Fire Regulations in Weber County, UT (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Weber County, Utah.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
A backyard or campsite fire in unincorporated Weber County needs no burn permit only if it is a controlled campfire confined to a fire ring no larger than three feet across, fed with clean dry wood or charcoal. Bonfires and larger fires require a special permit, and anyone renting a licensed short-term rental faces extra fire-pit construction rules.
Weber County Recreational Fire Pit Rules
Some RestrictionsWeber County Code § 20-2-4(b)
Sec 20-2-4 Permissible Burning Without Permit ... Campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes, where such fires are under the control of a responsible person and the combustible material is clean, dry wood or charcoal. Such fires must be confined to a fire ring no larger than three feet in diameter. Anyone planning a fire larger than this will be required to obtain a special permi...
Fireworks
Outside Weber County's incorporated cities, keeping, selling or giving away fireworks demands a permit from the Board of County Commissioners under County Code Section 30-1-2. State law carves out set summer and winter sale windows and lets Class C common fireworks be discharged only around July 4, July 24, New Year's Day and the Chinese New Year, with no permit needed for those specific dates.
Weber County Fireworks Require A County Permit
Significant RestrictionsWeber County Code § 30-1-2
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, sell, give away or otherwise dispose of any kind of fireworks outside of the incorporated cities or towns in the county, without first making application to and receiving a permit from the board of county commissioners. The only exception is that, pursuant to U.C.A. 1953, § 53-7-225, Class C common state approved explosives may be sold on or between ...
Brush Clearance
Weber County has adopted the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code by reference as the county's own WUI code, covering vegetation and fire-hazard rules in canyon and mountain zones. It applies only in mapped F and DRR-1 zones east of a described line running along Harrison Boulevard, Mountain Road, and Pleasant View Drive toward the Wasatch Range.
Weber County Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code
Significant RestrictionsWeber County Code § 20-3-1, § 20-3-3 (Wildland Urban Interface Code Adopted)
Weber County hereby adopts the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code, as modified in accordance with section 20-3-2, as the Weber County Wildland Urban Interface Code, and incorporates it by reference into the county Code. ... The Wildland Urban Interface Code of Weber County is applicable in all developed areas in unincorporated Weber County that meet both of the following criteria: They are loca...
Outdoor Burning
Weber County bans open burning that becomes a nuisance and makes it unlawful to burn trash or other waste except under the narrow exceptions listed in the county fire code. Most yard-cleanup and clearing burns need a Utah DEQ permit and can only happen inside the state's fixed spring and fall burn windows.
Weber County Open Burning Prohibition
Some RestrictionsWeber County Code §§ 20-2-3, 20-2-7
Sec 20-2-3 General Provisions: The setting, building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire of any kind shall be done in a safe manner and in accordance with the adopted fire code. Except as otherwise provided by law, open burning that is injurious to health or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, constitutes a nuis...
Wildfire Zones
Weber County has adopted the state Wildland Urban Interface Code, but it only reaches developed lots in unincorporated F, DRR-1, or qualifying CV zones that sit east of a mapped line running through the foothills toward the Wasatch Range. Every other part of the county is exempt from the WUI building requirements.
Weber County Wildland Urban Interface Zones
Some RestrictionsWeber County Code § 20-3-3
Sec 20-3-3 Applicable Area: For purposes of this section, "developed areas" means commercial or residential buildings and the lots or parcels on which they are located, extending to the property lines. The Wildland Urban Interface Code of Weber County is applicable in all developed areas in unincorporated Weber County that meet both of the following criteria: They are located in: F zones; DRR-1...
Smoke Detectors
Every licensed short-term rental in unincorporated Weber County must have working smoke detectors installed and maintained per the current building and fire codes, a fire safety operating standard set in Section 108-11-8 of the Land Use Code.
Weber County: Smoke Alarms in Short-Term Rentals
Some RestrictionsWeber County Land Use Code § 108-11-8
Fire safety. The property must have primary access along a public right-of-way or access easement that meets the fire marshal's requirements for a fire access road. The property must have a fire prevention system as approved by the fire marshal. ... Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors must be installed and maintained per current building and fire codes.
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