Outdoor burning rules in Montebello, CA — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Open burning of trash, leaves, and yard waste is effectively banned in Montebello. The city adopts the 2019 California Fire Code, which requires a Fire Department permit for any open burning, and it sits in the South Coast Air Basin where residential open burning is prohibited.
Montebello enforces the 2019 California Fire Code as Chapter 15.32 of its Municipal Code (MMC 15.32.010) through the independent Montebello Fire Department. Fire Code Chapter 3 (Section 307) bars offensive open burning and requires a permit for any open burning. Montebello also lies in the South Coast Air Basin, where South Coast AQMD prohibits residential burning of household waste, leaves, and yard trimmings and issues 'Check Before You Burn' no-burn alerts. So there is no lawful way to burn rubbish or landscape debris in a backyard — that waste goes to refuse collection (MMC Chapters 8.12, 8.13). The code also requires premises be kept free of combustible litter (MMC 15.32.290). Small recreational cooking fires are treated separately.
Open burning without a permit, or burning prohibited materials, violates the adopted Fire Code and can be cited by the Montebello Fire Department; permit fees double when work begins without one (MMC 15.32.100). Illegal burning also draws AQMD penalties.
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