Get Yard Refuse Burn Permit - City Of Baldwin City Kansas - Baldwincity

Generally, anytime you light a fire outdoors, you are open burning. Kansas City, KS, allows for limited residential and commercial burning types.

Cannot burn rubbish, trash, leaves, etc. The material burning must be material that would normally be burned in a fireplace. Must be contained to a chimnea, portable fire place or man-made fire pit. Must be at least 15 feet away from any structure or combustible material.

(4) A person shall not burn during inclement or foggy conditions or on very cloudy days, which are defined as days with more than 0.7 cloud cover and with a ceiling of less than 2,000 feet. (5) A person shall not burn during periods when surface wind speed is less than 5 mph or more than 15 mph.

Permits can be obtained from the Emergency Management/Fire Office by calling 785-457-3358. Permits are valid for 5 years. Notify the Sheriff's Department at 785-457-3353 prior to burning. Be prepared to provide burn permit number, type of burn, acres planning to burn, location, name, and phone number.

Cannot burn rubbish, trash, leaves, etc. The material burning must be material that would normally be burned in a fireplace. Must be contained to a chimnea, portable fire place or man-made fire pit. Must be at least 15 feet away from any structure or combustible material.

Open burning with a permit is allowed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The resident doing the burning must be at the burning site at all times. Residents shall maintain a copy of the burn permit on site, an adequate water supply and/or fire extinguisher while conducting open burning.

Kansas City and St. Joseph metropolitan areas: Open burning is allowed provided it occurs within an area zoned for agricultural purposes and outside the portion of the metropolitan areas surrounding the corporate limits of Kansas City and St. Joseph and their bordering municipalities.

The public can open burn when cooking or for ceremonial purposed, on public or private land used for recreational purposes. If you are a business, then burning requires a KDHE permit. The permit includes trees and brush from non-agricultural land clearing.