Backyard smokers (wood, pellet, charcoal or gas) are allowed at single-family homes in Redondo Beach and are treated as outdoor cooking devices under the adopted 2022 California Fire Code. The main limits are the Fire Code's restriction near combustible construction at apartments and condos, plus South Coast AQMD smoke-nuisance rules.
There is no separate Redondo Beach ordinance for barbecue smokers; they are regulated as outdoor cooking devices under the 2022 California Fire Code, adopted as the Redondo Beach Fire Code (RBMC Title 3, Chapter 4, Article 1, § 3-4.101). At detached single-family homes, wood, pellet, charcoal and gas smokers are allowed if operated safely, clear of the house and fences, attended, with a means to extinguish nearby. At multifamily buildings, California Fire Code Section 308 bars open-flame and solid-fuel cooking devices on combustible balconies and within 10 feet of combustible construction, keeping smokers off most balconies (exceptions for one- and two-family homes). Smokers run for hours, so smoke drift is the common issue, citable under AQMD Rule 402.
A residential smoker whose smoke persistently drifts onto neighbors can be a nuisance under AQMD Rule 402. A solid-fuel or open-flame smoker on a combustible balcony or within 10 feet of combustible construction violates Fire Code Section 308 (RBMC 3-4.101).
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