Taylor County, TX Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- licensed RV parks and multi-unit developments
- Bottled gas connection
- copper or other suitable metallic tubing
- Cylinder rule
- must be securely fastened in place
- Charcoal grills
- allowed in a covered pit or grill
- Open fires
- otherwise prohibited, per §14.17
- Governing sections
- Art. XIV §§14.16-14.17
Summary
In licensed RV parks and multi-unit housing developments across unincorporated Taylor County, bottled gas for cooking cannot be used in an individual space unless it runs through copper or other suitable metallic tubing, and the cylinder must be securely fastened. State and local bottled-gas and fuel-oil rules apply on top of that.
Bottled gas for cooking purposes shall not be used in individual recreational vehicle spaces unless the containers are properly connected by copper or other suitable metallic tubing. Bottled gas cylinder shall be securely fastened in place. State and local regulations applicable to the handling of bottled gas and fuel oil shall apply.
Full Breakdown
16, BOTTLED GAS, sets the cooking-fuel rule for these communities: bottled gas cannot be used for cooking in an individual recreational vehicle space unless the containers are properly connected by copper or other suitable metallic tubing, and each bottled gas cylinder must be securely fastened in place. 16 as the whole answer on propane storage and handling. 17, FIRE PROTECTION, works alongside the bottled-gas rule: it bars open fires in a licensed RV park or multi-unit development but expressly carves out barbecuing with charcoal in a covered pit or grill, so charcoal cooking is allowed even where open flame generally is not.
14 requires the park Operator to keep current contact information with the county, and the Operator is the party responsible for enforcing the tubing and cylinder-securing rules against individual tenants. 16; the county has no general zoning power to regulate backyard grills outside these permitted developments.
Violations & Fines
A recreational vehicle space or multi-unit unit using bottled gas without copper or other suitable metallic tubing, or with an unsecured cylinder, violates Art. XIV § 14.16, and the park Operator is responsible for correcting it under the operating duties in §§ 14.14-14.15. An open fire outside a covered charcoal pit or grill violates § 14.17's fire protection ban.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use a propane tank for cooking in a Taylor County RV park?
Are charcoal grills allowed in a licensed RV park in Taylor County?
Does this bottled-gas rule apply to a house on unplatted rural land?
Sources & Official References
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