Antioch § 5.2.1 Environment & Natural Resources Section Definitions This section provides definitions for various terms used in the chapter on Air Pollution and Outdoor Burning within the municipality of Antioch. Key terms defined include different types of waste, open burning, and restricted areas. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 5.2.3 Environment & Natural Resources Section Exemptions This section exempts certain activities from outdoor burning regulations, specifically focusing on outdoor fireplaces. It outlines detailed requirements for the construction, placement, materials, operation, and safety of outdoor fireplaces to prevent air pollution. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 5.2.4 Environment & Natural Resources Section Penalty This section establishes penalties for violating the Air Pollution and Outdoor Burning chapter. Violators will be fined according to a schedule of fines, with each day of violation considered a separate offense. View in Antioch’s full code →
Arlington Heights § Section 27.102 Buildings & Construction Section Modification by Amendment and Deletion of Various Sections of the International Fire Code This section modifies the 2018 International Fire Code for Arlington Heights by specifying amendments to various sections, including penalties for violations, definitions of terms like 'bonfire' and 'high-rise building', requirements for open burning, and details regarding address notification and building access. View in Arlington Heights’s full code →
Bedford Park § 4.3.13 Environment & Natural Resources Section Open Fires This section prohibits open fires for burning refuse, waste, or garbage without a permit from the board. Permits are valid for one year and require notification to the fire department before starting a fire. Permits can be revoked for repeated smoke emission violations, and backyard incineration is prohibited. View in Bedford Park’s full code →
Bensenville § 6.6.7 Environment & Natural Resources Section Air Pollution Emission Standards This section establishes air quality standards for Bensenville, aiming to protect public health and welfare by setting ambient air quality goals. It also outlines restrictions on open burning and requires permits for bonfires on private land. View in Bensenville’s full code →
Bolingbrook § 54.2 Zoning & Land Use Section Definitions This section provides definitions for key terms used within the Bolingbrook zoning chapter. It clarifies the meaning of concepts like 'accessory uses', 'active to intense burning', and 'agriculture'. View in Bolingbrook’s full code →
Burnham § 34.91 Environment & Natural Resources Section Prohibited acts; exceptions This section prohibits open burning of various materials within the village, with specific exceptions for holiday events, hazardous vegetation removal, official duties, and agricultural operations. It also regulates the use of incinerators, requiring multiple-chamber designs or equally effective air pollution control equipment. View in Burnham’s full code →
Burnham § 34.93 Environment & Natural Resources Section Penalty for violation of article This section outlines the penalties for violating the burning article in Burnham. Violators face fines ranging from $100 to $1,000 per offense, with each day of violation constituting a separate offense. View in Burnham’s full code →
Calumet City § 26.1 Environment & Natural Resources Section Burning grass and leaves This section prohibits the burning of combustible waste, including grass and leaves, in public streets and ways. It also restricts open burning within the city to exceptions provided by the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and associated administrative code, and regulates burning of refuse to be done only in approved chambers or apparatus. View in Calumet City’s full code →
Campton Hills § 9.2.2.4 Buildings & Construction Section Fire Code Amendments This section amends the International Fire Code, 2012 edition, for the Village of Campton Hills. It includes provisions for unique construction, appeals, penalties, open burning, and specific requirements for fire alarm systems and sprinkler systems, often by referencing other village code sections. View in Campton Hills’s full code →
Carpentersville § 15.14.065 Buildings & Construction Section Open burning This section generally prohibits open burning of refuse, waste paper, leaves, and trash within the village. However, it permits several specific exceptions, including commercial incineration, controlled burns for fire department training, ecological management burns, high school homecoming bonfires, and the use of approved fire pits. View in Carpentersville’s full code →
Chicago § 11.4.740 Environment & Natural Resources Section Open Fires Prohibited. This section prohibits the burning of various combustible materials in open fires or metal containers within Chicago. It also mandates adherence to specific state regulations regarding open burning as established by the Illinois Pollution Control Board. View in Chicago’s full code →
Chicago § 11.4.780 Environment & Natural Resources Section Refuse Burning, Municipal Waste- Burning Equipment And Municipal Waste Burning – Prohibited. This section prohibits the burning of refuse, garbage, or debris in unauthorized equipment and strictly prohibits the burning of municipal waste in incinerators, with exceptions for facilities converting waste to resources and when required by state or federal law. View in Chicago’s full code →
Chicago § 14B-33.3316 Buildings & Construction Section Precautions Against Fire. This section outlines precautions against fire for work sites in Chicago. It prohibits smoking except in designated areas, mandates removal of combustible debris at the end of each shift, sets standards for rubbish containers, and prohibits on-site burning. View in Chicago’s full code →
