South Fulton's Code has no defensible-space or brush-clearance ordinance; a code search for brush, vegetation, weeds, and overgrowth returns no property-maintenance rule. Land-clearing by fire is tightly limited: Sec. 13-4003 allows only pit fires at least 300 feet from any occupied structure or public road, never above-ground fires.
A full-text review of the City of South Fulton Code of Ordinances found no defensible-space, brush-clearance, weed-height, or overgrown-lot ordinance; searches for 'brush,' 'vegetation,' 'weeds,' 'overgrown,' and 'grass' return no property-maintenance standard. As a low-elevation suburban Atlanta-metro city, South Fulton is not a designated wildfire/WUI area, so it imposes no vegetation-clearance distance around homes. Where vegetation is cleared by burning, the city's open-burning ordinance is strict: Sec. 13-4003 ('Pit fires; requirements; air curtain destructors') states that 'pit fires are the only type of fire permitted for the purposes of land clearing' and 'no above ground fires are allowed in the City of South Fulton.' Each pit must be at least 300 feet from any occupied or habitable structure or public road (air-curtain destructors used solely for utility or road clearing may be closer with fire-marshal approval), may burn only wood wastes (trees, logs, brush, and stumps - no sawdust, paper, treated wood, or construction materials), and must follow the North Georgia EPD 'Air Curtain Destructor Operating Guide and Procedures.' Routine yard-debris and land-clearing burns are also barred during Georgia's May 1-September 30 summer burn ban, which covers Fulton County. Residents seeking to clear overgrowth should consult the city's Code Enforcement and Fire Rescue departments for current requirements.
Burning brush or land-clearing debris in an above-ground fire, or in a pit closer than 300 feet to a structure or road, violates Sec. 13-4003. Such open burning is cited under Sec. 13-4001(c) and punished by fine or imprisonment under the city Code and Charter; the fire marshal may order the fire extinguished, and burns during the state summer ban are separately enforced by Georgia EPD.
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