Doral, FL Fire Regulations: Fire Pits & Backyard Fires (2026)
Fire pit rules in Doral, FL, also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances, cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Doral Code § 20-3(1)
- Base rule
- Open burning banned citywide (§20-2)
- Fire pit exception
- Noncommercial cooking or recreational fires
- Enforcement
- Code compliance dept. and police dept.
- First offense fine
- $250 citation
- Repeat offense
- Up to $500 fine and/or 60 days jail
Summary
Doral bans open outdoor fires citywide, but Section 20-3 carves out a specific exception for cooking and recreational fires that expressly includes an outdoor fire pit. There is no separate fire-pit permit listed in the article; the fire simply has to fit within the recreational or cooking exemption or it falls back under the general ban in Section 20-2.
No person shall ignite, cause to be ignited, permit to be ignited or suffer, allow or maintain an open outdoor fire except as provided in section 20-3... ... The following fires are exempted from the provisions of this chapter: (1) Fires used only for noncommercial cooking of food for human beings or for recreational purposes, which shall include an outdoor fire pit.
Full Breakdown
Section 20-2 makes it unlawful to ignite, permit, or maintain any open outdoor fire in Doral except as allowed in Section 20-3. That section lists seven exemptions, and the first covers ordinary backyard use: fires used only for noncommercial cooking of food for human beings or for recreational purposes, which shall include an outdoor fire pit. Other exemptions in the same section cover fires the city manager permits for weed abatement or fire-hazard prevention, firefighter training fires, agricultural fires for disease and pest prevention or frost protection, smokeless safety flares, fires supervised by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue or the Florida Forest Service for debris clearing, and religious or cultural ceremony fires with the property owner's consent.
Section 20-4 puts enforcement in the hands of the code compliance department and the Doral Police Department: an officer who finds a violation issues a civil citation naming the violation, the fine amount, and a 20-day window to request an administrative hearing before a special magistrate, after which failure to respond waives the right to appeal.
Violations & Fines
Section 20-5 sets a $250 citation for a first violation of the open-burning article, $500 for a second, and for a third or subsequent violation a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 60 days in the county jail. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense, and the city may also pursue emergency injunctive relief on top of the citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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