Allendale Charter Township
Permits will be not issued more than three (3) days prior of burn.
Permit valid for up to four (4) days, starting on the stated date of intended burn.
This permit will not be valid until you receive email back from the fire department.
Open Burning of brush and fallen branches from the premises on which one and two-unit residential dwellings are located after sunrise and before sunset during the months December, January and February A. Obtains a burning permit in advance from the Township B. No nuisance is created C. Such Open Burning is not for the clearing of a building site and D. There is no violation of any other Township ordinance E. Open burning shall be constantly attended and supervised by a competent person of at least eighteen (18) years of age until the fire is extinguished. The person shall have readily available for use such fire extinguishing equipment as may be necessary for the total control of the fire.
A person shall make written application for a burning permit to the Township Fire Chief or his/her designee on forms prescribed by the Township. The permit application forms shall contain such information as the Township determines necessary for the Township to evaluate the permit application including, but not limited to, the name, address and telephone number of the applicant, the date(s) and time(s) of the proposed burning, the type of material to be burned, and the approximate quantity of material to be burned.