Vallejo, CA Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Section 7.44.080, adopted by Ordinance 1595 N.C. (2d) in 2007 and amended by Ordinance 1779 N.C. (2d) in 2017, sits inside Chapter 7.44 of the solid waste code and flatly prohibits burning solid waste, bulky goods, green waste, or recyclables within city limits. The only way around the ban is a permit or authorization issued under the regulations of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which controls open burning across the North Bay; without that district-level sign-off, igniting yard debris, trash, or recyclable material anywhere in Vallejo is a code violation regardless of lot size or zoning. The burning ban sits next to a parallel prohibition on burying solid waste or bulky goods anywhere in the city under Section 7.44.090, so residents cannot dispose of waste materials by either burning or burial as an alternative to using the franchised hauler.

Enforcement runs through Chapter 7.52: the city manager or designee, the public works director or designee, the health department, and code enforcement officers are all authorized under Section 7.52.010 to enforce Chapter 7.44's provisions, and Section 7.52.040 lets health department officers make arrests under California Penal Code Section 836.5. Under Section 7.52.050, the city can pursue criminal, civil, and administrative-citation tracks simultaneously and is entitled to recover its attorney's fees in any civil enforcement action.