Showing ordinances that apply to Orangeburg, NY
Orangeburg is an unincorporated community (population 4,565) in Rockland County, New York. Because Orangeburg is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Rockland County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The outdoor burning rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Rockland County outdoor burning is tightly restricted under NY DEC 6 NYCRR Part 215. Statewide open burning ban March 15-May 15. Year-round prohibition on burning trash, leaves, brush, and construction debris. Only small recreational campfires permitted with conditions.
Rockland County outdoor burning follows NY State's 6 NYCRR Part 215, one of the strictest open-burning regulations in the country. The statewide open-burning ban runs March 15 through May 15 every year, covering all brush and residential yard waste. Year-round, NY prohibits burning household garbage, leaves, yard waste, construction debris, treated wood, plastics, or tires anywhere in the state. Recreational campfires under 3 feet diameter with clean wood are permitted year-round outside the burn-ban window. Rockland County has less than 20,000 population in unincorporated rural areas (Stony Point, parts of Ramapo/Haverstraw) so the small-town agricultural burn exemption rarely applies. Town fire marshals in Clarkstown, Ramapo, Orangetown, Haverstraw, and Stony Point enforce with DEC Region 3 officers. Fall leaf burning is prohibited year-round in Rockland despite common misconception. DSNY-style curbside leaf collection is provided by most towns. NYS Forest Rangers patrol Harriman/Bear Mountain/Palisades park boundaries. Violations are cumulative and escalate rapidly.
DEC first violation: $500 minimum. Subsequent: up to $18,000. Fire during burn-ban period: criminal charges plus restitution for suppression costs. Burning prohibited materials: additional hazardous waste penalties.
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