Parker, TX Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Parker, 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 ban
- No burning within 250 ft of a structure
- Container exception
- Approved container at least 50 ft away
- Container standard
- Must be covered with a top
- Enforcement
- Fire Marshal may stop any burn
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor fine up to $100
- Variance
- City Secretary issues burn variance permits
Summary
Parker bans open burning of rubbish, trash and yard waste within 250 feet of any structure citywide. Section 93.20(A) of the City Code allows burning only inside a Fire Marshal approved container kept at least 50 feet from a structure, and violators face a misdemeanor charge with fines up to $100 per offense under § 93.99(C).
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to burn rubbish, trash, waste, leaves, grass, lumber, or any other combustible material in or on any street or alley or on any lot within 250 feet of any structure in the city. (2) It shall be lawful to burn the aforementioned material in containers approved by the Fire Marshal or other person designated by the City Council so long as the container is located at least 50 feet from any structure.
Full Breakdown
The Parker Code of Ordinances regulates open burning in Chapter 93, Fire and Fireworks Control. 20(A)(1) makes it unlawful to burn rubbish, trash, waste, leaves, grass, lumber or any other combustible material on any street, alley or lot within 250 feet of a structure anywhere in the city. 20(A)(2) then creates the only general exception: burning the same material is lawful if it takes place inside a container approved by the Fire Marshal or another person the City Council designates, and the container sits at least 50 feet from any structure.
20(B) adds precautionary conditions to that container exception: the container itself must be built to stay covered with a top so sparks or flames cannot escape, and whoever is burning must be present the whole time with fire-extinguishing equipment ready to use. 21, ordering it stopped if it is judged hazardous to public safety or health. 22, granted only on a showing of necessity and no safety hazard to the community. 99(B). Parker's code does not separately reference a TCEQ outdoor-burning rule or a Collin County burn ban; enforcement runs entirely through this local distance-and-container scheme.
Violations & Fines
Burning combustible material within 250 feet of a structure, or outside an approved container 50 feet from a structure, is a misdemeanor under § 93.99(C) with a fine up to $100 per offense. The Fire Marshal can order a burn extinguished immediately under § 93.21 regardless of whether a citation later issues, and a City Secretary variance permit under § 93.22 is required before burning that would otherwise violate the distance rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
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