Fire pit rules in Summit County, OH — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Summit County Public Health follows Ohio EPA rules: a recreational fire pit is fine without a permit if it burns clean seasoned firewood, is not used for waste disposal, and stays three feet or less in diameter and two feet or less in height.
Under Ohio Administrative Code 3745-19-03, recreational fires (campfires, outdoor fireplaces, fire pits) for cooking, warmth, or pleasure are exempt from open-burning restrictions when they use clean seasoned firewood or equivalent clean fuel, are not used to dispose of waste, and keep a fuel area three feet or less in diameter and two feet or less in height. Summit County Public Health enforces these air-quality rules in the townships and contracting municipalities. Fires may not obscure visibility of roadways, railroads, or airfields. Your city, village, or township fire department may impose additional setbacks, containment, or attendance rules, so check locally.
Oversized or waste-burning fires lose the recreational exemption and become illegal open burning, subject to Ohio EPA and local fire-department enforcement, nuisance abatement, and fines.
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