COMCOR 03.00.01 Schedule of Permit Fees for Open Fires
Chapter 3. Air Quality Control - Regulations
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 03.00.01.01 (2026)
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The following schedule of fees is hereby adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Section 3-4 of the Montgomery County Code 1984, as amended. Fees included in the schedule are for permits to burn materials listed in Section 3-6 of the Code in open area. No fee shall be required for fires not requiring a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection.
(a)
Burning Combustible Plant Life.
The following fees shall be paid for burning combustible plant life resulting from land clearing or debris removal.
(1)
Residential Zones
(A)
Existing Improved Property $20
(B)
Unimproved Property for Development $10 per acre or fraction thereof
(2)
Commercial Zones $10 per acre or fraction thereof
(3)
Industrial Zones $10 per acre or fraction thereof
(b)
Burning Non-Plant Life.
The following fees shall be paid for burning combustible materials other than plant life on property in residential, commercial, and industrial zones.
(1)
25 cubic yards or less $50
(2)
Each additional 25 cubic yards or faction thereof $25
(c)
Permit Renewal
Fifty percent of the original fee shall be charged to renew a burning permit applied for in waiting before the expiration of the original permit providing all conditions still may be met.