clean wood. No permit needed for small recreational fires.
Consumer fireworks legal in unincorporated Gwinnett under GA Code §25-10-1+. Discharge hours limited to 10 AM-9 PM daily per HB 110 (extended to 11:59 PM on July 3-4, Dec 31, Jan 1). Cities cannot ban outright.
No defensible-space law in Gwinnett. County nuisance code (Chapter 30) requires grass/weeds <12 inches and removal of dead/hazardous trees near structures or right-of-way. No WUI zone designation.
Gwinnett is one of 54 GA counties under the GAEPD summer burn ban May 1-Sept 30 each year. Yard debris burning prohibited during that window. Outside the ban, burn permits required from GA Forestry Commission.
Gwinnett County is not in a designated wildfire hazard zone. Metro Atlanta suburban terrain with minimal WUI risk. No CAL FIRE-equivalent maps or special building requirements.
Unincorporated Gwinnett County enforces Georgia O.C.G.A. § 25-2-40 (smoke alarms required in every dwelling, apartment, hotel, motel, and dormitory) plus the 2018 International Fire Code and 2018 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, applied through Chapter 42 of the Gwinnett Code by the Fire Marshal's Office.
4 cities in Gwinnett County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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