Iredell County, NC Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 12-18 lists activities the county flatly prohibits in the disposal or handling of solid waste, and subsection (b) targets burning directly: it is unlawful for any person to dispose of solid waste, construction materials or unwanted structures by burning. S. 14-399 and a ban on burying or submerging solid waste for disposal, showing the county treats open burning as one of three core illegal disposal methods rather than a permit-and-hours issue. The chapter's broader fire-prevention authority reinforces the ban: chapter 5, article II adopts the North Carolina State Fire Code by reference and puts the county fire marshal in charge of enforcing it countywide, except within Statesville and Mooresville, which run their own fire prevention codes.

Section 12-18's burning ban has no on-site exception for construction debris or damaged structures; a property owner who wants to clear a burned or storm-wrecked structure under section 12-17's one-year debris deadline still cannot use burning to do it. Beneficial fill materials permitted under county, state and federal rules are exempted from the separate burial ban in subsection (c), but no equivalent carve-out applies to the burning prohibition in subsection (b).