Backyard recreational fires are legal in Anoka County cities like Coon Rapids without a permit, but must be small (under 3 feet), on your own property, attended by a responsible adult, and burn only clean dry wood. Burning hours and wind limits apply.
Coon Rapids City Code 12-415 permits backyard recreational fires without a permit. A responsible adult must be present at all times, the fire must be on your own property, and a means to extinguish it must be available. Burning is allowed from 8 a.m. to midnight any day of the week, with a maximum duration of 6 hours. Fires may not be lit when winds exceed 15 mph. Only clean, dry wood at least 1 inch in diameter may be burned; no brush, yard waste, household trash or treated wood. During DNR spring or dry-season burning restrictions, recreational fires may be limited. Other Anoka cities set similar rules.
Fire officials may order any unsafe, unattended or oversized fire extinguished; ignoring limits or nuisance smoke complaints can bring citations under the city fire prevention code.
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