Backyard smokers are treated as open-flame cooking devices under Yorba Linda's adopted 2022 California Fire Code (YLMC Chapter 15.08), enforced by OCFA. They are allowed at single-family homes but restricted on multifamily balconies near combustibles, and in fire-hazard areas must be kept clear of dry brush. No separate nuisance-smoke ordinance
Charcoal, wood, or pellet smokers used for backyard cooking are regulated in Yorba Linda as open-flame cooking devices under the 2022 California Fire Code adopted in Municipal Code Chapter 15.08 and enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority. Fire Code Section 308 prohibits charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices from being operated or located on combustible balconies, or within 10 feet of combustible construction, at multifamily (Group R) buildings, with exceptions for one- and two-family dwellings and sprinklered buildings. At single-family homes a smoker is allowed, but because much of Yorba Linda is mapped Very High fire hazard, a smoker should be placed on a noncombustible surface, kept well away from dry vegetation, fences, and eaves, attended while in
Smoker-related fire violations are enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority under the Fire Code (misdemeanors under the code's general penalty and California Health & Safety Code Section 13871). Improper placement on a multifamily balcony can be cited; an escaped
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