Frisco, TX Outdoor Cooking: Outdoor Kitchen Permits (2026)

1 gives outdoor kitchens and fireplaces their own row in the setback table separate from garages, guest houses and patio covers. The baseline setback columns list the outdoor kitchen at the same front, side and rear minimums as the primary structure on the lot, but the additional-requirements column adds specific encroachment allowances the general accessory-structure rule does not give other structures: on corner lots, an outdoor kitchen may encroach into the side yard up to 7 feet from the side property line, and the maximum height for outdoor kitchens in the side yard is 42 inches.

A second allowance lets fully masonry construction push further back: 100% masonry structures, no greater than 8 feet in height, may encroach into the rear yard up to 10 feet from the property line. 04(E) folds accessory structure yard requirements into the same review Development Services runs for garages and guest houses on the lot. 1 before pouring a foundation, because the 7-foot and 10-foot encroachment allowances only apply under the corner-lot and full-masonry conditions specified. A frame-and-veneer kitchen that is not 100% masonry does not qualify for the rear-yard allowance and must hold to the standard setback line instead.