Fire pit rules in Davenport, IA — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Davenport allows backyard recreational wood fires without a permit if kept under eight feet wide, four feet high, at least 25 feet from any structure, and constantly attended with a hose or extinguisher ready.
Davenport Municipal Code 15.32.030 treats a backyard fire as a recreational fire — burning clean wood for pleasure or cooking, either in a manufactured fire pit or uncontained if the fuel area stays under eight feet across and four feet high. It must sit at least 25 feet from the nearest structure or combustible material, and a competent adult with a connected garden hose or fire extinguisher must attend it until it is out. No permit is needed, but only clean wood burns — never trash, leaves, or treated lumber. Permanent gas fire features must sit 15 feet from a structure, though one- and two-family homes are exempt. In dry spells the fire marshal can ban open flame citywide.
Burning banned materials, leaving a fire unattended, or defying a burn ban is a simple misdemeanor fined up to $625, or a municipal infraction with a civil penalty up to $750 first offense and $1,000 for repeats.
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