Lake Barrington has joined a small but growing list of places where open burning on residential property is temporarily banned in what officials say is an effort to help residents with respiratory problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Open burning of leaves, brush, sticks, small branches and other trimmings on Lake Barrington residential properties — away from any structures — typically is allowed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 through May 31. However, the village board Tuesday night approved the immediate temporary ban that’ll run through Dec. 31.
Nearby Barrington Hills, which has a 5-acre residential lot minimum, is one of the few municipalities to allow burning on the properties. The village board has not enacted a ban.
“My sense is a restriction or ban (on burning) is not the general consensus, but I can’t answer for the board,” Village President Martin McLaughlin said. “We will see when a recommendation comes forward.”
Barrington Hills’ regulations include a maximum of three hours of burning per day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Residents are allowed to burn dry firewood, landscape waste and lumber that hasn’t been treated or painted.
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