St. Peters, MO Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)

Under the Outside Storage provision of Section 405.130(J)(7), the City of St. Peters, Missouri, regulates where residents in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District may keep barbecue equipment and grills: the code states plainly that this equipment shall not be stored in the front yard on residentially developed properties in the district. The same sentence sets companion rules for other outdoor equipment: temporary restrooms (except during active new construction), deer stands, and animal processing must be located in the rear yard; lawn mowers must be stored indoors or in the rear yard if in working condition; and commercial or heavy outdoor equipment must be stored indoors.

Read together with the yard requirements of Section 405.130(H), a grill kept out of the front yard is effectively pushed to the side or rear yard of the lot, though the section does not separately define "stored" versus everyday use on a patio or deck during cooking. The rule appears in the same Miscellaneous Requirements subsection that also addresses garage conversions, farm equipment parking, and construction-material storage, reflecting the code's broader effort to keep visible outdoor equipment off the street-facing part of R-1 lots. Enforcement runs through the Planning, Community and Economic Development Department's Neighborhood Preservation program, which responds to code enforcement inspections and complaints about front-yard storage violations.