2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Verified from official government sources
Single-family homes can grill freely, but Tennessee's fire code bars charcoal and open-flame cooking devices on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction at apartments and condos—unless the building is sprinklered or the LP container is 2½ pounds or less.
TN Fire Code (IFC 2021) §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.
Hamilton County has no smoker-specific ordinance. Wood and pellet smokers fall under the same Tennessee fire code as grills: fine at single-family homes, but banned on combustible multi-family balconies and within 10 feet of combustible construction.
1 cities in Hamilton County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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