Outdoor Cooking in New Jersey (2026)

In the City of Bayonne, portable charcoal and LP gas barbecue grills cannot be stored or used on porches, balconies, or…

Cooking anywhere in a Bergen County park is limited to portable grills set up in designated picnic areas, or to…

Cherry Hill Township bans liquefied petroleum gas containers over one pound, the size that fuels a standard propane…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, propane, natural gas, and charcoal grills cannot be located for use within a…

Gloucester County bans propane tanks and other bottled cooking fuel in every park area under Section 2(t) of the Parks…

Hackensack bans portable grills and open lighted fuel such as propane, wood, paper or synthetic material on balconies…

Hamilton Township bans propane grills entirely on park and recreation land. Visitors may only use the grills…

In Howell Township, New Jersey public parks, charcoal and wood-burning grills are strictly prohibited. Propane gas…

Grilling or cooking food in a Brick Township park requires a permit, and only factory-built grills are allowed…

Edison Township's Fire Prevention Standards bar operating a barbecue grill, whether propane, charcoal or wood fired…

Old Bridge Township's local Fire Prevention Code bars barbecue grills from being used inside or on top of any building…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, § 169-14 of the Township Code bars barbecue grills from any porch, balcony or…

Passaic County allows grilling in its parks but bans grills on tables or benches, bans deep fryers, torches, open fire…

Piscataway Township bans operating any barbecue grill, propane or charcoal, within five feet of a building, wall or…

Union County allows charcoal grills and barbecues in its parks only in designated cooking areas, using approved…

Hoboken bans open flames and barbecues in City parks and recreation areas unless the user first gets a permit. City…

Lakewood Township's open-burning ordinance, Code § 3-27, treats outdoor grills, campfires and fireplaces as regulated…

Hackensack confines outdoor grilling on City parkland to designated grill areas under § 117-6(O), added in 2015…

Newark bans open fires citywide except for a short list of allowances, including residential picnic and barbecue…

In Old Bridge Township, the local Fire Prevention Code bars barbecue grills from sitting inside or on top of any…

In City of Plainfield parks, § 10:12-7 allows a fire only in a stove, grill or fireplace provided at the park or…

Piscataway Township's open-burning ban carves out an exception for cooking: § 10-12.1b(6) allows an outdoor grill…

Toms River Township counts a built-in outdoor kitchen as part of deck height, so an outdoor kitchen structure must fit…

In Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, § 430-40C lists outdoor barbecue structures and storage sheds as permitted…