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Outdoor Cooking Rules by City in California

100 California jurisdictions compared, 83 cities and 17 counties, 130 rules in total.

Across California, Camarillo has the most restrictive outdoor cooking on file and Los Angeles the most permissive. Every rating below is derived from ordinances we quote directly from each jurisdiction's published code: tap a place to read the text and its citation.

Few Restrictions (4)
Light Restrictions (15)
Some Restrictions (58)
Significant Restrictions (20)
Heavy Restrictions (3)

Outdoor Cooking strictness, California

Select a county on the map to narrow the list. Shading shows how many jurisdictions we hold there, not how strict they are.

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