2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washoe County, Nevada.
Verified from official government sources
Under TMFPD's fire code, charcoal and open-flame cooking devices cannot be used on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Small LP-gas grills (container water capacity 2.5 lbs or less) and one- and two-family homes are exempt.
IFC 308.1.4 (adopted by TMFPD)
Charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction.
Backyard smokers and barbecue grills are exempt from the recreational-fire size rule, but the same 10-foot combustible-construction clearance for open-flame cooking devices applies, and during TMFPD fire restrictions only propane, electric, and pellet units may be used.
IFC 307.4.2 (adopted by TMFPD)
A recreational fire is an outdoor fire where materials other than rubbish are being burned and it is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, portable outdoor fireplace, barbeque grill or barbeque pit or fire ring.
1 cities in Washoe County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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