Outdoor burning rules in Allen County, IN — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Allen County broadly restricts open burning: only wood products may be burned anywhere in the county, and burning is prohibited on business, apartment, and multi-unit residential property. Rural residential and agricultural zones may burn on-premises wood under strict conditions.
Under Allen County Code 8-20-2-2, it is a violation to openly burn any substance other than wood products anywhere in the county, and even wood burning must not cause a nuisance. Section 8-20-2-1 prohibits open burning on business property, apartment complexes, mobile home parks, or residences of five or more units unless IDEM grants a 326 IAC 4-1 variance. In rural residential and agricultural zones (RS1, RSP1, AE, A-1, A-2, A-3), 8-20-3-1 permits burning wood products that originated on the premises, only between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with wind speed between 5 and 20 mph, kept 20 feet from structures and 100 feet from fuel/pipelines.
Illegal open burning is an infraction with a $25 fine; a willful violation carries a fine up to $2,500 (AC 8-20-5-1, 8-20-5-2). IDEM may also pursue separate action.
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