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Placer County APCD 305 - 1 Rules and Regulations

RULE 305 RESIDENTIAL ALLOWABLE BURNING

Adopted 02-10-11

(Amended 02-09-12)

CONTENTS

100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE

102 APPLICABILITY

103 EXEMPTIONS

200 DEFINITIONS

201 RESIDENTIAL ALLOWABLE COMBUSTIBLES

202 BURN BARREL

203 COMBUSTIBLE

204 DISALLOWEDABLE COMBUSTIBLES

205 NO-BURN DAY

2065 OPEN BURNING OR OPEN OUTDOOR FIRE

2076 PERMISSIVE BURN DAY OR BURN DAY

2087 RESIDENCE

208 RESIDENTIAL BURNING

209 RESIDENTIAL ALLOWABLE BURN MATERIALS

300 STANDARDS

301 PROHIBITIONS ON OPEN BURNING

302 RESIDENTIAL ALLOWABLE RESIDENTIAL BURNING

303 BURN PERMITS

3043 BURN DAYS

3054 VEGETATIONMATERIAL PREPARATION AND DRYING TIMES

3065 APPROVED IGNITION DEVICES

3076 WIND DIRECTION

3087 DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT BURNED DAILY

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (None)

500 MONITORING AND RECORDS (None)
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100 GENERAL

101 PURPOSE: To reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants from smoke from allowed 

outdoor burning at a residence, of residential allowable combustiblesburn materials

originating, on the premises where burned.

102 APPLICABILITY

102.1 This rule shall apply to persons conducting outdoor burning of residential 

allowable combustibles. associated with a residence.

102.2 Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations for the Airborne Toxic Control 

Measure (ATCM) to Reduce Emissions of Toxic Air Contaminants from Outdoor 

Residential Waste Burning.

103 EXEMPTIONS

103.1 Rule Exemptions

103.1.1 Burning conducted pursuant to Rule 301, NONAGRICULTURAL 

BURNING SMOKE MANAGEMENT is exempt from this Rule.

103.1.2 Burning conducted pursuant to Rule 302, AGRICULTURAL WASTE 

BURNING SMOKE MANAGEMENT is exempt from this Rule.

103.1.3 Burning conducted pursuant to Rule 303, PRESCRIBED BURNING 

SMOKE MANAGEMENT is exempt from this Rule.

103.1.4 Burning conducted pursuant to Rule 304, LAND DEVELOPMENT 

BURNING SMOKE MANAGEMENT is exempt from this Rule.

103.1.5 Burning conducted pursuant to Rule 306, OF OPEN BURNING OF 

NONINDUSTRIAL WOOD WASTE AT DESIGNATED DISPOSAL 

SITES is exempt from this Rule.

103.2 Exempt Areas: Effective January 1, 2004, on burn days only, fires for the 

disposal of dry, non-glossy paper and cardboard originating from, and being 

burned on the premises of a residence, may only be burned if an exemption has 

been approved by the District Board of Directors that meets all the following 

subsections 103.2.1 through 103.2.4.

103.2.1 The residence is not in an incorporated place; and

103.2.2 The residence lies within the boundaries of a census zip code or 

census zip code sub-area, within the district where the population 

density is equal to or less than 10.0 persons, as calculated from the 

last decennial United States Census Data; and

103.2.3 The residence is in an area not served on a weekly basis by an 

organized waste disposal service; and

103.2.4 The residence does not lie within the boundary of a jurisdiction which 

prohibits the burning of dry, non-glossy paper and cardboard as of 

January 4, 2002, or thereafter.

103.2.5 Within the boundaries of the census zip code or zip code sub-area, if 

the population density remains equal to or below 10.0 persons the air 

district may renew the exemption every ten years pursuant to Section 

93113(e), Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
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200 DEFINITIONS: (Unless otherwise defined below, the terms used in this Rule are as defined in 

Rule 102, DEFINITIONS or Rule 301, NONAGRICULTURAL BURNING SMOKE 

MANAGEMENT.)

201 ALLOWABLE COMBUSTIBLES: Vegetation originating on the premises of a residence, 

limited to the following: dry trees and trimmings, dry brush/shrubs, dry leaves, pine 

needles, grasses and forbs, dry plants and flowers, dry weeds, and dry vines. Lawn 

clippings, oleander (nerium oleander), and poison oak (toxicodendron diversilobum) are 

excluded. Vegetation waste originating on the premises and that is not reasonably free of 

dirt, soil, and visible surface moisture, is not an allowed combustible.

202 BURN BARREL: A metal container used to hold combustible or flammable waste 

materials, so that they can be ignited outdoors for purpose of disposal.

203 COMBUSTIBLE: Any substance capable of burning or any substance that will readily 

burn.

