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Fire Regulations in Cherry Hill, NJ (2026)

3 verified fire regulations for Cherry Hill, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Fire Pits & Backyard Fires

Cherry Hill Township allows recreational outdoor fires only in an approved fire pit, chiminea or outdoor fireplace no larger than 3 feet across and 2 feet high, kept 20 feet from property lines and 15 feet from any combustible structure, and bans them outright at R-2 use properties.

Cherry Hill Outdoor Fire Pit Rules

Some Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code § 16-1.11.d

For the purposes of this section, an approved outdoor fire shall be classified as any fire taking place on a residential property within Cherry Hill Township for the sole purpose of providing warmth or recreation and is contained within an approved device. Approved devices shall include commercially manufactured chimineas, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits with a total fuel area not exceeding th...

Fireworks

Cherry Hill Township bans possessing, exploding or discharging firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks in any township park, though the Recreation Department can issue a permit for a properly supervised public fireworks display in a designated park area.

Fireworks Ban in Cherry Hill Township Parks

Significant Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code § 22-1.7

No person shall have in his/her possession, or set or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecrackers, torpedo rockets, or other fireworks, or explosives of inflammable material, or discharge them or throw them into any such areas from lands or highways adjacent thereto. ... At the discretion of the Recreation Department, permits may be given for conducting properly supervised...

Smoke Detectors

Cherry Hill Township's Fire Prevention Code requires listed smoke detectors in every hotel and multiple dwelling, placed within ten feet of each sleeping area's exit door. Owners must maintain, test and tag the units, and common areas that fall short of Uniform Construction Code life-safety minimums need interconnected detection systems too.

Cherry Hill Multi-Dwelling Smoke Detector Rule

Some Restrictions

Cherry Hill Township Code § 16-3.2

Smoke detectors shall be installed in all hotels and multiple dwellings and shall be Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (U.L.), Factory Mutual Research Corporation (F.M.) or other nationally recognized testing laboratory listed ionization or photo-electric type units.

Looking for Camden County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Cherry Hill city rules.

Fire Regulations in Camden County