Columbia Borough requires a permit for any outdoor fire, including those in fire pits

Outdoor Fire Pit Permit Application 

§ 117-4 Fires on private property; restrictions.
Outdoor fires shall be permitted upon private property, provided that the following regulations and restrictions are strictly adhered to:

 
A. Every resident wishing to burn an outdoor fire shall first make application to the Borough of Columbia.

B. Applications shall be inspected and approved by the Columbia Borough Fire Chief or his/her designee.

C. Once approved, the outdoor fire device shall not be relocated or replaced without reapplication, inspection and approval.

D. Permits are valid for one year unless covered by Subsection C.

E. An application fee determined by Columbia Borough Council shall be set by resolution and listed in the
Columbia Borough Fee Schedule.

F. Every outdoor fire shall be burned in, and confined to, a noncombustible, ventilated container covered with a screen of 1/2 inch or smaller mesh or with other noncombustible containers or incinerators.

G. Every resident must have an approved extinguishment agent on-site and operational at all times when the fire is burning.

H. No such fire shall be closer than 10 feet from any building or structure.

I. No fire is allowed to burn upon any day except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. EST.

J. No such fire shall be allowed to burn unless attended by an adult.

K. In addition to this chapter, outdoor fires shall be subject to the conditions of the following ordinances:
   (1) Chapter 126, Health and Sanitation, Article IX, Miscellaneous Regulations, § 126-40, Nuisances.

   (2) Chapter 181, Solid Waste, § 181-9, Illegal dumping and open burning.