Wonders why someone in Austin hasn't used pot to smoke brisket. - Greg GuitarBuster

A proposed city council resolution could threaten Austin's continued status as an international destination for Texas barbecue. District 3 council member Sabino "Pio" Renteria is spearheading a code change to limit barbecue smoke in residential areas, as reported by KUT. Pitmaster Aaron Franklin tells Eater if such a code were to pass, it could force Franklin Barbecue and many other barbecue joints in Austin to go out of business. The proposed code change would require any restaurant or food truck using "a wood or charcoal burning stove or grill" within one hundred and fifty feet of residential zoning to install an exhaust system known as smoke scrubbers. Franklin estimates the cost of such a system would run between $15,000 and $20,000, which he says is not an option for even his hyper-successful business. "Cost aside, the barbecue would not be the same—it would modify how the cooker smokes," Franklin says. "If this resolution passes, we would be forced to close or move. It would destroy Austin barbecue." - Greg GuitarBuster

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