Taylor, MI Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Taylor, MI, 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
- Garbage burning
- Banned outright, § 22-64
- Permit required for
- Other open refuse burning
- Permit issuers
- Fire chief and county health dept.
- Attendance rule
- Constantly attended until extinguished
- Ash disposal
- Cover with 6 inches of earth
- General penalty
- Up to $500.00 civil fine per day
Summary
Open burning of garbage is banned outright in the City of Taylor under Taylor City Code § 22-64, and salvage operations may never be conducted by open burning either. Any other open burning of refuse requires a written permit from the fire chief plus approval from the county health department under § 22-65, and a permitted fire must be attended at all times until it is out.
(a)In no case shall the open burning of garbage be permitted.(b)No person shall conduct a salvage operation by open burning. ... (a)Required. No person shall cause, suffer or allow the open burning of refuse except by permit.(b)Conditions for issuance. An open burning permit may be issued if all the following conditions are met:(1)A written statement is filed with the fire chief giving:a.The reasons why no method except open burning can be employed to dispose of the refuse involved;b.The amount and kind of refuse to be burned;c.The exact location where the burning will take place; andd.The dates and times when the open burning will be done and the duration thereof;(2)A program is filed with the fire chief setting forth a satisfactory method for eliminating the need for open burning in the future;(3)Written approval is received from the fire chief;(4)Approval is obtained from the county health department.
Full Breakdown
Section 22-64 draws a hard line for garbage: in no case shall the open burning of garbage be permitted, and subsection (b) bars anyone from running a salvage operation by open burning. Section 22-65 sets the permit path for other refuse burning: no one may cause, suffer or allow open burning of refuse without a permit, and the fire chief will only issue one after receiving a written statement giving the reason no other disposal method will work, the amount and kind of refuse, the exact burn location, and the planned dates, times and duration, together with a program for eliminating the need for open burning in the future and written approval from both the fire chief and the county health department.
Once a permit issues, § 22-66 requires the fire to be constantly attended by a responsible person with fire-extinguishing equipment on hand until it is out, and § 22-67 caps smoke density at Ringelmann Chart No. 3, with narrow exceptions for brief periods and firefighter training fires cleared with the fire chief in advance. Ashes and debris must be covered with at least six inches of earth or otherwise safely disposed of under § 22-68. Refuse-burning equipment outside a Division 2 permit is separately limited to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. under § 22-45.
Violations & Fines
The fire chief can order any open fire immediately extinguished if it violates §§ 22-44, 22-45, 22-66 or 22-67, or if it was started without the required permit, under § 22-69. Because Article III sits inside the fire code chapter, an unpermitted or noncompliant fire is enforced through the fire code's general penalty in § 22-20: a civil infraction punishable by a fine of up to $500.00 plus costs, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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