Outdoor Cooking in Concord, NC (2026)
1 verified outdoor cooking rules for Concord, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Smoker Rules
Concord lets you cook over an open flame at home under City Code Sec. 34-4(c)(2), but only with naturally cut wood, charcoal, propane, or natural gas, never construction debris or leaf and yard waste, and only inside a small contained pit or a container no bigger than a 55-gallon drum.
Concord, NC Outdoor Cooking Fire Rules
Some RestrictionsConcord, NC Code of Ordinances § 34-4(c)(2)
(2)Open fires for cooking, heating, religious and ceremonial fires shall be allowed when such fire is not composed, in whole or substantial part, of leaves or yard waste, and the location of such fire, and the items necessary for its containment, and provided that the emission of smoke and fumes do not irritate, annoy or constitute a nuisance to others. Such fires shall be conducted in accordan...
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