DHEC Regulations on Outdoor Burning
In Spartanburg County

Statutory Authority
Section 48-1-30 through 48-1-60 of the
1976 South Carolina Code of Laws
As amended.

Regulation 61-62

Residential Areas

In unincorporated areas of Spartanburg County, only the following outdoor burning practices comply with the State of South Carolina’s Air Pollution Control Regulations:

  1. Open burning of leaves, tree branches or yard trimmings that originated on the premises of private residences and being burned on those premises.

  2. Open burning in connection with the preparation of food for immediate consumption.

  3. Campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes, ceremonial occasions, or human warmth.

  4. Open burning of construction waste from new construction being burned on the property where the construction is occurring if the burning only includes non-treated lumber scrapes, burned no closer than 500 feet to any occupied structure, and burned only between the hours of 9:00am and 3:00pm.

NOTE: A residential area is defined as any area with a platted sub-division containing more than 25 lots or an area with more than 50 dwelling structure within 1000 feet.

Non-Residential / Rural Areas
  1. Outdoor burning listed above in letters a-d and:

  2. Fires purposely set by the South Carolina Forestry Commission to forest lands for specific management practices.

  3. Open burning for the purpose of land clearing or right-of-way maintenance that meets the following criteria:

    1. The location of the burning is not less than 1000 feet from Public roadways and all residential, commercial, and industrial sites not a part of the contiguous property on which the burning is conducted.

    2. Winds during time of the burning are carrying the Smoke away from any area containing public roadways, residential, commercial, or industrial sites where the ambient air in the area will be significantly affected by the smoke.

    3. The amount of dirt on the material being burned has been Minimized.

    4. No heavy oils, asphaltic materials or items Containing natural or synthetic rubber or any other materials other than plant growth are being burned.

    5. The initial burning is started only between the hours Of 9:00am and 3:00pm and no combustible material is added to the fire between 3:00pm of one day and 9:00am the following day.

    6. No more than two (2) piles 30’ x 30’ or an equivalent Sizes are being burned within a six acre area at one time.

    7. If the burning is being conducted for land clearing, all salvageable timber and pulpwood must be removed prior to the burning.

In the unincorporated areas of Spartanburg County, any of the following outdoor burning practices do not comply with the State’s Regulations and are considered illegal burning:

  1. Open burning of household trash.

  2. Open burning of any heavy oils, asphaltic materials, item containing natural or synthetic rubber or any material other than plant growth.

  3. Open burning of any structural demolition debris or the intentional burning of any structure for any reason.

  4. Open burning of wire to remove protective insulation.

 

 

This information contains exerts from DHEC’s Air Pollution Control Regulations. It has been reviewed by the DHEC Appalachian Regional Office to ensure accuracy for legal or illegal outdoor burning in Spartanburg County and supplied by the Spartanburg County Office of Fire Marshal - October 2000