Schaumburg, IL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Schaumburg, IL, 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
- Adopted code
- 2021 International Fire Code, § 157.01
- Governing amendment
- § 157.02, Section 307
- Permit required for
- Silvicultural, horticultural, wildlife-management burns, bonfires
- Minimum setback
- 50 feet from structure/combustible
- Enforcement
- Fire code official can order extinguishment
Summary
Schaumburg bans open burning without prior approval under its 2021 International Fire Code amendments at § 157.02, Section 307.1. A fire code official permit is required for silvicultural, horticultural, wildlife-management or bonfire burns.
307.1. General. A person shall not kindle or maintain or authorize to be kindled or maintained any open burning unless conducted and approved in accordance with Section 307. Exceptions: 1)Fires set by a public official in performance of an official duty or recreational purposes, subject to a permit being issued as specified in Section 307.2.2)Outdoor fireplaces constructed in accordance with the International Building Code. 307.2. Permit required. A permit shall be obtained from the fire code official in accordance with Section 105.5 prior to kindling a fire for recognized cultivation and management of trees (silvicultural), horticultural burns, range or wildlife management practices, prevention or control of disease or pests, or a bonfire. 307.3 Extinguishment authority. When open burning creates or adds to a hazardous situation, creates a nuisance by the emission of smoke or gasses, or a required permit for open burning has not been obtained, the fire code official or village employee is authorized to order the extinguishment of the open burning operation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
02. 1 makes it unlawful to kindle or maintain any open burning unless conducted and approved under Section 307, with only two exceptions: fires set by a public official performing official duties, and outdoor fireplaces built to International Building Code standards. 2 requires a permit from the fire code official before kindling a fire for recognized silvicultural (tree cultivation and management) practices, horticultural burns, range or wildlife management, disease or pest control, or a bonfire; only the landowner may apply. 1 layers on any additional state or local air and water quality management authority approval that applies.
3 gives the fire code official or a village employee standing authority to order extinguishment whenever open burning creates a hazard, generates a smoke or gas nuisance, or lacks the required permit. 4.
Violations & Fines
The fire code official or a village employee can order immediate extinguishment of noncompliant burning under Section 307.3, and inspections may be conducted by fire, police or community development staff under Section 307.8. Violations of chapter 157 are fined under § 157.99, which applies the general penalty of § 10.99: $100 to $50,000, with each day a continuing violation counted separately.
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