{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fc-307","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FC 307","heading":"Section FC 307: Open Fires","body":"307.1 General.\n\nKindling, building, maintaining or using an open fire is prohibited.\n\nExceptions:\n\n1. Portable outdoor barbecues as authorized by FC 307.5.\n\n2. Outdoor noncommercial barbecue fires in equipment provided by and located in city parks where such open fires are allowed by the Department of Parks and Recreation.\n\n3. In connection with training of fire brigades or similar purposes by persons or entities where such training is required by law, rule or regulation.\n\n4. Approved open fires used for special effects in connection with television, motion picture, theatrical and other entertainment productions.\n\n5. Coke-fueled salamanders at a construction site in accordance with FC 307.6 and the rules.\n\n6. Lighting of charcoal for hookah use on the premises of non-tobacco hookah establishments in accordance with FC 310 and the rules.\n\n7. Residential fire pits as authorized by FC 307.7.\n\n307.2 Authorization.\n\nOpen fires allowed pursuant to FC 307.1 may only be kindled, built, maintained or used with the prior written authorization of the agencies with regulatory jurisdiction, property owner and other required approvals, and only when such open fires are maintained in compliance with all conditions of such authorization or approval. The commissioner may prohibit the kindling, building, maintaining or use of open fire or order the extinguishment of any open fire allowed by this section, upon a determination that such open fire will create an undue hazard because of conditions in the surrounding environment.\n\n307.3 Reserved.\n\n307.4 Attendance.\n\nOpen fires shall be constantly attended until the fire is extinguished. A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher complying with the requirements of FC 906 with a minimum 4-A rating or other approved on-site fire-extinguishing equipment, such as a garden hose connected to an approved water supply, shall be available for immediate use.\n\n307.5 Portable outdoor barbecues.\n\nCharcoal, electric, and LPG and piped natural gas-fueled portable outdoor barbecues may be operated and maintained in compliance with the requirements of this section.\n\n307.5.1 General.\n\nPortable outdoor barbecues burning charcoal, powered by electricity, or fueled by LPG containers or piped natural gas may be stored and used on any residential premises in compliance with the requirements of this section and the rules. Portable outdoor barbecues burning charcoal, powered by electricity, or fueled by piped natural gas may be stored and used on any other premises in compliance with the requirements of this section and the rules, except as may be restricted by the Zoning Resolution or the Department by rule or order. Stationary outdoor grills and other outdoor cooking equipment shall be installed in accordance with the Building and Mechanical Codes, and operated and maintained in accordance with this section.\n\n307.5.2 Grate area.\n\nThe total grate area of a portable outdoor barbecue shall not exceed 10 square feet (0.929 m\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t).\n\n307.5.3 Clearance distances.\n\nPortable outdoor barbecues shall not be stored or used within 10 feet (3048 mm) of any combustible waste, combustible material, or any combustible building surface, including combustible roofs and decks. To the maximum extent feasible, windows, doors and other building openings within 10 feet (3048 mm) of a barbecue in use shall be kept closed. An entrance door shall be closed immediately after entering or exiting the building while the barbecue is in use.\n\n307.5.4 Fire extinguishing equipment.\n\nA garden-type hose attached to a water supply, or a minimum of one portable fire extinguisher complying with the requirements of FC 906 with a minimum 4-A rating, shall be provided for any portable outdoor barbecue, and shall be readily accessible whenever the portable outdoor barbecue is in use. A portable fire extinguisher complying with the requirements of FC 906 and with a Class K rating shall be provided for any portable outdoor barbecue used for commercial cooking purposes, and shall be readily accessible whenever such barbecue is in use.\n\n307.5.5 Natural gas piping.\n\nThe natural gas piping supplying portable outdoor barbecues designed to use piped natural gas shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Fuel Gas Code.\n\n307.5.6 LPG containers.\n\nPortable outdoor barbecues fueled by LPG containers shall additionally comply with the requirements of FC 307.5.6.1 and 307.5.6.2.\n\n307.5.6.1 Group R-2 occupancies.\n\nOnly portable outdoor barbecues designed for use with LPG containers with a capacity of 16.4 ounces (0.465 kg) may be stored or used on the premises of a Group R-2 occupancy. Indoor storage of 16.4-ounce (0.465 kg) LPG containers for this or any other purpose is limited to a maximum of four such containers per dwelling unit.\n\n307.5.6.2 Group R-3 occupancies.\n\nPortable outdoor barbecues designed for use with LPG containers with a capacity of 20 pounds (9.08 kg) or LPG containers with a capacity of 16.4 ounces (0.465 kg) may be stored or used on the premises of a Group R-3 occupancy. Twenty-pound LPG containers shall not be stored or used indoors, or on any rooftop or balcony. A maximum of two 20-pound LPG containers may be used to fuel a portable outdoor barbecue. Indoor storage of 16.4-ounce (0.465 kg) LPG containers for this or any other purpose is limited to a maximum of four such containers per dwelling unit.\n\n307.5.7 Cleaning.\n\nPortable outdoor barbecues shall be periodically cleaned by removing grease or fat accumulations from grills and in trays below the grill.\n\n307.6 Coke-fueled salamanders.\n\nCoke and coke-fueled salamanders may be stored, handled and used for construction-related curing and drying at construction sites in accordance with this section and the rules.\n\n307.6.1 Supervision.\n\nThe handling and use of coke and coke-fueled salamanders at construction sites, including the extinguishment of the coke, shall be under the personal supervision of a certificate of fitness holder. A certificate of fitness holder may not supervise the handling or use of more than fifty coke-fueled salamanders, or the handling or use of coke or coke-fueled salamanders that are located on more than one floor. The storage of coke and coke-fueled salamanders at construction sites shall be under the general supervision of a certificate of fitness holder.\n\n307.7 Residential Fire Pits.\n\nResidential fire pits may be stored and used to maintain an open fire in compliance with the requirements of this section and the rules on the premises of a detached Group R-3 occupancy in any R1, R2, or R3 residential zoning district.\n\n307.7.1 Safe operations.\n\nResidential fire pits must be operated in accordance with manufacturer instructions for such residential fire pit, and shall be constantly attended while a fire is lit.\n\n307.7.2 Clearance distances.\n\nResidential fire pits shall not be stored or used within 10 feet (3048 mm) of any combustible waste, combustible material, or any combustible building surface. To the extent feasible, windows, doors and other building openings within 25 feet (7620 mm) of a residential fire pit in use shall be kept closed. An entrance door shall be closed immediately after entering or exiting the building while a residential fire pit is in use.\n\n307.7.3 Design and operation.\n\nThe department may establish by rule standards for the design, installation, operation and maintenance for residential fire pits, provided that such rules are consistent with provisions established by this section.\n\n307.7.4 Hazardous environmental conditions.\n\nThe department may prohibit use of residential fire pits in any location upon determination that such activity creates an undue fire hazard because of conditions in the surrounding environment, including during wind conditions or red flag weather.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 29","Chapter 2: New York City Fire Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"aae9bcc3cc4b4afdeeb8beda8be82d5834027a5a3ca7d3d4459f8bb7af95fa10","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fc-306","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fc-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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