Scottsdale, AZ Outdoor Cooking: Outdoor Kitchen Permits (2026)

City Code § 31-26 adds Section 2116, Chimneys and Fireplaces, to the amended IBC's masonry chapter, and it governs the outdoor cooking and fire features common to a Scottsdale backyard kitchen. 2 requires outdoor wood-burning devices, fireplaces, woodstoves and fire pits, to sit at least 8 feet from any property line that abuts another property, or at least 10 feet from any property line in a zero lot line subdivision, unless the building official allows a smaller setback where safety standards are met, or the device faces a street or alley, in which case the Zoning Ordinance setback controls instead.

9. 5: construction, installation and alteration of all outdoor fireplaces, woodstoves, fire pits and similar gas, electric and solid fuel burning devices and equipment, are subject to the requirements, permits and inspections of the code, with one named exception, no permit is required for the masonry surround itself. Anyone installing an outdoor fireplace must also submit a site plan showing the device's location and its distance from the property line, alley, public right-of-way and other structures on the property. 5 imposes the identical permit-and-inspection requirement on indoor fireplaces, woodstoves and fuel-burning devices in multifamily buildings.