POP-UP CANOPY.
Madison General Ordinances § 34.3100
in effect34.3100 - POP-UP CANOPY.
IFC Chapter 31 applies to a pop-up canopy. The following only apply to a pop-up canopy in use for less than nine (9) consecutive days at a single event: (Am. by ORD-22-00052, 6-21-22)
(1) IFC Sections 3103.8.2 and 3104 are not applicable.
(2) The following language is in addition to IFC section 3103.9:
The pop-up canopy must be anchored and secured to withstand winds up to sixty miles per hour (60 mph).
(3) The following language is substituted for IFC section 3107.4:
Open flame or other devices emitting flame, fire or heat or any flammable or combustible liquids, gas, charcoal or other cooking device or any other unapproved devices shall not be permitted inside the pop-up canopy.
(4) The following language is substituted for IFC section 3107.9:
Approved portable fire extinguishers complying with Section 906 shall be provided within ten (10) feet of any pop-up canopy where cooking or other open flames are in use.
(5) The following language is substituted for IFC section 3107.13.2:
LP-gas containers and tanks, shall be located outside the pop-up canopy.
(6) The distance listed in IFC section 3107.14.2 is amended from fifty (50) feet to ten (10) feet.
(7) The distance listed in IFC section 3107.14.3 is amended from twenty (20) feet to ten (10) feet.
(8) The following language is in addition to the language in IFC section 3107.16:
Generators with a rated output of 10,000 watts or less must be outside the pop-up canopy but may be closer than twenty (20) feet.
(9) The following requirements are in addition to the requirements found in IFC chapter 31:
When cooking is occurring or there is an open flame within ten (10) feet of the pop-up canopy the floor surface shall be non-combustible.
(Cr. by ORD-18-00103, 10-23-18)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIVCH32--45_CH34FIPRCO_34.3100PCAFetched: 11/1/2026