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Air Pollution Control DivisionLocal Residential Burning Program StatusColorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulation No. 4 prohibits the use of uncertified devices on air quality Action Days during the annual High Pollution Season (Nov. 1 - March 31). Uncertified devices include traditional fireplaces and any uncertified stove or insert. Regulation No. 4 applies to all residential dwellings in the seven-county Denver-metropolitan area, which includes the counties of Denver, Broomfield, Boulder, Jefferson, Douglas, Adams and Arapahoe. Exempt areas in the Denver-metropolitan area include those locations above 7,000 feet in elevation or east of Kiowa Creek in Adams and Arapahoe Counties. However, if you live in an area listed below that has a mandatory ban, your local government has jurisdiction and is responsible for enforcement. If you live in an area that lists a voluntary ban, or no ban, residential burning on air quality Action Days still is illegal. The State of Colorado has jurisdiction and enforcement responsibilities in those areas. The following is a list of the various local government residential burning ordinances and contact information (subject to change without notice)...All contact phone numbers are "303" unless otherwise noted. MANDATORY
BAN AURORA:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
day
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat
by
purchase
of
an
annual
permit.
New
construction
or
remodeling
stoves
must
be
Phase
II;
sales
tax
rebated
for
them.
Approved
pellet
stoves
exempted. CITY
of
BOULDER:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
Phase
II
stoves. BOULDER
COUNTY:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
Phase
II
stoves. BRIGHTON:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE. BROOMFIELD:
Mandatory
ban
of
solid
fuel
burning
on
high
pollution
days
called
by
CDPHE.
Annual
exemption
for
homes
with
solid
fuel
as
sole
source
of
heat
or
with
electric
heat. DENVER:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
No
exemption
for
sole
source
of
heat.
Permits
are
issued
for
certified
stoves
on a
seasonal
basis. ENGLEWOOD:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat,
Phase
II
stoves,
and
homes
in
the
Low
Income
Energy
Assistance
Program
(LEAP). FEDERAL
HEIGHTS:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
solid
fuel
as
sole
source
of
heat. GLENDALE:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
with
exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat.
Stoves
in
new
and
reconstructed
homes
must
be
Phase
II. GREELEY:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
Weld
Co.
Health
Dept.
Exemption
for
homes
with
Phase
II
stoves,
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat,
or
stoves
retrofitted
with
a
catalytic
combuster. GREENWOOD
VILLAGE:
Mandatory
ban
of
solid
fuel
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemptions
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat
and
for
Phase
II
stoves.
Only
gas
or
electric
fireplaces
may
be
installed
in
new
construction. JEFFERSON
COUNTY
(unincorporated):
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE
for
areas
below
7000'.
Exemptions
allowed
for
homes
with
solid
fuel
as
sole
source
of
heat
prior
to
12-1-89,
Phase
II
stoves,
and
homes
in
the
LEAP. LAFAYETTE:
Mandatory
ban
of
solid
fuel
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
solid
fuel
as
sole
source
of
heat. LAKEWOOD:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat,
Phase
II
stoves,
and
homes
in
the
LEAP. LITTLETON:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days.
Exemption
allowed
for
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat.
$25
permit
required
for
Phase
II
stove
exemption. LONGMONT:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat,
all-electric
homes,
or
Phase
II
stoves.
Installation
of
wood-burning
fireplace
requires
a
permit
($250),
funds
from
which
are
used
to
purchase
air
monitoring
equipment
and
educational
materials. MOUNTAIN
VIEW:
Mandatory
ban
on
wood
burning
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat
or
Phase
III
stoves. SHERIDAN:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days.
Exemption
for
homes
with
wood
as THORNTON:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE.
Exemptions
for
homes
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat. WESTMINSTER:
Mandatory
ban
on
declared
high
pollution
days
only.
Exemptions
for
Phase
II
stoves
and
homes
in
the
LEAP
or
those
with
wood
as
sole
source
of
heat. WHEATRIDGE:
Mandatory
ban
on
high
pollution
days. Note
that
any
of
the
following
cities
(even
though
a
local
mandatory
wood
burning
ban
was
not
in
effect
as
of
1-1-90)
located
within
the
confines
of
the
Denver
Metro
Area
are
still
constrained
by
the
Regulation
4
-specified
high
pollution
day
wood
burning
ban. CHERRY
HILLS
VILLAGE:
Voluntary
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE. COLUMBINE
VALLEY:
Voluntary
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE
or
Littleton. LOVELAND:
Voluntary
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE. NORTHGLENN:
Voluntary
ban
on
high
pollution
days
as
called
by
CDPHE. NO CITY ORDINANCE OR BAN CASTLE
ROCK:
No
ban
currently
and
no
solid
fuel-burning
devices
are
allowed
in
new
construction,
only
gas
fireplaces. COMMERCE
CITY:
No
ban
currently. EDGEWATER:
No
ban
currently. FORT
COLLINS:
No
ban
currently. FRANKTOWN:
No
ban
currently. GOLDEN:
No
ban
currently. LOUISVILLE:
No
ban
currently
but
require
Phase
II
stoves
for
installation. PARKER:
No
ban
currently. Return to Wood Burning Home Page
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