Sioux City, IA Outdoor Cooking: Smoker Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger size
- LP tank over 5 gallons
- Balcony use
- prohibited above that size
- Setback
- 10 ft from construction
- Governing section
- § 19.04.4104.2, Exception 3
Summary
Sioux City's fire code bars LP-gas cooking devices with tanks bigger than a standard 20-pound (5-gallon) cylinder from combustible balconies and requires them to stay at least 10 feet from combustible construction.
3. LP-gas cooking devices having LP-gas container with a water capacity greater than five gallons (commonly known as a 20 lb cylinder) shall not be located on combustible balconies or within ten feet of combustible construction.
Full Breakdown
Sioux City Municipal Code § 19.04.4104.2, Exception 3 (2024 IFC § 4104.2, as locally amended) governs open-flame cooking devices such as LP-gas grills and smokers: any unit whose propane container holds more than five gallons water capacity, the common 20-pound cylinder, may not sit on a combustible balcony and must stay at least ten feet from combustible construction. The city also deleted the code's separate Exception 2 outright, tightening the underlying balcony restriction on open-flame cooking devices citywide.
Violations & Fines
Placing an oversized LP-gas cooking device on a combustible balcony or too close to combustible construction is a municipal infraction under § 19.04.113.4.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put a propane grill or smoker on my apartment balcony in Sioux City?
How far from combustible construction must a large propane grill or smoker sit?
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