2 rules for unincorporated Alpine County, California.
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Propane and gas BBQ grills are treated as approved outdoor cooking devices in Alpine County. County Code section 8.20.050 expressly exempts 'supervised residential use of approved outdoor cooking devices' from the open-fire ban that applies during a declared fire restriction, and section 8.16.020 exempts dooryard cooking appliances from the open-burning permit. Common-sense clearance and defensible space still apply.
Gas and pellet smokers are treated like other approved outdoor cooking devices in Alpine County and are allowed under supervision even during fire restrictions (County Code section 8.20.050). Charcoal or wood-burning smokers are riskier: during a declared fire restriction, outdoor open fires are banned, and outside restrictions, open burning may require a CAL FIRE permit April 15–December 1 under Chapter 8.16.
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