2 rules for unincorporated Stark County, Ohio.
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Charcoal, propane, and gas grills are exempt from Canton's recreational-fire permit. But the Ohio Fire Code bars operating charcoal or open-flame cooking devices on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction at multi-family buildings; houses are exempt.
City of Canton Recreational Fire Rules
A small fire contained in a non-commercial clean-burning enclosed cooking apparatus, commonly known as a grill, which is fueled by charcoal, propane or natural gas or similar material is exempt.
A backyard smoker counts as a clean-burning cooking apparatus like a grill, so Canton exempts it from the recreational-fire permit. At apartments, the same Ohio Fire Code balcony limits apply. Smoke that drifts onto neighbors can still be a local nuisance.
City of Canton Recreational Fire Rules
A small fire contained in a non-commercial clean-burning enclosed cooking apparatus, commonly known as a grill, which is fueled by charcoal, propane or natural gas or similar material is exempt.
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