Dayton, OH Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Dayton, OH, also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance, set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $100.00
- Basis
- Ohio Fire Code § 105.6.32, adopted locally
- Enforcement
- City fire official / Dept. of Fire
- Instrument
- General code Ch. 92, not zoning code
Summary
Dayton requires a fire-official permit for open burning, adopted through the city's Fire Code with a set $100 fee.
The fire code adopted by this chapter, referred to as the Dayton Fire Code, shall consist of the Ohio Fire Code as amended periodically...are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of the chapter with the same force and effect as if they were fully set out herein...The schedule of fees for the various permits and services required by the Dayton Fire Code shall be in accordance with the following:...105.6.32 Open burning $100.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Dayton enforces open burning through the Dayton Fire Code (Ch. 92 of the general code), which adopts the Ohio Fire Code by reference "with the same force and effect as if they were fully set out herein." The city's own fee schedule in § 92.10 lists a $100.00 permit fee for open burning under adopted fire-code item 105.6.32, issued and enforced by the Chief of the Department of Fire (the "fire official"). This is the general code's Ch. 92, not the separate zoning code.
Violations & Fines
Burning without the required fire-official permit; fees and enforcement run through the Department of Fire under Ch. 92.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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