Coral Springs, FL Fire Regulations: Fire Pits & Backyard Fires (2026)
Fire pit rules in Coral Springs, FL, also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances, cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- City Code §§ 7-30 through 7-33
- Rule
- Fire pit must be contained, use approved fuel
- Prohibited fuel
- Yard waste, trash, garbage, recyclable, commercial debris
- First-offense fine
- $150 minimum civil penalty
- Enforcement
- Florida Division of Forestry or fire agency
Summary
Coral Springs allows residential fire pits as an exempt outdoor heating device under City Code § 7-32, so long as the fire stays contained within the device, burns approved fuel, and is not used to burn yard waste, trash, or other debris. All other open burning is banned under § 7-31.
(6)Outdoor heating device means any apparatus, machine, equipment or other contrivance, such as a residential fire pit, in which is burned any type of fuel capable of producing air pollution....(2)Open burning will be allowed when any outdoor heating device using approved fuel is used, provided the fire is properly contained within the outdoor heating device and is not used to burn yard waste, trash, house refuse, garbage, recyclable materials or commercial debris.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 1 Update 1 | Land Development Code: Supplement 76 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Article IV of Chapter 7 generally bans open burning: Section 7-31 makes it unlawful to ignite, permit, or maintain any open burning not specifically allowed by the article, and authorizes the Florida Division of Forestry or another authorized fire agency to extinguish unauthorized fires at the responsible person's expense. Section 7-32 carves out two relevant exemptions. First, open burning is allowed for noncommercial outdoor food preparation in a stove, oven, barbecue pit, or fireplace, as long as the fire is properly contained and is not used to burn yard waste, trash, house refuse, garbage, recyclable materials, or commercial debris.
Second, and squarely covering a residential fire pit, open burning is allowed when an outdoor heating device uses approved fuel, provided the fire stays contained within the device and is not used to burn the same prohibited materials. Section 7-30 defines an outdoor heating device as any apparatus, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, giving a residential fire pit as its example, in which fuel capable of producing air pollution is burned; approved fuel means fuel the city has approved to emit or release a minimum of pollutants when burned.
The article does not set a numeric setback distance for a residential fire pit; containment within the device and the fuel and materials restrictions are the operative conditions.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of the open-burning article, including using a fire pit to burn yard waste, trash, or other prohibited material, or letting a fire escape its contained device, carries a minimum civil penalty of $150 under Section 1-8.1(d)(31), rising to $200 for a second offense, $300 for a third, and $100 to $500 for a fourth or later violation under Section 1-8.1(e).
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Sources & Official References
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