Eugene regulates smokers and solid-fuel cooking devices under the Oregon Fire Code (IFC 308) and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Rule 47 woodsmoke curtailment. Solid-fuel cooking is prohibited on non-sprinklered multi-family balconies. Single-family use is allowed year-round but LRAPA wood-burning advisory days may restrict use during winter inversions. Eugene-Springfield Fire handles enforcement.
Solid-fuel cooking equipment including wood smokers, charcoal smokers, and pellet grills is regulated in Eugene under the Oregon Fire Code (IFC 308.1.4): non-sprinklered multi-family residential buildings prohibit smokers on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Sprinklered buildings may permit smokers subject to property management rules. Single-family residential smoker use is not specifically restricted by Eugene Code, but Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Rule 47 woodsmoke curtailment program restricts wood burning during air quality advisory days in the Eugene-Springfield airshed; while Rule 47 focuses primarily on residential wood heating, voluntary reduction of cooking smoke during yellow and red advisory days is encouraged. The Eugene-Springfield airshed has historically had winter inversions that trap particulate matter. Excessive smoke crossing property lines may trigger nuisance enforcement under Eugene Code Chapter 6 (Health and Safety). Wildfire-season Red Flag Warnings may trigger temporary Eugene-Springfield Fire restrictions on outdoor solid-fuel use.
Operating a smoker on a non-sprinklered multi-family balcony violates Oregon Fire Code with Eugene-Springfield Fire enforcement. Excessive smoke creating nuisance triggers Eugene Code Compliance citations under Chapter 6. LRAPA Rule 47 violations during yellow or red wood-burning advisory days carry agency fines up to $1,000 per day. Wildfire-season burn ban violations carry separate penalties.
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