Outdoor Cooking in Lubbock, TX (2026)
1 verified outdoor cooking rules for Lubbock, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Smoker Rules
Lighting a backyard smoker or barbecue pit in Lubbock doesn't trigger the fire code's 300-foot open-burning setback. The city's amended IFC § 307.4.1 requires that distance for bonfires generally, but expressly excuses any fire "contained in a barbecue pit," so contained cooking fires escape the bonfire buffer.
Lubbock Barbecue Pits Exempt From Bonfire Rule
Light RestrictionsLubbock Code of Ordinances § 10.03.002(9) (amending IFC § 307.4.1)
307.4.1. Bonfires. A bonfire shall not be conducted within 300 feet (91 440 mm), or greater distance as determined by the fire code official, of a structure or combustible material, unless the fire is contained in a barbecue pit. Conditions that could cause a fire to spread within the required setback of a structure shall be eliminated prior to ignition.
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