Bellflower, CA Outdoor Cooking: Smoker Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Location covered
- Bellflower Pedestrian & Bicycle Trail
- Barbecues/open flame
- Prohibited on the Trail
- Campfires
- Prohibited on the Trail
- Backyard grilling
- Not restricted by this section
Summary
On the Bellflower Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail, the City bans any barbecue or other open-flame cooking device and any campfire; the rule is scoped to the Trail corridor rather than to backyard grilling citywide.
No person shall operate or cause the operation of any barbecue or similar cooking device that utilizes an open flame on the Trail. No person shall light or use, or cause the lighting or use of any campfire or similar fire on the Trail.
Full Breakdown
BMC § 12.44.090 bans operating a barbecue or similar cooking device that uses an open flame, and separately bans lighting or using any campfire or similar fire, anywhere on the Bellflower Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail: the railway-corridor linear park bisecting the City from Lakewood Boulevard near Somerset Boulevard to the eastern city border south of Caruthers Park, per the Chapter 12.44 definitions. The prohibition is absolute within the Trail with no stated permit exception, but it does not restrict ordinary residential grilling or smoking on private property elsewhere in the City.
Violations & Fines
Operating a barbecue, other open-flame cooking device, or campfire on the Bellflower Trail is unlawful under § 12.44.090 and enforceable under the City's general penalty chapter, 1.08.
Frequently Asked Questions
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