CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning — Chapter Overview CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning Document type chapter Identifier 1511 Citation Chapter 1511 Ordinances detected S, 116-84 Original source American Legal Publishing Content hash 15526f66b34620c4249dfc2f407d725a96bf4e03ea38a76d6b1a0ceab94f35db Skip to main content Search Sitemap Login Select Language Resources Skip to code content (skip section selection) 2025-04 (current) Sheffield Lake Overview Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO CERTIFICATION ROSTER OF OFFICIALS ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE CHARTER PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE CHAPTER 1501 Ohio Fire Code CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning 1511.01 DEFINITIONS. 1511.02 RELATIONS TO OTHER PROHIBITIONS. 1511.03 OPEN BURNING IN RESTRICTED AREAS. 1511.04 PERMISSION TO INDIVIDUALS AND NOTIFICATION TO THE OHIO EPA. 1511.05 OPEN BURNING; RECREATIONAL FIRES; PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES. 1511.06 EXTERIOR ELECTRIC AND FUEL BURNING COOKING DEVICES. 1511.99 PENALTY. CHAPTER 1519 Fireworks CHAPTER 1521 Fire Damaged Structures OH Sheffield Lake Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning CHAPTER 1511 Open Burning 1511.01    Definitions. 1511.02    Relations to other prohibitions. 1511.03    Open burning in restricted areas. 1511.04    Permission to individuals and notification to the Ohio EPA. 1511.05    Open burning; recreational fires; portable outdoor fireplaces. 1511.06   Exterior electric and fuel burning cooking devices. 1511.99    Penalty. CROSS REFERENCES       See sectional histories for similar State law       Air pollution control - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 3704       Permit to burn construction debris - see Ohio R.C. 3704.11(C)       Spreading fire through negligence - see Ohio R.C. 3737.62       Open burning - see OAC Ch. 3745 1511.01 DEFINITIONS.    As used in Chapter 3745-19 of the Ohio Administrative Code and this chapter:    (a)   "Agricultural waste" means any waste material generated by crop, horticultural, or livestock production practices, and includes such items as woody debris and plant matter from stream flooding, bags, cartons, structural materials, and landscape wastes that are generated in agricultural activities, but does not include land clearing waste; buildings (including dismantled/fallen barns); garbage; dead animals; animal waste; motor vehicles and parts thereof; nor economic poisons and containers thereof, unless the manufacturer has identified open burning as a safe disposal procedure.    (b)   "Economic poisons" include but are not restricted to pesticides such as insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, miticides, nematocides and fumigants; herbicides; seed disinfectants; and defoliants.    (c)   "Garbage" means any waste material resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking and consumption of food or food products.    (d)   "Landscape waste" means any plant waste material, except garbage, including trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps, brush, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery, yard trimmings and crop residues.    (e)   "Land clearing waste" means plant waste material which is removed from land, including plant waste material removed from stream banks during projects involving more than one property owner, for the purpose of rendering the land useful for residential, commercial, or industrial development. Land clearing waste also includes the plant waste material generated during the clearing of land for new agricultural development.    (f)   "Ohio EPA" means the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director or agencies delegated authority by such Director pursuant to Ohio R.C. 3704.03 or the Chief of any Ohio Environmental Protection Agency district office.    (g)   "Open burning" means the burning of any materials wherein air contaminants resulting from combustion are emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack or chimney. Open burning includes the burning of any refuse or salvageable material in any device not subject to or designed specifically to comply with the requirements of Ohio Administrative Code 3745-17-09 or 3745-17-10.    (h)   "Residential waste" means any waste material, including landscape waste, generated on the property of a one-, two- or three-family residence as a result of residential activities, but not including garbage, rubber, grease, asphalt, liquid petroleum products, or plastics.    (i)   "Restricted area" means the area within the boundary of any municipal corporation established in accordance with the provisions of Title 7 of the Ohio Revised Code, plus a zone extending 1,000 feet beyond the boundaries of any such municipal corporation having a population of 1,000 to 10,000 persons and a zone extending one mile beyond any such municipal corporation having a population of 10,000 persons or more according to the latest federal census.    (j)   "Unrestricted area" means all areas outside the boundaries of a restricted area as defined in subsection (i) hereof.       (OAC 3745-19-01)    (k)   “Bonfire” means an outdoor fire utilized for ceremonial purposes.    (l)   “Recreational fire” means an outdoor fire burning materials other than rubbish where the fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, portable outdoor fireplace, barbecue grill or barbecue pit and has a total fuel area of 3 feet (914 mm) or less in diameter and 2 feet (610 mm) or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth or similar purposes. 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Hosted by: American Legal Publishing Back to Code Library Previous Doc Next Doc 0 items available Detected legislative history Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE ordance with the provisions of Title 7 of the Ohio Revised Code, plus a zone extending 1,000 feet beyond the boundaries of any such municipal corporation having a population of 1,000 ording to the latest federal census Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588 Imported automatically by MunicipalWiki. The original publisher remains the authoritative source pending legal normalization and verification.