It is always illegal to burn trash in St. Louis County. It is also illegal to burn yard waste unless your property meets certain requirements (see below). Recreational, cooking, conservation, fire training, and commercial land clearing open burns may be permitted if you follow the law.
What are the fire and open burning rules in St. Louis County?
- You may only burn clean, dry, split, seasoned firewood. Burning trash, treated wood, plastic, rubber, construction/demolition waste, etc., is illegal at any time.
- The total cumulative base area of a recreational fire shall not exceed nine (9) square feet.
- Burning yard waste is illegal, with the following exceptions:
- The property size is equal to or greater than three (3) acres, except where the property shares a boundary with the Meramec, Missouri, or Mississippi Rivers there shall be no property size restriction; and
- The burn shall only occur between September 15 and April 15 of each year; and
- The cumulative base area of the fire(s) shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet; and
- The yard waste is only comprised of leaves, needles, brush, tree trimmings, and other similar materials.
- Fires shall not cause smoke, ash, or particulate matter to remain visible in the air or upon surfaces beyond the property line where the fire is occurring.
- Consult County Ordinance 612.345 for more information about cooking fires, natural resource conservation burns, fire training exercise burns, and commercial land clearing operations.
For more information, download this brochure about open buring provided by St. Louis County Public Health.
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