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Permits & Ordinances

Burn Permits

Expand the text below to read the full City of Milan Burn Policy or click the button to view the policy as a PDF. If you have any questions regarding the City of Milan Burn Policy, contact the Milan Fire Department at (731) 686-3996.

  • No open burning shall be permitted within the City of Milan without a permit, except:

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    • Fire used for cooking of food, ceremonial or recreational purposes, including barbecues, campfires and outdoor fireplaces or fire pits.

    • Fires set for the training and instruction of public or private firefighting personnel.

    • Fires set by or the direction of responsible fire control agencies for the prevention, elimination or reduction of a hazard.

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    To obtain a permit the applicant shall obtain a burn permit from the fire department no more than twenty-four (24) hours before the fire and it shall list:

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    • The type of material to be burned

    • The location of the fire

    • Who is responsible for controlling the fire

     

    Open burning may be conducted subject to the following limitations with a valid burning permit, issued by the City of Milan at no charge:

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    1. To clear land of brush/wood grown on that land where the land is being maintained for the following purposes:     

    • Establish private residences, consisting of one (1) or two (2) dwelling units;

    • Establish church congregational properties;

    • New site development projects;

    • Agriculture development.

     

    NOTE: Before clearing brush/wood for development the responsible party must notify the fire department to determine the proper site and method for burning.


    2. All such permits shall be available for inspection throughout the period of time the permit is issued and the open burning is in progress.

     

    3. All open burning shall be between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. or as authorized by the fire department. All signs of open burning shall be non-existent in the air no later than 4:30 P.M.

     

    NOTE: Materials may not be burned in piles exceeding one hundred forty-four (144) cubic feet, except as designated on new site development projects. (as added by Ord. #09-01, May 2009)


    Open burning cannot be located closer than fifty feet (50’) to any structure. Burning may not be located closer than one hundred feet (100’) to any wooded land.


    Bon Fires may be allowed, with written approval from the Fire Chief.


    Limitations on bon fires:

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    • Not to exceed five feet (5’) in height and six feet (6’) in diameter.

    • Must be supervised by a person twenty-one (21) or older.

    • Notify the fire department at least three (3) days in advance to ignition of bon fire


    It shall be unlawful to burn any of the following:

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    • Tire and rubber products

    • Vinyl siding and shingles

    • Asphalt shingles and other asphalt roofing materials

    • Houses and Mobile Homes

    • Plywood, oriented strand board (OSB) and treated wood, including railroad ties

    • Asbestos-containing materials

    • Aerosol cans and food cans

    • Copper wire and electrical wires

    • Plastics and other synthetic materials

    • Paper products, cardboard and newspapers

    • Household trash

    • Leaves, evergreen needles and grasses

    • Branches and trees not grown on site

    • Left over stumps

Fireworks Ordinance

Expand the text below to read the Fireworks Ordinance for the City of Milan or click the button to view the full ordinance as a PDF. If you have any questions regarding the fireworks ordinance, contact the Milan Fire Department at (731) 686-3996.

  • It is unlawful to discharge or use fireworks except for the following time periods:

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    • June 27 through July 4 - The permissible hours are from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, except for July 4 when permissible hours are from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM.

    • December 26 through January 1 - The permissible hours are from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, except for December 31 when permissible hours are from 10:00 AM to 12:30 AM January 1.

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    • Permissible hours for Special Display or Consumer Fireworks Display permits for special events, as defined in § 7-502 (1)(e), are from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Sunday through Thursday, and 10 AM to 11:30 PM Friday through Saturday only for the dates listed on the permit obtained from the City of Milan.

    • Property owners are required to clean up all fireworks debris from their premises within twenty-four (24) hours of the display. (as added by Ord. #09-4, Oct. 2009, and replaced by Ord. #2020-15, Nov. 2020 Ch8_01-11-22)

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    It is unlawful to offer for sale or to sell any fireworks to children under the age of sixteen (16) years of age or to any intoxicated person.


    It is unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks within six hundred feet (600') of any church, assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, funeral home, public or private school academic structure, or within two hundred feet (200') of where fireworks are stored, sold, or offered for sale.


    It is unlawful to ignite or discharge any permissible articles of fireworks within or throw them from a motor vehicle. It is unlawful to place or throw any ignited article of fireworks into or at a motor vehicle, or at or near any person or group of persons.


    It is unlawful to ignite fireworks on another person's private property unless permission is obtained from the owner or occupant of the property. It is unlawful to launch fireworks onto property of persons who have not given permission.


    It is unlawful to use fireworks at times, places, or in any manner that endangers other persons, or creates a nuisance insofar as other residences of the neighborhood are concerned.


    It is unlawful to ignite fireworks during a burning ban declared by either the State of Tennessee or the City of Milan Fire Department, except for public (and/or group) displays for which permits have been granted.


    It is unlawful for any person less than eighteen (18) years of age to explode, ignite or otherwise use fireworks without being under the direct supervision of an adult. It is unlawful for any person to allow a child less than eighteen (18) years of age to explode, ignite or otherwise use fireworks without being under the direct supervision of an adult. Any person providing supervision of a child less than eighteen (18) years of age in the use of fireworks shall be responsible for compliance with this chapter. (as added by Ord. #09-4, Oct. 2009, and amended by Ord. #10-9, Sept. 2010, and Ord. #2020-15, Nov. 2020 Ch8_01-11-22)

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