Can I burn today in Clarington?

General permit requirement and acreage minimum (Section 5.1-5.2)

No persons shall set an open-air burn in the Municipality of Clarington without an approved burn permit. Open-air burning is permitted for residential properties that have 4 acres or more. Open-Air burning is not permitted in "Urban areas or Hamlet residential properties".

Weather and smog alert prohibition (Section 5.6-5.7)

No burning shall be maintained when weather conditions can cause any or all of the following: a) A decrease in visibility on any highway or roadway; b) A rapid spread of fire through grass or brush area; c) A public nuisance by creating negative health effects or interference on neighbouring residents. No person shall burn during a Fire Ban or when a smog alert has been declared by the Ministry of Environment for Ontario with respect to air quality.

Recreational burning without a permit (Section 7.1, 7.15)

No permit is required for recreational burning if the; owner adheres to the following conditions... No person shall conduct a recreational burn: a) On a combustible surface. b) Except in an outdoor fireplace, max appliance size of 1m x 1m x 1m. c) Within 7.5m of a property line, fence, street/road/highway, overhead wire, structure, tree, bush/hedge or other combustible materials. d) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. e) With refuse, grass clippings, or leaves as fuel.

Open-air burn permit conditions (Section 8.2)

The holder of the open-air burn permit shall, in addition to complying with Part 2 of this By-law, comply with the following: a) Shall burn at ground level b) Burn must be contained within a base/pit with a pile no larger than 1m x 1m x 1m (3.3ft x 3.3ft x 3.3ft). c) All materials to be burned is, brush or tree limbs from the property d) Burn shall be at least 30m (100ft) from property lines, fences, street/road/highway, overhead wires, structures, trees and bush/hedges or other combustible materials. e) Burning shall be conducted between 10:00 a.m.to 10:00 p.m.

Agricultural burn permit conditions (Section 8.3)

The holder of the agricultural burn permit shall, in addition to complying with Part 2 of this By-law, comply with the following: a) Shall burn at ground level, b) Burn must be contained within a base/pit no larger than 3m x 3m x 3m (9.8ft x 9.8ft x 9.8ft). c) All materials to be burned are agricultural waste from normal farm practice... d) Burn shall be at least 30 m (100ft) from property lines... e) Burning shall be conducted between 10:00 am to 10:00 pm

Permit term (Section 8.1)

Any person wishing to set an open-air burn or agricultural burn shall submit a burn permit application for thirty (30) day or twelve (12) months to Clarington Emergency and Fire Services for review and approval.