Revisions to the Grill Ordinance

City of Hendersonville

Ordinance 2005 – 32

Effective Date: September 13, 2005

          AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2003 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AS ADOPTED BY THE

CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE.

         NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE

CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE, that the International Fire Code, as adopted by

Ordinance 2004 – 35, is hereby amended as follows:

                                Section 307.5 is amended to read as follows:

                                307.5 Open-flame cooking devices. Charcoal burners and other  open-flame cooking devices shall not

                                           be operated or stored on combustible balconies or within ten (10) feet (3048 mm) of

                                           combustible construction.

                                Exceptions:

                                          1. One and two family dwellings.

                                          2. Where buildings and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.

This ordinance will be enforced by the Fire Marshal’s Office of the Hendersonville Fire Department.

                                                                   Violators will be subject to citation through City Court.

                                                                                                Jamie H. Steele, Fire Chief

                                                                                               Darrell W. Fleming, Fire Marshal