Chandler Brownsboro - City of Chandler outdoor burning regulations

All of the questions are good and we have answered them to the best of our ability. In order to provide factual information to as many citizens as possible the following information is being provided. The City of Chandler 's Burn Ordinance 07-119, passed and approved on June 12, 2007, was written to reflect the Outdoor Burning Rule set out in Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Sections 111.201-221.

A summary of the rule may be found online at http: www.tceq.state.us files rg-049.pdf4127821.pdf The following excerpts were taken from the summary titled as, Outdoor Burning in Texas Field Operations Texas Commission on Environmental Quality RG-049 August 2007 "The current version of the Outdoor Burning Rule is the result of a concerted effort to produce a streamlined, unam- biguous rule that can be applied consistently and fairly throughout Texas.

Its purpose is to protect the environment, promote public health and safety, and avoid nuisance conditions through the sensible regulation of outdoor burning." The Outdoor Burning Rule first prohibits outdoor burning anywhere in Texas, and then allows exceptions for specific situations in which burning is necessary or does not pose a threat to the environment."

Domestic waste -- in other words household trash or rubbish -- may be burned when the local governmental organization with jurisdiction over such matters does not collect trash and does not authorize a business or other service to do so." 111.219. General Requirements for Allowable Outdoor Burning. Outdoor burning which is otherwise authorized shall also be subject to the following requirements when specified in any section of this subchapter."

Burning must be outside the corporate limits of a city or town except where the incorporated city or town has enacted ordinances which permit burning consistent with the Texas Clean Air Act, Subchapter E, Authority of Local Governments.

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