Contained recreational and cooking fires are generally allowed in unincorporated Nueces County. Burning household or yard waste is restricted by TCEQ rule 30 TAC §111.209 and suspended during county burn bans. Corpus Christi limits open flames.
The county cannot zone, so it issues no backyard-fire permit. TCEQ treats contained cooking and recreational fires differently from waste burning. Under 30 TAC §111.209, on-property burning of domestic waste is allowed only at a property used exclusively as a private residence housing not more than three families, where no municipal collection service is available, and never for items like tires, treated lumber, plastics-heavy construction debris, or appliances. Any active Nueces County burn ban suspends most outdoor fires. Within Corpus Christi, the adopted fire code governs recreational fires, portable pits, and clearance distances from structures.
Illegal waste burning draws TCEQ penalties; burning during a county burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor (up to $500). City violations carry municipal fines.
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