Can I burn today in Windsor?

General Prohibition (Section 2.1)

Except as otherwise provided in this By-law, no person shall set, maintain or allow to be set or maintained, Open Air Burning within the City unless a Permit for the Open Air Burning has been issued by the Fire Chief.

Wind velocity condition (Section 4.5(b))

The Open Air Burning is not permitted where the wind velocity is greater than 24 kilometers per hour.

Setback and size conditions (Section 4.5(e),(g))

The Open Air Burning shall be at a distance of not less than twenty-five (25) meters from any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article... The Open Air Burning shall not exceed 1m x 1m in size and 1m in height.

Cooking Fire exemption (Section 3.1)

The prohibition in section 2.1 does not apply to fires used for Cooking provided the following conditions are met: a) all fires for the purpose of Cooking shall be commensurate with the type and quantity of the food being cooked; ... d) there is no combustible ground cover within five (5) metres of the Cooking fire.

Campfire exemption, campgrounds only (Section 3.2)

The prohibition in section 2.1 does not apply to Campfires provided the following conditions are met: a) the Campfire takes place only in identified Campgrounds officially operating as Campground businesses and at the permission of the Campground owner or operator; b) there is a distance of at least 3m from any building, hedge, fence, overhead wiring, overhead vegetation, or a highway and at a distance greater than 1Om from another open air burning... g) all Campfires shall be extinguished upon end of activity and in any event no later than 1:00 am.

Sensitive receptors (Section 6.1)

Notwithstanding any other provIs1on of this By-law, save and except for Cooking Fires which comply with Section 3.1, Open-Air Burning shall not be undertaken within 100 metres from a sensitive receptor. Sensitive receptors include: a) a health care facility; b) a senior citizens' residence or long-term care facility; c) a child care facility; and d) an educational facility.

Burning Ban (Sections 6.3-6.4)

The Fire Chief may issue a Burning Ban applicable to all or part(s) of the City. When a Burning Ban is in effect, notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw or any Permits issued, all Open Air Burning is prohibited within the parts of the City to which the Burning Ban applies, save and except Cooking fires conducted within an appliance designed and manufactured for the solitary purpose of outdoor Cooking which Cooking fire otherwise complies with section 3.1 of this By-law.

Permit fees deferred (Section 4.3)

Each completed application for a Permit must be submitted to Windsor Fire & Rescue Services and accompanied by the appropriate fees as set out in the City's Fees and Charges By-law.