Wood and pellet smokers are allowed at Davis County homes as food-preparation cooking devices. Keep them attended, at least 25 feet from structures and combustibles, burning clean fuel with extinguishment on hand. Near apartments the same 10-foot/balcony limits as grills apply, and heavy smoke that drifts onto neighbors can be
Smokers used to prepare food fall under the outdoor-cooking exemption rather than the open-burning rules, so no burn permit is needed at a single-family home. Follow the recreational-fire safeguards: keep the smoker attended by an adult, 25 feet from any structure or combustible material, use only clean, approved fuel such as seasoned wood, charcoal, or pellets (no trash or treated lumber), and keep water or an extinguisher within reach. At multifamily buildings the adopted fire code's balcony and 10-foot clearance limits apply just like other grills. Persistent, heavy smoke drifting onto neighbors can be enforced as a nuisance by the city or county.
Unattended smokers, use on apartment balconies, or chronic smoke nuisance can draw fire-code citations, nuisance notices, and neighbor complaints.
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