Skip to Content Skip to Main Menu Skip to Global Menu
Colclough Lake Colclough Lake
Home Citizen Services Residents Businesses Visitors Emergency Services County Offices
You are here: Home > County Offices > Fire Rescue > Fire Rescue Operations > Life Safety and Internal Affairs > Outdoor Grilling
divider

Outdoor Grilling

Fire Code Relative to Grills on Balconies

The current code reference for grills on balconies from the Florida Fire Prevention Code (2005) reads as follows:

FFPC(2005): NFPA 1: 10.11.7 For other than one- and two-family dwellings, no hibachi, gas-fired grills, charcoal grills or other similar devices used for cooking, heating, or any other purpose, shall be used or kindled on any balcony or under any overhanging portion or within 10 ft (3 m) of any structure. Listed electric ranges, grills, or similar electrical apparatus shall be permitted.

Please call the Alachua County Fire Rescue Fire Prevention Bureau at (352)384-3103 if you require additional clarification.





This website is a public service. Please read the Legal Disclaimer. Website designed and engineered by Alachua County ITS.Applications Division Version 2010 (v1.0)

Under Florida law (Statute 119.011), all information, including e-mail, written letters, documents and phone messages, sent to the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners is subject to Public Records law. This includes the sender's e-mail address, home address or phone number if shown in the message, the content of the message and any associated attachments to the mail. Also please be aware that electronic correspondence (e-mail) is made available on the Commission's public archive site immediately upon being sent. Instead, contact Alachua County Offices by phone or in writing.