Pembroke Pines, FL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

01 sits under the "Burning Debris and Rubbish" heading of Chapter 93, Fire Prevention, and was last amended by Ordinance 1906 in 2018. Subsection (A) states the general rule broadly, covering any substance, material, or matter on any public or private property, and ties the exception to state law rather than local discretion: burning is allowed only if "otherwise permitted or allowed pursuant to applicable state law and regulation," which routes residents to Florida's open-burning authorization framework rather than a city permit desk. The subsection's second sentence narrows what the ban does not reach: burning wood, tinder, or similar material in a stove, oven, barbecue pit, grill, or fireplace for cooking or fuel is exempted, but only for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, so the same activity at a multi-family property does not automatically get the same pass.

Two further subsections regulate the exempted devices once they exist: subsection (B) bars using any permanent or portable barbecue, outdoor fireplace, or grill to dispose of rubbish, trash, mulch, landscaping debris, or other combustible waste, and subsection (C) requires that, in residential use, the openings of outdoor fireplaces, permanent barbecues, and grills be fitted with an approved spark arrester, screen, or door. 99.