Does the Village allow open burning?

Open burning is prohibited except for aged logs in a free-standingnding outdoor fireplace. This is according to Chapter 22, Article IV section 14 (Fire Prevention Code) of the Village of Bolingbrook.

Please read below for the ordinance regarding Outdoor Firepits/Fireplaces:

(14) 307.4.3 is amended to read as follows:
307.4.3 Portable outdoor fireplaces. Outdoor burning of aged logs in a freestanding outdoor
fireplace ("outdoor fireplace") shall be permitted only under the following conditions:
(A) Said outdoor fireplace shall employ screens and a lid to completely enclose the fire
and burning logs contained therein, or a chimney.
(B) Only aged logs or commercially produced "compressed logs" shall be burned.
(C) The outdoor fireplace shall be located not less than ten feet from the nearest portion
of any structure, tree, vehicle or building nor within ten feet of any property line.
(D) No outdoor fireplace shall be permitted to emit offensive or objectionable smoke or
odors or when other circumstances make usage of said outdoor fireplace hazardous.
(E) The outdoor fireplace shall be used strictly in adherence with all manufacturer's
guidelines and specifications issued with respect to the make and model of said outdoor
fireplace.
(F) Once a fire has been started in an outdoor fireplace, the lid and side screens shall be
secured and shall not be removed until the fire is out or extinguished, and no object shall be
permitted to protrude outside the lid and screens while a fire is burning within the outdoor
fireplace, provided that recreational fires utilized to cook food shall be exempt from said
requirement during that period when food is being cooked over the flame.
(G) Any fire in an outdoor fireplace shall be attended at all times by a person 18 years of
age or older.
(H) For the purposed of this section, an approved outdoor fireplace includes those
commercially manufactured devices specifically designed, intended and advertised for the
purpose of recreational fires, such as chimneys, outdoor fireplaces, and those areas
specifically designed by a landscape professional and built within the confines of a deck that
are constructed of stone, concrete blocks or other noncombustible materials. Those
fireplaces constructed by a landscape professional using stone, concrete or blocks shall be
exempt from the use of a lid/screen but shall comply with all other requirements of this
section.
(I) An outdoor fireplace shall be attended at all times when in use until the fire is out or
extinguished.
(J) A water source of other provisions for extinguishing the fire shall be immediately
accessible at all times when there is a fire in the outdoor fireplace