Outdoor burning rules in Winter Park, FL — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Open burning of yard waste is generally prohibited in Winter Park. Yard debris must be placed at curbside for municipal collection. Authorization from the Florida Forest Service is required for any permitted agricultural or land-clearing burn.
Per FL Administrative Code 5I-2 and Winter Park solid waste rules, residential open burning of leaves, limbs, and yard trimmings is not allowed because curbside pickup is available. Only recreational fires in approved containers and cooking fires are exempt. During drought conditions the Florida Forest Service may issue countywide burn bans.
Code enforcement citations starting at 100 dollars, escalating for repeat offenses. Fires causing smoke complaints can be ordered extinguished immediately.
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