§ 46-75. Provisions inapplicable.

The provisions of this article do not apply to:

(a)

Barbecue grill fires used solely for the preparation of food, provided that a grate is maintained over the fire;

(b)

Lawful activities involving incendiary devices, fireworks, sparklers, or any instrumentality Pasco County is pre-empted or precluded from regulating;

(c)

Fire or flame controlled industrial or commercial processes for which permits have been issued, or if no permit is issued, take place in a controlled environment such as to make it unlikely that such incendiary, flame, or heat generating device will cause any type of wildfire or be a danger outside of the premises where the procedure or process is being used;

(d)

Residential outdoor cooking done on a suitable piece of equipment designed to contain the fire, flame and heat generated thereby;

(e)

Outdoor cooking may also be done in any public or private place where there are facilities designated for outdoor cooking which would contain the heat, flames, or fire otherwise generated by outdoor cooking; and

(f)

Any duly existing or constituted fire department, fire district, or volunteer fire department conducting training exercises involving open fire or flame solely for training purposes under controlled conditions.

(Ord. No. 08-41, § 1, 9-23-08; Ord. No. 18-14, § 4, 4-11-18)