5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Williamson County, Texas.
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Propane and gas fire pits burn year-round in unincorporated Williamson County and stay legal even during a county burn ban; wood recreational fires are prohibited whenever the Commissioners Court declares a burn ban.
Tex. Local Gov't Code §352.081
The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or restrict outdoor burning in general or outdoor burning of a particular substance in all or part of the unincorporated area of the county if: (1) drought conditions have been determined to exist as provided by Subsection (b); or (2) the commissioners court makes a finding that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated ...
Consumer 1.4G fireworks are legal in unincorporated Williamson County and sell June 24 through July 4 and December 20 through January 1; the Commissioners Court can restrict skyrockets and missiles during drought.
Tex. Occupations Code §2154.251
A person may not: (1) explode or ignite fireworks within 600 feet of any church, a hospital other than a veterinary hospital, an asylum, a licensed child care center, or a public or private primary or secondary school or institution of higher education unless the person receives authorization in writing from that organization; (2) sell at retail, explode, or ignite fireworks within 100 feet of ...
Unincorporated Williamson County has no zoning and no brush-clearance or defensible-space ordinance; property owners clear vegetation at their own discretion, and burning cleared brush follows state outdoor-burning rules.
Outdoor burning is prohibited statewide under 30 TAC 111.201 except for allowed disposal fires; unincorporated Williamson County residents may burn household waste where no trash collection exists, unless a burn ban is active.
30 TAC §111.201
No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit any outdoor burning within the State of Texas, except as provided by this subchapter or by orders or permits of the commission.
Texas assigns no regulatory wildfire hazard zones and no wildland-urban-interface building code to unincorporated Williamson County; drought burn bans by the Commissioners Court are the county's only wildfire-driven restriction.
Tex. Local Gov't Code §352.081
On the request of the commissioners court of a county, the Texas Forest Service shall determine whether drought conditions exist in all or part of the county. The Texas Forest Service shall make available the measurement index guidelines that determine whether a particular area is in drought condition. Following a determination that drought conditions exist, the Texas Forest Service shall notif...
2 cities in Williamson County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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