St. Petersburg has no city ordinance restricting residential smokers, pellet grills, or wood-fired ovens. Severe persistent smoke could theoretically be addressed under City Code Chapter 11 (Health and Sanitation) nuisance provisions, but practical enforcement against residential cooking is essentially nonexistent. Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Pinellas County Air Quality Division exempt residential cooking from air-quality permitting. HOA and condominium covenants in covenanted communities are the practical restriction.
St. Petersburg's Code of Ordinances does not prohibit residential smokers, set time-of-day cooking limits, or restrict pellet grills and wood-fired pizza ovens. City Code Chapter 11 (Health and Sanitation) addresses nuisance conditions generally; severe persistent smoke could theoretically be cited as a nuisance, but no recent enforcement against backyard cooking exists. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) regulates air pollution sources under Fla. Admin. Code Chapter 62-296 and explicitly exempts residential cooking. The Pinellas County Air Quality Division (under the Air Pollution Control Engineer authority delegated from FDEP under Fla. Stat. §403.182) regulates major stationary sources and open burning but does not reach typical backyard smokers. Open burning of yard waste is separately regulated under Fla. Admin. Code Chapter 62-256 and the Florida Forest Service authorization framework — different from cooking. Commercial smokers used for catering, food trucks, or pop-up vending require a City of St. Petersburg Business Tax Receipt, Pinellas County Health Department food-service license (Fla. Stat. Chapter 381 / Fla. Admin. Code Chapter 64E-11), and Fire Marshal review of any LPG installation. The real restrictions in suburban-style St. Petersburg subdivisions and covenanted communities (Bayway Isles, Snell Isle, Tierra Verde area associations) come from HOA architectural review and use restrictions enforceable under Fla. Stat. Chapter 720.
No municipal enforcement against typical residential smoker use. Persistent severe smoke could theoretically be cited as a nuisance under City Code Chapter 11 with fines up to $500 per occurrence under Fla. Stat. §162.09, but no recent enforcement cases exist against residential cooking. Open burning of yard waste without authorization is separately enforceable by the Florida Forest Service and Pinellas County Fire Marshal. HOA covenant fines typically run $50-$200 per occurrence in active-board communities with daily continuing fines available and lien rights under Fla. Stat. §720.3085.
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