Taylorsville, UT Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Taylorsville, UT, 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 rule
- Open burning of trash/waste prohibited (§ 9.36.010(A))
- Permit-free size limit
- Recreational fire ring capped at 3 feet
- Permitting agency
- Salt Lake Valley Fire Department
- Prohibited outright
- Bonfires, Christmas tree burns, rally fires
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to 6 months jail, fine under $1,000
Summary
Open burning is prohibited in Taylorsville except for a short list of specific, permit-free activities and anything covered by a Salt Lake Valley Fire Department permit. Section 9.36.010 bars burning trash, garbage or other wastes, or running salvage operations, in any open fire except in conformity with the chapter's narrow exceptions.
A. General Prohibitions: No person shall burn any trash, garbage or other wastes, nor shall they conduct any salvage operations, in any open fire except in conformity with this chapter. ... C. Permissible Burning: ... Burning is permissible pursuant to a permit issued by the Salt Lake valley fire department.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 9.36, Air Pollution Control, opens with a blanket ban in section 9.36.010(A): "No person shall burn any trash, garbage or other wastes, nor shall they conduct any salvage operations, in any open fire except in conformity with this chapter." Subsection B then lists the only kinds of open burning that need no permit at all: devices built for cooking, such as outdoor grills and fireplaces; campfires and recreational fires under a responsible adult's control, capped at a fire ring no larger than three feet in diameter; indoor fireplaces; and properly operated industrial flares burning flammable gases.
Anything bigger than that three-foot ring, along with bonfires, Christmas tree burns and rally fires, is prohibited outright unless the burner gets a special permit. Subsection C covers every other kind of burning: it is permissible only "pursuant to a permit issued by the Salt Lake valley fire department," the agency serving Taylorsville today as part of the Unified Fire Authority. The ordinance was adopted by Ordinance 04-11 on March 3, 2004, and doubles as the city's local air-pollution-control measure, since open burning of household trash and salvage material both create smoke and particulate concerns beyond simple fire risk.
Chapter 9.36 carries no penalty clause of its own, so unpermitted burning defaults to the citywide misdemeanor penalty in section 1.08.020: up to six months in the county jail, a fine under $1,000, or both, with corporations facing a fine of up to $5,000.
Violations & Fines
Burning trash, garbage or salvage material outside the permitted categories, or exceeding the three-foot recreational fire ring without a special permit, violates section 9.36.010. Chapter 9.36 has no fine of its own, so the citywide default in section 1.08.020 applies: a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in the county jail, a fine under $1,000, or both, with a $5,000 cap for corporations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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