Wylie, TX Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)

Sec. 46-42 of the Wylie Code of Ordinances amends IFC § 308.1.4 so that open-flame cooking devices, charcoal grills, and similar devices used for cooking cannot be located or used on a combustible balcony or deck, or within 10 feet of combustible construction, anywhere in the city. Three exceptions carve out where propane can still be used near a structure. One- and two-family dwellings may keep LP-gas containers on a balcony or deck if each container's water capacity does not exceed 50 pounds (a nominal 20-pound tank) and the aggregate capacity across all containers does not exceed 100 pounds, roughly five tanks, stored outside per the fire code's hazardous materials chapter.

Where the building, balconies, and decks are protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system, a multifamily unit may keep the same 50-pound-per-tank containers but only up to a 40-pound aggregate, about two tanks. A third exception allows small LP-gas cooking devices, such as tabletop or camp-style grills, whose container capacity does not exceed 2-1/2 pounds (a nominal 1-pound bottle), regardless of balcony construction. The Wylie Fire Marshal, as fire code official under § 103.1, enforces the rule, and § 112.4 makes any violation of the fire code amendments a misdemeanor with a fine and a separate violation charged for each day it continues.