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Mason County staff outline changes to burn regulations, urge code update to Chapter 9.48
Summary
County staff reviewed current burn rules, described an MOU that makes Mason County an outlier in regulating land-clearing burn permits, and proposed updates to chapter 9.48 including revocation authority, cost recovery for escaped burns and possible fire-district inspections.
A county staff member reviewing Mason County’s burn regulation practice told commissioners June 23 that the county’s rules are inconsistent with other jurisdictions and that staff plan to propose updates to county code, including changes to chapter 9.48 to clarify permitting, enforcement and remedies for escaped burns.
The presenter — described in the briefing as a county burn/fire-code staff member — said Mason County is unique in the state for an MOU with ORCA that delegates land-clearing permitting, and staff adopted a National Fire Danger Rating System–based policy in 2022 that…
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