Outdoor Cooking in Florida (2026)

Clearwater bans open fires, grills, or any cooking or heating device on public beaches and the Courtney Campbell…

Boca Raton bans grills and smokers on balconies, in screened enclosures, under overhangs, and in covered parking, with…

Miramar bans barbecue grills and similar cooking utensils on balconies, terraces, porches or other open areas of any…

Boynton Beach exempts charcoal and propane cooking from its open-fire ban but caps what can go on an unenclosed…

In unincorporated Broward County, outdoor grills and cooking equipment can't sit in the front yard and must stay at…

In Collier County, charcoal and wood barbecues are barred within 600 yards of forest, grassland, or marsh. Under the…

In Davie's Eastside Neighborhood zoning overlay, the Land Development Code requires barbecues, along with clotheslines…

Deerfield Beach lets residents cook on a barbecue pit, stove, oven or fireplace outdoors without an open-burning…

Backyard grilling is allowed and is exempt from Escambia County's open-burning rules. But under the Florida Fire…

In Fort Myers apartments and condos, propane grills, hibachis and similar cooking devices can't be used on balconies…

Unincorporated Highlands County lets homeowners place a propane tank in a required side or rear yard only if it's fully…

Barbecue grills and small propane cooking pits are allowed in unincorporated Lake County, and they remain permitted…

Lee County's code does not set a separate rule for backyard gas or charcoal grills. What it does regulate is fire…

Barbecue grills are allowed without a permit if used only for cooking food, with a grate over the fire and only…

Backyard gas and charcoal grilling is allowed in Osceola County, and contained-grill cooking is even permitted during a…

At single-family homes you can use charcoal and propane grills in your yard year-round, even during burn bans. In…

St. Petersburg's Land Development Code sets a specific setback for permanently installed outdoor barbecues, grills and…

Dade City bans open burning citywide, but Code of Ordinances § 46-4 carves out barbecue grills, defined as any device…

Deltona lets residents use above-ground or enclosed grills for outdoor cooking without a burn permit, but a built-in…

Gainesville's open-burning ordinance exempts grilling and cooking with charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas from the…

Port Orange, Florida requires a residential barbecue pit to sit at least ten feet from the property line, and confines…

City of Sarasota zoning permits private barbecue pits as an accessory use in every residential district, provided they…

Propane, butane or other liquid-fuel grills, camp stoves and similar cooking devices are excluded entirely from…

Unincorporated Pinellas County exempts propane, butane and other liquid-fuel grills and camp stoves from its…

In Homestead's B-3 liberal business district, a barbecue stand or barbecue pit is a permitted use, but City Code §…

Okaloosa County Code § 16-43(b) bans open flames, including Bar-B-Q grills, sternos, candles and tiki torches, at John…

Sec. 58-81(a)(20) prohibits bringing or using a personal grill or other personal cooking apparatus not provided by the…

Boca Raton bans outdoor cooking appliances, including grills, stoves and smokers, within 20 feet of any building's…

Broward County lets residents build a campfire, bonfire, or open fire for recreation or outdoor noncommercial food…

Cape Coral's Fire Prevention Code exempts backyard cooking fires and small recreational fires from a burn permit, but…

Residents in unincorporated Citrus County may cook outdoors, including on a smoker or grill, only on equipment designed…

Collier County lets you cook outdoors on any grill, smoker, or fire pit built to contain the flame, without a special…

In Doral parks, Sec. 29-35(a) confines cooking fires to an approved grill, stove, fireplace or other suitable…

Backyard smokers are allowed and are expressly exempt from Escambia County's open-burning rules, even during a burn…

Fort Myers requires grills and hibachis to stay at least 10 feet from structures at apartments and condos, and requires…

Grilling and open-flame cooking in Hialeah's city parks is confined to picnic areas the recreation and community…

Backyard smokers are allowed in unincorporated Lake County, including during a drought burn ban, provided the fuel area…

Lee County's code sets no permit or standard for a backyard smoker. Its only outdoor-fire rule is the drought emergency…

Miami parks ban open fires entirely: cooking is allowed only in the charcoal grills the city installs, and no other…

North Port limits outdoor cooking and smoking fires to UL-listed grills, split oak wood or charcoal, or an approved…

Fires and grilling in Port St. Lucie parks are confined to park grills, privately owned grills, and other designated…

Backyard smokers are allowed in Sarasota County as cooking fires using approved fuel, but any outdoor smoke-producing…

Inside Tallahassee's city parks, Code of General Ordinances § 13-34(a)(11)-(12) bars cooking food and setting or…

Private barbecue pits and smokers are a permitted accessory use in every Jacksonville residential district, but…

Manatee County exempts backyard barbecue grills and smokers from its open-burning permit entirely under Section…

Martin County exempts noncommercial food-preparation fires, like a backyard smoker, grill or barbecue pit, from the…

Miami-Dade's open-burning ban exempts fires used only for noncommercial cooking of food, so backyard smokers, grills…

Pasco County bans open burning countywide, but § 46-75 carves out barbecue grill fires used to cook food (as long as a…

Pembroke Pines' open-burning ban carves out an exception for cooking: § 93.01(A) says the section does not stop a…

Polk County's burn-ban ordinance regulates "open" and "recreational" fires, but Sec. 7-72 defines a recreational fire…

St. Lucie County's Environmental Control Act, Code § 4-58(c), exempts noncommercial barbecue equipment and outdoor…

Fort Myers requires prior fire marshal approval before any outdoor fireplace, permanent barbecue, or grill is built…

An outdoor kitchen built in a Sarasota County Special Flood Hazard Area is regulated as an accessory structure: it must…