Approval signatures from the Lake County Building and Land Use, and the Lake County Fire
Warden are required. PERMIT IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AFTER ISSUE. A fee of $25.00 is due
when the application is applied for and will not be refundable. This permit shall be retained on the site by the person supervising the burning and shall be shown to any Building and Land
Use and/or Lake County Fire Warden personnel upon request.
Applicant is hereby authorized to burn tree slash and logs only. No trash, furniture, stumps, or construction materials shall be burned at the proposed burn location shown above.
A site inspection is required by the Leadville Lake County Fire Department prior to the initial burn.
The slash pile to be burned may not be more than fifteen (15) feet in diameter unless approved otherwise and must be no closer than fifty (50) feet to multiple trees or structures. (Please
note: the Landfill will accept two yards or less of clippings and slash per day at no cost) Each fire shall have at least one person in attendance at all times with acceptable extinguishing
equipment.
Burning shall be permitted during daylight hours between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless approved otherwise. At dusk, all fires shall be extinguished completely with water or another method as approved by the LLCFD.
WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PLANNED BURNING, the applicant shall: a. Contact Lake County Dispatch at (719) 486-1249 to check on the fire ban status for Lake
County. If the BAN is in place no burn permit will be issued. When favorable burn site conditions exist and the status is good the Lake County Building and Land Use
Department may permit a burn.

ON EACH DAY OF BURNING, the applicant shall: a. Given that the appropriate site conditions exist, weather conditions are favorable, and
BEFORE EACH DAY’s BURNING IS STARTED, the applicant shall advise Lake County
Dispatch (719) 486-1249 of intent to start burning. b. c.
Open burn piles shall be ignited as early as possible after sunup (no earlier than 4:00 am). Burns shall not be started after 10:00 am without prior approval.
No burning shall be allowed during unfavorable weather conditions, red flag warnings, critical fire watches, or fire bans (declared by the federal, state, or Lake County Fire d.
Ordinance). If any conditions mentioned above, change significantly, while the burn is in progress all burning shall be immediately extinguished.
If at any time the controlled burn creates a problem for life safety, property or local traffic, permit holder may be required to extinguish the burn until more favorable conditions exist.
AFTER the burning is complete, the applicant will again call Lake County Dispatch, and give notice that the fire is extinguished and secure. THIS PERMIT SHALL BE REVOKED IF
YOU DO NOT FULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AT THE END OF EACH DAY’S BURNING.
Burning shall be supervised by one or more responsible persons. AT NO TIME SHALL
THE BURN BE LEFT UNATTENDED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE LLCFD.
If this permit expires before the burning is accomplished due to any reason, a new permit must be obtained. (Permit shall be valid one year from date of issuance)
The applicant shall be responsible for compliance with the applicable fire protection and safety requirement of Lake County.
The applicant shall have an approved water supply and extinguishing equipment on site at all times.
If any of the above mentioned statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations are violated, this permit shall become null and void and the penalties indicated therein shall be in force.
Omission by name or number of any other relevant statute, ordinance codes, rules or regulation from this permit does not relieve the applicant’s responsibility of compliance with the same. Lake County is not liable for any damages.
This open burn permit is not for land clearing for a new development.
APPLICANT HEREBY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR LIABILITIES AND/OR RELATIONS TO ANY
DAMAGES, COST OF EXTINGUISHMENT, AND LEGAL FEES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM A FIRE
GETTING OUT OF CONTROL OR A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE FORGOING CONDITIONS.
I, _______________________________________, hereby certify that I have read and do understand the conditions and qualifications of this permit.
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Signature
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Date

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Burn Site Address:_______________________________________________________________
Fee Paid By_______________________________ Check #_________________
Lake County Building and Land Use
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Inspected/Approved (LLCFD) Date Pass Fail
Date Approved
If site inspection failed the following corrections are required:__________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Date Corrections Made
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Inspected/Approved (LLCFD) Date Pass Fail
Specific Project Conditions
Section 7. Approval of burn greater than 15 feet in diameter
Approval of burn hours other than daylight hours only
Approval of unattended burn
Yes
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No
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FINE SCHEDULE
Violation/Section First Violation 1 st Violation
10-xxx-10-a
10-xxx-10-b
10-xxx-10-c
10-xxx-10-d
10-xxx-10-e
10-xxx-10-f
10-xxx-10-g
10-xxx-10-h
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
2 nd Violation
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
3 rd Violation
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00

Please make checks payable to ‘Lake County Treasurer’.
A fee of $25 is required for a burn permit.
Please mail your permit and check to:
Building & Land Use Department
PO Box 513
Leadville, CO 80461