2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Verified from official government sources
Washtenaw County sets no barbecue rule. Under the Michigan-adopted fire code, LP-gas and charcoal grills and their fuel generally may not be used or stored on balconies or within 10 feet of combustible multifamily buildings. Single-family backyard grilling is unrestricted.
No Washtenaw County or state rule specifically covers backyard barbecue smokers. They are treated like other cooking appliances: legal at single-family homes, but persistent heavy smoke can trigger local nuisance enforcement, and multifamily balcony use follows the fire-code grill limits.
1 cities in Washtenaw County have their own outdoor cooking rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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