Outdoor Cooking in Chino Hills, CA (2026)
2 verified outdoor cooking rules for Chino Hills, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Smoker Rules
Chino Hills regulates outdoor fireplaces and fire pits through Development Code section 16.06.070's setback table and an attached figure spelling out permit steps. Both a fireplace and a fire pit must, by the code's own definitions, be non-wood-burning appliances; a separate wood-burning outdoor fireplace structure is allowed only with a building permit, structural calculations and a required 10-foot clearance from any structure.
Chino Hills Outdoor Fire Pit and Fireplace Rules
Some RestrictionsChino Hills Municipal Code §§ 16.02.180, 16.06.070 (Table 10-1(B) & Figure 10-1A)
"Fire pit" means any permanent or portable structure or appliance intended to contain fire, excluding a barbecue or pizza oven. Fire pits shall be non-wood burning. "Fireplace" means any permanent or portable structure or appliance intended to contain fire, excluding a barbecue or pizza oven. Fireplaces shall be non-wood burning. ... WOOD BURNING: Permits are required for the structure. Two set...
Outdoor Kitchen Permits
Chino Hills treats a built-in barbecue, countertop kitchen, or pizza oven as an accessory feature under CHMC § 16.06.070's setback table, not a separate use with its own permit process. The structure cannot go in a front yard at all, and it needs a minimum five-foot setback from the rear, interior side, and street-side property lines in every residential district.
Chino Hills Outdoor Kitchen and Barbecue Setbacks
Some RestrictionsChino Hills Municipal Code § 16.06.070, Table 10-1(B)
All required setback areas shall be open and unobstructed from finished grade to the sky, except that the following features are permitted within the setback areas subject to permissible projections into the setback and/or minimum distance to property lines as indicated in Tables 10-1(A), 10-1(B), and 10-1(C). ... Table 10-1(B) Minimum Distance to the Property Line for Residentially Zoned Prope...
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