Deltona, FL Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- No-permit item
- Above-ground/enclosed grills, domestic cooking
- Built pit size cap
- 12 sq ft surface area
- Flame height cap
- 1 foot (built-in pit)
- Citation
- §§ 42-189, 42-200(d)
Summary
Deltona lets residents use above-ground or enclosed grills for outdoor cooking without a burn permit, but a built-in barbecue pit must be non-combustible, capped at 12 square feet, with flames no taller than one foot.
Pit means a barbecue pit constructed of non-combustible material for outdoor domestic/non-commercial cooking. The pit surface area shall be no larger than 12 square feet with flames no higher than one foot.
Supervised means an adult person safely maintaining the fire by being outside, in the vicinity and in constant view of the fire.
Yard debris means vegetative matter resulting from landscaping and yard maintenance operations and includes materials such as tree and shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, trees and tree stumps.
(Ord. No. 05-01, § 1, 4-2-2001)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under the city's open-burning code, § 42-200(d) exempts above-ground or enclosed barbecue grills used for outdoor domestic cooking from the burn-permit requirement that otherwise applies to open fires. § 42-189 separately defines a "pit" as a barbecue pit built of non-combustible material for outdoor domestic or non-commercial cooking, capping its surface area at 12 square feet and its flame height at one foot. These provisions sit in Article V (Open Burning) of the fire prevention chapter, so a grill or built-in pit exceeding those dimensions is treated as regulated open burning requiring a fire department permit.
Violations & Fines
A built-in pit that exceeds the 12-square-foot surface area or one-foot flame-height limits, or that isn't constructed of non-combustible material, loses the no-permit exemption and is treated as unpermitted open burning.
Frequently Asked Questions
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