Outdoor burning rules in Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood's Chapter 1503 incorporates Ohio EPA open-burning standards; under OAC 3745-19-03, open burning is prohibited in restricted (urban) areas except for limited recreational and cooking fires.
Lakewood lies within a restricted air-pollution area, so general outdoor burning of waste, leaves, and refuse is prohibited. Ohio Administrative Code Rule 3745-19-03 provides that no person or property owner shall cause or allow open burning in a restricted area except for narrowly defined activities. Bonfires, campfires, and outdoor fireplace equipment for cooking, pleasure, religious, ceremonial, warmth, or recreational purposes are allowed only if they use clean seasoned firewood or clean-burning fuel, are not used for waste disposal, and have a total fuel area of three feet or less in diameter and two feet or less in height. Lakewood Codified Ordinances Chapter 1503 adopts and supplements these standards, adding local setback and attendance rules in Section 1503.03. Disposal of materials by open burning generally requires written permission from the Ohio EPA.
Open burning in violation of OAC 3745-19-03 and Chapter 1503 is a public nuisance subject to Lakewood Section 1503.99 penalties and potential Ohio EPA enforcement.
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