Davie, FL Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Davie Code § 12-394.7(C)
- Applies to
- Eastside Neighborhood District only
- Required location
- Rear yard only
- Town-wide fire size cap
- 3 ft diameter, 2 ft height
Summary
In Davie's Eastside Neighborhood zoning overlay, the Land Development Code requires barbecues, along with clotheslines, antennas, and pools, to be located in the rear yard only, keeping grills off front and street-facing side yards.
The following shall be located in the rear yards only: Clotheslines, clothes drying yards, antennas, barbecues, swimming pools and tubs.(D)Materials that attempt to fake the appearance of some other material shall be discouraged. The following are prohibited:(1)Undersized shutters.(2)"Ribbon windows" or horizontal stripes of glass.(3)Reflective and/or bronze-tint glass.(4)Plastic or PVC roof tiles.(5)Backlit awnings.(6)Glossy-finish awnings.(7)Styrofoam cornices.(8)Barbed wire or wire mesh fences. (Ord. No. 94-45, § 1, 12-21-94)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Town of Davie Code § 12-394.7(C), part of the Eastside Neighborhood Site-Design Standards in Article XIII of the Land Development Code, lists barbecues among the items, together with clotheslines, clothes drying yards, antennas, swimming pools, and tubs, that 'shall be located in the rear yards only.' The same section separately requires window and wall air conditioners and compressors to sit in rear or non-street-facing side yards. This placement rule applies specifically to properties within the Eastside Neighborhood Special Zoning District (ENSZD), not town-wide; outside that district Davie's code sets no specific location standard for grills, though § 7-1.1's cooking-fire size limit of 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height still applies everywhere in town.
Violations & Fines
Placing a barbecue in a front or street-facing side yard within the Eastside Neighborhood District violates § 12-394.7(C) and can draw a code-enforcement notice of violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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