Backyard smokers are treated as open-flame cooking devices under Lynwood's adopted LA County Fire Code (Municipal Code Section 12-1), enforced by LA County Fire. They are allowed at single-family homes but restricted on multifamily balconies within 10 feet of combustible construction. No Lynwood ordinance specifically targets smoke or odor from
Charcoal, wood, or pellet smokers used for backyard cooking are regulated in Lynwood as open-flame cooking devices under the Los Angeles County Fire Code adopted in Municipal Code Section 12-1 and enforced by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Fire Code Section 308.1.4 prohibits charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices from being operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction at multifamily (Group R) buildings, with exceptions for one- and two-family dwellings and fully sprinklered buildings. At single-family homes a smoker is allowed, but it should be placed on a noncombustible surface, kept clear of fences, eaves, and other combustibles, attended while in use, and its ashes fully cooled before disposal. There is no Lynwood ordinance
Smoker-related fire violations are enforced by the Los Angeles County Fire Department under the Fire Code (generally misdemeanors under the code's general penalty). Improper placement on a multifamily balcony can be cited; an escaped fire can create civil liability and
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