2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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At single-family and two-family homes in Forsyth County there are no distance restrictions on charcoal or propane grills. The North Carolina Fire Code only bans open-flame cooking within 10 feet of combustible construction and on balconies of larger multi-family buildings.
NC Fire Code (IFC) 308.1.4
Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction. Exceptions: One- and two-family dwellings.
Backyard smokers are treated as open-flame cooking devices under the North Carolina Fire Code. At single-family and two-family homes they are unrestricted; at apartments and condos they cannot be used on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of the building unless it is sprinklered.
NC Fire Code (IFC) 308.1.4
Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction. Exceptions: One- and two-family dwellings.
1 cities in Forsyth County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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