No Open Burning Policy for the City of Urbandale

The Urbandale Fire Department would like to remind Urbandale residents that under an ordinance by the Polk County Board of Health and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, there is NO open burning allowed within the City of Urbandale.  This includes the Dallas County portion of Urbandale.  Under this ordinance, the use of patio fireplaces, chimineas, fire pits, bon fires, leaf burning and any other open burning are DEEMED ILLEGAL.

Fires for the preparation of food are allowed and this ordinance does not apply to charcoal or gas Bar-B-Que grills.  Legal units for the preparation of food must have a grate for food preparation and provisions for holding the fire off of the ground.  Natural gas powered fire pits that are NOT used to burn any other combustible materials are allowed.

For the Polk County area of Urbandale, any request for a variance of this ordinance should be directed to the Polk County Air Quality Control Division at (515) 286-3372.  For the Dallas County area of Urbandale, any request for a variance of this ordinance should be directed to the Iowa DNR Regional Office at (515) 725-0268.

If you have any questions about open burning, feel free to contact the Urbandale Fire Department
at (515) 278-3970.

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