5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Norfolk City, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Norfolk allows contained recreational fires in a commercially made fire pit or chiminea covered by a quarter-inch metal spark screen and kept at least 15 feet from any structure.
All consumer fireworks are illegal in Norfolk. Possession or use is prohibited citywide except displays approved by permit from the fire official, including sparklers, fountains, and pinwheels the state otherwise allows.
Norfolk City Code Sec. 17.1-44(25)
The possession or use of fireworks is prohibited within the city, except for fireworks approved by permit according to the rules and regulations of the fire official.
Norfolk has no wildfire defensible-space mandate. Overgrown brush, weeds, and vegetation are handled as property-maintenance nuisances by Code Enforcement, which can order abatement and bill the owner.
Norfolk prohibits open burning of rubbish, yard waste, leaves, and wire insulation. Virginia's 4 PM Burning Law adds a statewide spring restriction near woodland. Only contained recreational fires and DEQ-permitted burns are allowed.
Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1142(B)
except between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight
Norfolk maps no wildfire hazard zones and imposes no defensible-space mandate. As a dense, flat coastal city its fire risk is structural and urban, not wildland, so no clearance or fire-resistant-material rules apply.
1 cities in Norfolk City have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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