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Article VII — Open Burning.

Sec. 13-72. - Hours and days for burning.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

All burning permits issued pursuant to this article shall restrict open burning to the hours and days specified by the air pollution control district having jurisdiction.

(Ord. No. 6296, § II, 12-2-2019; Ord. No. 6184, § I, 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 6049, § I, 11-5-2013; Ord. No. 5905, § I, 11-2-2010; Ord. No. 5373, § 2, 2002; Ord. No. 4905, § 1, 1995.)

Sec. 13-72.1. - Suspension.

(a)

If the county fire warden/fire marshal determines that conditions of high fire hazard exist within any or all of the unincorporated area of the county, the county fire warden/fire marshal may suspend the issuance of any burning permit authorized by Section 13-71 or stay the effect of any such permit already issued or both for such period as the county fire warden/fire marshal deems necessary, not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) days. The county fire warden/fire marshal shall notify the board of supervisors of any such suspension or stay by memorandum within twenty-four (24) hours following its commencement.

(b)

A burn suspension in the state responsibility area (SRA) shall also apply to all areas in the unincorporated area of Sonoma County known as local response area (LRA). This shall be made effective twenty-four (24) hours following its commencement in the SRA.

(Ord. No. 6296, § II, 12-2-2019)

Note— Ord. No. 6296, § II, adopted Dec. 2, 2019, indicated the following ordinances were associated with the derivation of § 13-72.1: Ord. No. 4905 § 1, 1995; and Ord. No. 5373 § 2, adopted in 2002.

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