Hendersonville, TN Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Hendersonville, TN, 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
- General rule
- no burning refuse or waste
- Workman's fire window
- Oct. through Apr. only
- Container required
- 55-gallon drum
- Must extinguish
- end of workday
- Penalty
- up to $50 per day
Summary
Hendersonville bans burning garbage, refuse, rubbish, swill, or ashes anywhere in the City except at a designated disposal site, with a narrow exception for supervised construction-site "workman's fires" from October through April.
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, dump, or in any manner dispose of garbage, refuse, rubbish, swill, ashes or other waste upon any streets, alleys, public places, trails or streams, or private property within the City, otherwise than as herein provided, except that paper collection drives, bottle collection drives may be carried on by non-profit institutions or clubs. No charge for removal of items shall be made against garbage customers. The disposal of refuse in any quantity by any person in any place, public or private, other than at a site or sites designated for refuse disposal is expressly prohibited.
(Ord. 1978-11, April 1978)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Section 17-103 makes it unlawful to burn, dump, or otherwise dispose of garbage, refuse, rubbish, swill, or ashes on any street, alley, public place, trail, stream, or private property within the City other than as the code provides, and bars disposing of refuse anywhere except a designated disposal site. The one carve-out sits in the construction-debris chapter: a supervised "workman's fire" burning only scrap, untreated wood in a 55-gallon drum or similar container, extinguished at the end of the workday, may be permitted October through April (§17-203(1)); the Fire Department can set added conditions and deny future permits for noncompliance.
Violations & Fines
Burning garbage, rubbish, or construction debris outside the permitted workman's-fire exception is unlawful under §17-103; violating the refuse chapter carries a fine up to $50 per day the violation continues (§17-114).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I burn yard debris or trash in Hendersonville?
Is any open fire legal at a construction site?
Sources & Official References
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