Outdoor Cooking in Newark, NJ (2026)
1 verified outdoor cooking rules for Newark, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Smoker Rules
Newark bans open fires citywide except for a short list of allowances, including residential picnic and barbecue equipment capped at a 10-square-foot grate area running on charcoal, wood or gas. Fires outside that carve-out draw a fine, and refusing to put one out when ordered draws a bigger one.
Newark Outdoor Cooking Fire Rules
Some RestrictionsNewark City Code § 20:2-30a.1
It shall be unlawful for any person to kindle, build, maintain or use a fire upon any land or property within the jurisdiction of the City of Newark, except as follows: 1. Outdoor picnic and barbecue fires on residential property in equipment with a total grate area not exceeding 10 square feet and designed to use charcoal and wood or equipped with gas burners;
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