Lewisville, TX Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Lewisville, TX, 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
- Open burning prohibited citywide
- Wildland-reduction burn permit
- Landowner only, fire marshal approval
- Structure setback
- 300 feet minimum for authorized burns
- Trench burn hours
- 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays only
- Enforcing office
- Fire Marshal's Office, 972-219-3462
Summary
Lewisville bans open burning citywide under its Fire Code amendments. Bonfires and recreational fires are separately prohibited, and any permitted burn must clear TCEQ rules and any active county burn ban before the fire marshal will authorize it.
307.1.1 Prohibited open burning. Open burning is prohibited within the city limits. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Open burning for the purpose of reducing the impact of wildland fire when authorized by the fire code official by permit described in Section 307.2.2. Open burning on government owned/managed property for recognized silvicultural or range or wildlife management practices, prevention or control of disease or pests when prior written notice of such open burning is provided to the fire marshal at least one month prior to the burn and the open burn complies with all federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, restrictions, and/or bans.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Unified Development Code: Supplement 3 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 34 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
1 of the city's amendments to the 2021 International Fire Code, adopted at Sec. 5 of the Code of Ordinances, states that open burning is prohibited within the city limits. 2, and government-owned or managed land burns for silvicultural, range, or wildlife management, or disease and pest control, and only after written notice to the fire marshal at least one month ahead and full compliance with federal, state, and local law. 2 requires anyone seeking a wildland-fire-reduction burn permit to be the landowner, and the fire code official cannot grant it unless the proposed burn already complies with all applicable TCEQ guidelines and any state, county, or local temporary or permanent burn ban.
3 lets the fire code official order any open burn extinguished, permitted or not, if it creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation. 4, it must stay at least 300 feet from any structure. m. on ozone action days), a ban on holiday and weekend burning, and required standby earth-moving equipment. 6 for rule violations, extreme dry weather, wind shifts, documented smoke or odor complaints, or any hazard to nearby people or property.
Violations & Fines
Violating the open burning ban is enforced by the Lewisville Fire Marshal's Office (972-219-3462), which can order immediate extinguishment under Section 307.3 whether or not a permit was issued. A revoked trench-burn permit under Section 307.4.5.6 requires the operator to dispose of remaining materials by another approved method.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does a TCEQ burn permit override the city ban?
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Sources & Official References
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