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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]open burning without a permit is prohibited in Montgomery County, and fines of $500 per day may be imposed.  Chapter 3 of the Montgomery County Code and Maryland regulations (COMAR 26.11.07) place restrictions on open burning.

It is illegal in nearly every part of country. Your neighbor should just call 911 [/quote]
If MoCo didn't want fire pits, the rec dept wouldn't be renting them.[/quote]

Doesn’t mean legal

Home Depot in Bethesda sells round up which is illegal to use in MoCo [/quote]

OPEN BURNING IS NOT THE SAME AS FIRE PITS

...as has now been explained several times in this thread. [/quote]

Open burning is when you burn leaves in your yard and prohibited most places. A fire pit/outdoor fireplace is completely different (it is a contained fire in a stone or metal structure) and generally allowed. I don’t really know why we’re talking about MoCo, OP said they were in NoVa I think. Here is a breakdown from Arlington that is pretty typical:

https://fire.arlingtonva.us/fire-code-information/open-burning-warming-fires-grilling/

But yes, open burning is not relevant here. [/quote]

So must be on non flammable surface. No grass 15 feet from anything flammable, must have a fire extinguisher, always be watched till completely out - just for starters. So I assume no one is wearing flammable  clothing within 15 feet either.

[b]Seems no one does it legally[/b] [/quote]

Huh?  A fire pit in the middle of a stone/brick patio is fine under this rule. And if you read on, a hose counts as a fire extinguisher. 
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Plus, there is an exemption for single family homes and duplexes. [/quote]

This person was being willfully obtuse when I tried to explain this. Then tried to argue grilling was illegal.

I'm genuinely surprised by the level of anger shown toward fire pits, haha. The sound of my neighbors in their pool can irritate the crap out of me when I'm in a mood, but it's not like they're doing anything wrong. Same with the strong curry smell from our neighbors' cooking when we lived in a condo--could get to me but I'm a grown up so I lit a candle.

Same thing with proper use of a fire pit--I understand some may not like them but they're totally legal and commonplace. These types of inconveniences just come with the territory of living in a neighborhood. [/quote]

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