North Hempstead, NY Special Events & Permits: Outdoor Heater Rules (2026)

1O, part of the Town's temporary expanded seating capacity program for restaurants and food service establishments, directly addresses outdoor heaters: use of liquefied petroleum gas or any other outdoor heating equipment, plus storage of the LP-gas containers themselves, must comply with the New York State Fire Code and the Nassau County Fire Ordinance. The Building Department folds those state and county fire-code requirements for temporary outdoor heating directly into its permit application, and an applicant cannot get the underlying seating permit until proof of approval from the Nassau County Fire Marshal is on file with the Building Department.

This heater rule sits alongside the section's other equipment controls: canopies and tents installed over the seating area separately need New York State Fire Code compliance and Fire Marshal sign-off, and cannot stand more than 180 days in any twelve-month period on one premises, while individual table umbrellas need only Fire Code compliance without the extra tent permit. 1K(2)(i), goes further and flatly bars any liquid petroleum gas heating device from being placed inside the roadway seating perimeter itself, even though heaters are otherwise allowed for sidewalk, courtyard, and parking-lot seating areas under Fire Marshal-approved conditions.