Fountain, CO Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)

020 restriction table, adopted by Ordinance No. 1777 on June 27, 2022, addresses 'Outdoor cooking (private property)' as its own line item, separate from the general recreational-fire-pit row. Under a Stage 1 burn restriction, outdoor cooking is allowed if the fire is smaller than three feet in diameter and less than two feet high, is kindled only with clean, dry, untreated wood or charcoal, and is contained by a fireplace, fire pit (free-standing or above-ground), barbecue, or other system approved by the City of Fountain Fire Department.

Once a Stage 2 restriction is declared, that allowance narrows sharply: outdoor cooking is permitted only if the fire is contained within a gas-fueled (LPG or CNG) grill or an electric pellet-fed smoker, meaning wood and charcoal grilling is cut off entirely for the duration of the stage. Propane grills are treated as a category that stays allowed at both stages, which is why the code lists them separately from open wood fires. 050 folds a National Weather Service red flag warning into the same restriction framework automatically.