Chicago § 18.28.911.2.1 Buildings & Construction Section Clearances. This section mandates minimum clearance requirements for the installation of duct furnaces to prevent fires, with specific allowances for furnaces listed for lesser clearances. Clearances must not impede combustion air or accessibility. View in Chicago’s full code →
Chicago § 18.28.927.4 Buildings & Construction Section Clearance From Combustible Materials. This section mandates that recirculating direct gas-fired industrial air heaters must maintain clearances from combustible materials as specified on their rating plate and in the manufacturer's instructions. View in Chicago’s full code →
Crystal Lake § 397.5 Environment & Natural Resources Section Bonfires or recreational burning This section regulates open burning in Crystal Lake, generally prohibiting it except for specific recreational purposes like bonfires, recreational fires, campfires, and outdoor cooking under permit or specific conditions. Recreational fires and campfires have exemptions from permit requirements. View in Crystal Lake’s full code →
Deerfield § 17.3 Environment & Natural Resources Section Open Burning Prohibited; Exceptions: This ordinance prohibits open burning of most materials within Deerfield, with specific exceptions for cooking fires in grills, fires in outdoor fireplaces and fire pits under strict conditions, burning of diseased trees by village employees, and firefighter training. It also outlines a permit process for other open burning activities. View in Deerfield’s full code →
Des Plaines § 5.6.2 Environment & Natural Resources Section Regulations And Restrictions This section prohibits open burning of various materials, with exceptions for public officials, recreational fires, and cooking fireplaces, provided they do not cause nuisance. It also regulates the handling of windborne materials and prohibits air contaminants that are annoying or detrimental to health and well-being. View in Des Plaines’s full code →
Downers Grove § Sec 13.35 Environment & Natural Resources Section Open Burning Prohibited; Exceptions This section prohibits open burning of various combustible materials within the Village of Downers Grove, with specific exceptions for indoor fires, cooking, certain incinerators, organized bonfires, and land management practices. View in Downers Grove’s full code →
East Hazel Crest § 22.254 Zoning & Land Use Section Smoke This section prohibits the emission of smoke darker than Ringelmann Chart No. 1½ from fuel-burning equipment and visible fugitive particulate matter beyond property lines. It also forbids the burning of refuse in any boiler or furnace unless the equipment complies with the code. View in East Hazel Crest’s full code →
Elgin § 9.28.010 Environment & Natural Resources Section Definitions This section provides a definition for 'open burning/open fire' within the context of the Air Pollution chapter. It clarifies that open burning refers to combustion where products are emitted directly into the air without passing through control devices. View in Elgin’s full code →
Elgin § 9.28.040 Environment & Natural Resources Section Open fires This section prohibits most open fires in Elgin, with exceptions for cooking food on residential property using specific fuels and for fire pits fueled by natural gas or propane. The Fire Chief may authorize controlled burning for public institutions under specific conditions. View in Elgin’s full code →
Flossmoor § 215.7.13 Buildings & Construction Section Outdoor burning prohibited; exceptions This section prohibits outdoor burning of various materials within the Village of Flossmoor, with specific exceptions for cooking fires, permitted recreational fires, and fires conducted by the Fire Department. It also outlines detailed regulations for the use of fire pits. View in Flossmoor’s full code →
Flossmoor § 215.7.19 Buildings & Construction Section Combustive refuse This ordinance prohibits the storage or disposal of combustible refuse in a manner that creates a fire hazard, and forbids the storage or disposal of any refuse in public ways within the Village. View in Flossmoor’s full code →
Ford Heights § 18.93 Environment & Natural Resources Section Open fires This section prohibits the open burning of most combustible materials in Ford Heights, with exceptions for official duties, recreational fires, and outdoor cooking fireplaces. It also stipulates that permitted fires cannot become a nuisance due to smoke or other emissions. View in Ford Heights’s full code →
Fox Lake § 5.2.1 Environment & Natural Resources Section Unlawful Burning This section of the Fox Lake municipal ordinance defines various terms related to refuse and burning, including agricultural wastes, garbage, landscape waste, open burning, outdoor fireplaces, refuse, and trade waste. It also begins to outline prohibited acts related to air pollution by specifying unlawful discharges. View in Fox Lake’s full code →
Fox Lake § 5.2.2 Environment & Natural Resources Section Exemptions To Unlawful Burning This section outlines exemptions to unlawful burning regulations in Fox Lake, specifically detailing conditions for outdoor fireplaces and prescribed burning in prairie or wetland areas. View in Fox Lake’s full code →
Glencoe § 21.14.1 Environment & Natural Resources Section Definitions This section defines key terms related to air pollution and open burning for the municipality of Glencoe. It establishes definitions for air contaminants, air pollution, combustible material, dense smoke, open air, open burning, open fire, the Ringelmann chart, and smoke. View in Glencoe’s full code →