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Open Burning Regulation Summary and Notes In July , the general Assembly ratified a bill giving Orange County authority to regulate and prohibit the open burning of trees , limbs , stumps and construction debris . This authority may be applied as a condition of approval for subdivision approval and other clearing and development permits . Notes • The bill and authority does not apply to Carr and Cheeks voting precincts within Orange County ( map attached ) . • Agricultural , horticultural and silvicultural ( forestry) activities that are exempt from County permitting and land use rules remain exempt from this bill . As such , open burning under the auspices of bona fide agricultural operations and managed forestry operations is not affected . • The authority is limited to the County 's territorial jurisdiction , and as such does not automatically apply inside the Town 's and their jurisdictions . In order for the same rules to apply inside Towns , the Town boards will need to adopt the same regulations . In the Orange County- Chapel Hill - Carrboro Joint Planning Area , the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will need to adopt these standards in order for them to apply in the " transition areas " north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro * . Transition areas are areas that are governed by a joint land use plan , but permit authority is delegated to the respective Towns . • The County 's Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Task Force has recently released a report that calls for the County to mandate recycling or reuse of " recyclable waste material . " This is recommended to be accomplished through a ordinance that requires the separation of materials for recycling or reuse purposes , Included among items to be reused or recycled are yard waste and " non - reusable wood waste " ( i . e . , trees and vegetation cleared from land for any purpose other than sale as a commodity or chipping for sale ) . The proposed ordinance would prohibit disposal of such waste through open burning in the County . • To implement the ordinance , the County must first address a method for handling recycled wood waste . (The Board of Commissioners will be considering this and other related issues on August 30 ) . * _ The area of Lake Hogan Farms where open burning was recently an issue is in the Carrboro transition area . To address this issue in transition areas under the new legisation , the following would need to occur : 1 ) County develops a plan for handling recycled wood waste , 2 ) County adopts ordinance prohibiting open burning and mandating recycling , and 3 ) Carrboro passes resolution putting the ordinance into effect within Carrboro 's jurisdiction .