§ 54-114. Burning prohibitions.

The prohibitions listed in section 54-114 are intended to promote and safeguard the public health, safety, comfort, air quality, and living conditions of the citizens of unincorporated Cobb County relative to outdoor burning.

(a)

Burning of petroleum-based products, such as tires, plastics, and roof shingles, which produce black smoke, is prohibited.

(b)

Burning of garbage of any kind is prohibited.

(c)

Burning of any material in a barrel is prohibited. An incinerator or combustion unit is not a barrel.

(d)

No burning is allowed on windy days (ten miles per hour sustained or higher) or on days when the atmospheric conditions (cloudy, overcast, or raining) would cause the smoke to remain low to the ground.

(e)

Burning of yard waste, large or small, on property other than that which it fell or from which it was cut from is prohibited.

(f)

Burning is prohibited on the surface of county or private roads and streets.

(g)

The fire chief shall be authorized to ban any or all forms of outdoor burning when atmospheric or local conditions make outdoor fires hazardous.

(h)

The fire chief shall be authorized to require the extinguishment of any fire if it adversely interferes with the enjoyment of life, use of property.

(i)

The fire chief shall be authorized to ban outdoor burning in a limited geographical area upon receipt of medical documentation from a resident that the resident has a medical condition(s) adversely affected by smoke.

(Ord. of 2-27-07; Amd. of 2-26-13; Amd. of 3-27-18)