Backyard recreational fires in unincorporated Solano County are governed by the adopted California Fire Code Section 307.4 (25-foot setback, 3 ft x 2 ft fuel pile limit), Solano County Code Section 12.5-20 (fire-hazard abatement authority for fire protection districts), and Solano County Code Chapter 6.6 (wood-burning appliance restrictions). It is a misdemeanor under Chapter 6.6 to burn garbage, treated wood, plastic, rubber, paint, coal, particle board, plywood, or hazardous waste in any wood-burning appliance.
Solano County Code Section 6.6-40(c) lists 13 prohibited fuels for wood-burning appliances in the unincorporated area: '(1) Garbage; (2) Treated wood; (3) Plastic products; (4) Rubber products; (5) Waste petroleum products; (6) Paints; (7) Organic paint solvents; (8) Coal; (9) Glossy or colored papers; (10) Particle board; (11) Salt water driftwood; (12) Plywood; (13) Hazardous Wastes.' Section 6.6-20(m) defines a 'wood burning appliance' broadly as 'fireplace, wood heater, or pellet-fired wood heater or any similar device burning any solid fuel used for aesthetic or space-heating purposes.' Section 6.6-30(a) exempts portable outdoor wood burning appliances from the new-installation rule, but Section 6.6-40(c)'s prohibited-fuel list applies to all wood-burning appliances. Under Section 6.6-40(d), Solano County may participate in air quality voluntary no-burn advisories from the Bay Area AQMD or Yolo-Solano AQMD. For backyard recreational fires (not in an appliance), the adopted California Fire Code Section 307.4.2 limits the fuel pile to 3 feet diameter and 2 feet high and requires 25-foot setback from combustibles. Solano County Code Section 12.5-20 authorizes the fire protection district to order clearance of 'dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish, litter, or other flammable material' that creates a fire hazard, and Section 12.5-21 makes the County's abatement costs a lien against the property.
Per Solano County Code Section 6.6-50(a): 'It is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for any person to violate or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter. A misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.' Under Section 12.5-21, if the property owner fails to abate a fire hazard, the County or fire protection district may do the work and assess the cost as a lien against the property, added to the next year's tax bill. Escape-fire suppression costs are recoverable under California Health & Safety Code Sections 13009 and 13009.1.
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