Fire pit rules in Lakewood, OH — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Lakewood allows open burning in an approved container such as a chiminea, but it must be kept at least 25 feet from any structure or combustible material and 15 feet from the public right-of-way.
Lakewood Codified Ordinances Chapter 1503 (Outdoor Burning) regulates backyard fire pits. Under Section 1503.03, open burning conducted in an approved container (for example, a chiminea) shall not be located within twenty-five feet of a structure or combustible material or within fifteen feet of the public right-of-way. An 'approved container' is defined in Section 1503.01 as a commercially manufactured container designed for burning. A responsible person must be in attendance at all times with a portable fire extinguisher having a minimum 4-A rating or other approved on-site extinguishing equipment (dirt, sand, a water barrel, garden hose, or water tank) available for immediate use. These city rules supplement Ohio EPA open-burning standards in OAC 3745-19-03.
Violations of Chapter 1503 are abatable as a public nuisance and subject to the penalty in Section 1503.99; outdoor burning that creates a nuisance may be ordered extinguished.
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