Mount Pleasant, SC Outdoor Cooking: Smoker Rules (2026)

30 of the Town Code, part of Chapter 92's Fire Prevention rules, makes it unlawful to burn leaves, debris, trash, tree limbs, chips, shavings, building materials 'or any other matter whatsoever,' or to kindle or maintain a bonfire or rubbish fire outside any house or structure in the town, unless the fire is controlled by a competent person, attended until extinguished, confined to a non-combustible screened container approved by the Fire Chief, and backed by an on-site extinguishing method such as a Class ABC extinguisher, garden hose, sand bucket or water barrel.

Subsection (B) clarifies the ban is not meant to restrict open burning for human warmth, recreation, ceremonial observances, or preparing food for immediate consumption if done safely. 30 entirely rather than merely qualifying for an exception. 31, with a site plan, contractor information and an on-site Fire Department inspection; ordinary grilling and smoking need none of that. The Fire Chief or other authorized Fire Department officer retains authority to approve the screened-container standard for any borderline fire. 99.