Open-fire facility

Fire pit placement rules on a plot

Germany · Auxiliary · usually lightweight

Open fires usually need municipal permission; even a permitted fire must stay at least 50 m from buildings/trees/combustibles, and a permit is required within 100 m of forest, which makes a real fire pit impractical on small plots — a small fire bowl/pile (≤1 m) with dry aged untreated wood is the usual alternative.

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Placement rules

A true open fire often needs much more space than a small private plot can provide.

Boundary setback

Setbacks from plot boundaries and neighbouring buildings.

Outbuilding setback

Distance to buildings At least 50 m to buildings/trees/reeds and other combustibles Camp fires in Berlin – official rules and distances

Fire safety

Fire-safety distances between buildings and open-fire rules.

Fire gap between houses

Distance to forest Permit required within 100 m of forest (§19 Landeswaldgesetz) Camp fires in Berlin – official rules and distances

Small fire bowl alternative Pile height/diameter ≤1 m, only dry aged (≥2 yr) untreated wood or briquettes Camp fires in Berlin – official rules and distances

Important limitation

The catalog is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the land plot category, local land-use and development rules, easements, utility protection zones and neighbour buildings.