Fire pit rules in Yorba Linda, CA — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Yorba Linda adopts the 2022 California Fire Code under Municipal Code Chapter 15.08, enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority. Section 307 governs fire pits and portable outdoor fireplaces. Gas-fueled units are allowed with approval; wood or solid-fuel burning is prohibited in fuel-modification, wildfire-risk, and wildland-urban-interface areas.
Municipal Code Chapter 15.08 adopts by reference the 2022 California Fire Code (CCR Title 24, Part 9, based on the 2021 International Fire Code) with local amendments, and the code is enforced within the City by the Orange County Fire Authority under the OCFA Fire Chief. Fire Code Section 307 covers open burning, recreational fires, fire pits, fire rings, and portable outdoor fireplaces. As locally amended, outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, and similar devices fueled by natural gas or liquefied-petroleum gas are permitted when approved by the Building Department and designed to burn only a gas flame, not wood or other solid fuel. The burning of wood and other solid fuels is prohibited within a fuel-modification zone, a Wildfire Risk Area,
Fire Code violations are enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority and may be abated or cited; violations of the adopted California Fire Code are generally misdemeanors under the code's general penalty provisions and California Health & Safety Code Section
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