204 DISALLOWED COMBUSTIBLES: Any waste or manufactured material, including but 

not limited to petroleum products and petroleum wastes; construction and demolition 

debris; coated wire; putrescible (rotten wastes) and non-putrescible solid, semisolid and 

liquid materials, or wastes; tires; tar; tarpaper; non-natural wood waste; processed or 

treated wood and wood products; metals; motor vehicle bodies and parts; rubber; 

synthetics; plastics, including plastic film, twine and pipe; fiberglass; styrofoam; garbage; 

trash; refuse; rubbish; disposable diapers; ashes; glass; industrial wastes; manufactured 

products; equipment; instruments; utensils; appliances; furniture; cloth; rags; paper or 

paper products; cardboard; boxes; crates; excelsior; offal; swill; carcass of a dead animal; 

manure; human or animal parts or wastes, including blood; and fecal- and foodcontaminated material.

205 NO-BURN DAY: Any day on which agricultural burning, including residential burning, is 

prohibited by the ARB or the APCO.

2065 OPEN BURNING OR OPEN OUTDOOR: Burning Combustion of any combustibles

waste of any type, outdoors in the open air, where the products of combustion are not 

directed through a flue.

2076 PERMISSIVE BURN DAY OR BURN DAY: Any day inon which agricultural burning 

including residential burning, is not prohibited by the ARB and/or the APCO.

2087 RESIDENCE: A single or two-family dwelling unit and the land and ancillary surrounding 

(nonresidential) structures.

208 RESIDENTIAL BURNING: The disposal of allowable combustibles from a residence by burning 

outdoors.

209 RESIDENTIAL ALLOWABLE BURN MATERIALS: VegetationMaterials originating from a 

residence, limited to the following natural vegetation: dry trees and trimmings, dry brush/shrubs, dry 

leaves, pine needles, grasses and forbs, dry plants and flowers, dry weeds, and dry vines. The burning of 

lawn clippings, oleander (nerium oleander), and poison oak (toxicodendron diversilobum) is prohibited. 

The burning of medical marijuana (genus cannabis) plant material for disposal purposes is prohibited.

300 STANDARDS

301 PROHIBITIONS ON OPEN BURNING: Except as provided in Regulation 3, no person 

shall use an open outdoor fires (including the use of a burn barrel) for the purpose of 

disposal or burning of any disallowedable combustibles.
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302 RESIDENTIAL ALLOWABLE RESIDENTIAL BURNING: Only residential allowable 

combustiblesburn materials, originating at a residence, and free of disallowedable

combustibles, and reasonably free from dirt, soil, and visible surface moisture, may be 

burned in an open outdoor burn pile. Burning in a burn barrel is prohibited.

303 BURN PERMITS

303.1 A District burn permit is not required for residential allowable burning.

303.2 A separate burn permit may also be required from the fire protection agency that 

has jurisdiction in the area of the residential allowable burning.

3043 BURN DAYS: No person shall knowingly ignite, or allow ignition of, allowable 

combustibles, on no-burn days when it is prohibited by the ARB or the APCO or when it 

is prohibited by a fire protection agency.

3054 VEGETATIONMATERIAL PREPARATION AND DRYING TIMES: To assure rapid and 

complete combustion with a minimum of smoke, and to lower the moisture content of the 

vegetationmaterial being burned, (from when the vegetation was cut and is to be burned), 

the following are drying times for vegetation:.

3054.1 No vegetationmaterial shall be burned unless it is free of disallowedable

combustibles, dirt, soil, and surface moisture and then shall be burned in a 

manner to prevent excessive smoke. Excessive smoke is that which causes a 

nuisance.

3054.2 VegetationMaterial stacked for burning shall not be burned unless it is stacked in 

such a manner to promote drying and ensure combustion with a minimum 

amount of smoke.

304.3 Unwanted trees shall be felled and dried prior to the burn.

3054.34 A minimum of 15 days, of drying time, for fine prunings or cuttings, less 

than 3 inches in diameter, at the cut end.

3054.45 A minimum of three to six weeks, of drying time, for prunings or brush or 

small branches, 3 to 6 inches in diameter, at the cut end.

3054.56 A minimum of six weeks, of drying time, for trees, stumps, and large 

branches, greater than 6 inches in diameter, at the cut end.

3054.67 Vegetation or stumps, greater than 12 inches in diameter, shall not be 

burned unless they are split smaller than 12 inches in diameter and are free of 

dirt.Stumps, greater than 12 inches in diameter, at the cut shall not be included in 

the burn unless they are split in half and free of dirt.

3065 APPROVED IGNITION DEVICES: All open fires as authorized by this regulation shall be 

ignited only with approved ignition devices. The vegetationmaterial to be burned should 

be ignited as rapidly as practicable within applicable fire control restrictions.

3076 WIND DIRECTION: Burning shall be curtailed when smoke is drifting into a nearby 

populated area or when it is or may becomecreating a public nuisance or hazard.

3087 DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT BURNED DAILY: Only that amount of 

vegetationmaterial that can be reasonably expected to burn completely within the 

following 24 hours of ignition unless the burn hours are further restricted.shall be ignited 

in any one day.

400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (None)
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500 MONITORING AND RECORDS (None)
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