Council adopts tighter outdoor-burning rules requiring permits
The Culpeper Town Council on Aug. 11 adopted Ordinance O-2026-006 to require permits for certain outdoor burning and to clarify safe-burning practices; council members noted fireworks remain regulated under a separate code section.
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The Culpeper Town Council unanimously adopted an amendment to Chapter 8 of the town code that requires permits for specified outdoor burning and clarifies safe-burning practices. Andrew, a town staff member who presented the ordinance at its second reading, said the update "provides much greater clarity and certainty as far as what requires a permit, what does not require a permit, as well as safe burning practices."
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