Outdoor Cooking in Minnesota (2026)

In the City of Eden Prairie, Fire Code Appendix O, amended by Section 9.05.H, bans any fire or open flame, including a…

Woodbury bans grills, open flames, and stored fuel on balconies above ground level, or within 15 feet on ground-floor…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, § 93.06 bans open flame, barbecues, torches and fuel on balconies above ground…

In the City of Coon Rapids, no fire, flame or barbecue is allowed on a balcony above ground level in a building with…

In the City of Eagan, buildings with three or more dwelling units and a shared hallway or exit cannot have grills…

In buildings with three or more dwelling units sharing a hallway or exit, Lakeville bans any fire, open flame…

Maple Grove bans open flames and grills above ground level in taller multifamily buildings, unless the grill is far…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka City Code § 910.020 allows listed propane grills only at ground level…

In the City of Plymouth, at locations designated under Appendix O of the Minnesota State Fire Code, typically balconies…

Under the Minnesota State Fire Code, charcoal and gas grills may not be used on combustible balconies or within 10 feet…

The Minnesota State Fire Code bans open-flame grilling on balconies and within 15 feet of buildings with three or more…

Duluth Legislative Code § 21-1 adopts the Minnesota State Fire Code, including International Fire Code Appendix K…

In the City of Eagan, no one may kindle, maintain, or cause any fire or open flame, including a smoker, on a balcony…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Minnetonka City Code § 910.020 allows listed charcoal grills and smokers only at…

Anoka County Parks restrict all outdoor cooking fires, including smokers and grills, to designated areas: fire rings or…

A backyard smoker is treated as a cooking device, not open burning, so it needs no DNR permit. But like grills…

In the City of Duluth, fires and barbecues on balconies and patios fall under the Minnesota State Fire Code appendices…

In the City of Plymouth, charcoal grills and smokers are banned on balconies and patios at buildings designated under…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, wood smokers, charcoal grills, hibachis and propane or natural gas grills are…

In the City of Blaine, charcoal grills, wood smokers, manufactured hibachis, and propane or natural gas cooking devices…

Charcoal grills, propane grills, and natural gas smokers are carved out of Carver County's open burning code entirely…

In the City of Coon Rapids, a wood smoker is not treated as open burning at all: Section 12-415(4)(b) specifically…

Lakeville's Fire Prevention Code exempts wood smokers, charcoal grills, manufactured hibachis, and propane or natural…