Propane and charcoal grilling is allowed for home cooking countywide, and TCEQ exempts noncommercial cooking fires from the burning ban. Lubbock County sets no grill rule. In the City of Lubbock, the adopted fire code bars open-flame cooking on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction, exempting single-
Cooking is exempt from TCEQ's outdoor-burning prohibition, so backyard barbecuing with charcoal or propane is legal throughout Lubbock County. The county cannot zone, so it imposes no grill restriction. Inside the City of Lubbock, the adopted 2021 International Fire Code (city code art. 10.03) applies: Section 308.1.4 provides that charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. One- and two-family dwellings are exempt from that balcony restriction, so a homeowner may grill in the backyard; the rule mainly affects apartments and condos. Grills should be kept clear of structures and never left unattended.
In the city, operating a grill on an apartment balcony contrary to the fire code can bring a correction order and citation; an escaped grill fire carries liability for damage.
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