5 rules for unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
St. Johns County lets residents burn a recreational campfire or cook fire without a permit, using dry wood so it does not produce excessive smoke. A bonfire requires a permit from the County Fire Marshal, and a drought burn ban overrides everything.
Florida law lets St. Johns County residents use consumer fireworks on three designated holidays — New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and the Fourth of July. On every other day only sparklers and novelties on the state-approved list are legal.
Fla. Stat. 791.08
This chapter does not prohibit the use of fireworks solely and exclusively during a designated holiday.
Florida sets no statewide defensible-space mandate forcing homeowners to clear brush. In St. Johns County, clearing is driven by wildfire-prone Wildland-Urban Interface conditions and code rules requiring overgrown lots to be kept in order.
Open burning in St. Johns County is state-regulated. Small yard-trash piles of leaves and limbs may be burned, but land-clearing and larger burns require authorization from the Florida Forest Service, and burning trash, tires, or treated wood is always prohibited.
Fla. Stat. 590.125
Authorization has been obtained from the Florida Forest Service or its designated agent before starting the burn
Florida designates no regulatory wildfire hazard zones that trigger building mandates, but St. Johns County carries genuine wildfire risk. The Florida Forest Service manages prevention, suppression, and burn authorizations, and issues burn bans during drought.
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