Tamarac, FL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Tamarac Code § 7-54, adopted from the 1975 Code § 11-14 and carried forward by Ordinance No. 93-29 in 1993, makes it unlawful for any person to ignite, cause to be ignited, or allow any burning of substances on any public or private place within the City of Tamarac. The prohibition is citywide and applies regardless of the material burned, covering yard debris, leaves, trash, land-clearing waste and bonfires alike. The only carve-out written into the section exempts burning wood, tinder or similar materials in a stove, oven, barbecue pit or fireplace when done for cooking or fuel, so a homeowner's grill or fire pit used to cook food stays lawful while an open pile burn does not.

The section carries a cross-reference tying it to seven other chapters of the Code, including buildings and building regulations (Chapter 5), health, sanitation and nuisances (Chapter 9), land development regulations (Chapter 10), landscaping (Chapter 11), parks and recreation (Chapter 15), solid waste (Chapter 19) and zoning (Chapter 24), signaling that burning issues can surface across multiple regulatory programs even though the ban itself sits in the fire chapter. Because § 7-54 does not set out its own fine schedule, a violation falls under the Code's general penalty provision, Tamarac Code § 1-13: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both.

Section 1-13 also makes each day a violation continues a separate offense, so a fire left smoldering or repeatedly re-lit can multiply the exposure quickly.