Outdoor Cooking in Arizona (2026)
16 rules on the books across Arizona, 12 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
BBQ & Propane Rules
When you can use a propane or charcoal grill on a balcony, deck, or patio. Many fire codes prohibit propane on multi-family balconies; some cities ban charcoal anywhere within 10 feet of a building.
Scottsdale
Significant RestrictionsScottsdale bans charcoal burners, chimineas, barbecues and other open-flame cooking devices from combustible balconies…
Read full rule →Buckeye
Some RestrictionsBuckeye's Fire Code bans open-flame grills on combustible balconies and bars LP-gas grills above the ground floor on…
Read full rule →Tempe
Some RestrictionsTempe's Fire Code bans charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices, including propane grills, on balconies or…
Read full rule →Smoker Rules
Rules for backyard smokers, pellet grills, and wood-fired ovens including smoke-nuisance enforcement, time-of-day limits, and HOA restrictions.
Flagstaff
Some RestrictionsShort-term rental properties in the City of Flagstaff must remove, disable or lock any fire pit, open-flame barbecue or…
Read full rule →Maricopa County
Some RestrictionsGrills, ovens and smokers used exclusively for cooking are exempt from Maricopa County's residential burning ban, but…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsOutdoor cooking in a Peoria park is confined to barbecue containers inside a ramada. City Code Section 7-69 bans open…
Read full rule →Prescott Valley
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of Prescott Valley, Arizona, barbecues sit in the same building code section as fireplaces and wood stoves…
Read full rule →Scottsdale
Some RestrictionsScottsdale requires outdoor wood-burning fireplaces, woodstoves, fire pits and similar smoker-style devices to sit at…
Read full rule →Tempe
Some RestrictionsTempe's Fire Code bans operating charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices on balconies or within 10 feet…
Read full rule →Goodyear
Few RestrictionsGoodyear's fireplace and woodstove ordinance does not regulate outdoor cooking at all: cookstoves, barbecue grills…
Read full rule →Phoenix
Few RestrictionsPhoenix exempts cook stoves, barbecue grills, and fire pits from the fireplace and wood-stove certification rules in…
Read full rule →Pima County
Few RestrictionsOutdoor grills, smokers and cooking fires in unincorporated Pima County skip the county's open burning permit. County…
Read full rule →Pinal County
Few RestrictionsPinal County's residential woodburning restrictions do not touch backyard smokers or grills: the ordinance expressly…
Read full rule →Tucson
Few RestrictionsTucson Code § 11-8 exempts homestyle broilers, barbecue pits, grills, and similar cooking devices from the open-burning…
Read full rule →Outdoor Kitchen Permits
Building permits for built-in outdoor kitchens, including gas line installation, electrical, plumbing, structural permits, and setback rules from the main house.
Scottsdale
Some RestrictionsScottsdale requires a permit for outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and gas or solid-fuel cooking devices under City Code §…
Read full rule →Tucson
Few RestrictionsTucson's fire code exempts homestyle broilers, barbecue pits, grills and similar cooking devices from the open-burning…
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