Avondale has no special ordinance restricting backyard propane or charcoal grilling. Grilling follows the adopted 2018 International Fire Code (City Code Sec. 10-40); the main limit applies to grills used on combustible balconies of multi-family buildings, and cooking fires are even allowed on No-Burn Days.
Backyard barbecuing in Avondale is not separately regulated by a city ordinance; it falls under the 2018 International Fire Code adopted in City Code Section 10-40. For single-family homes, propane and charcoal grilling is a normal residential activity, and the small LP-gas cylinders typical of a gas grill do not require a fire permit. The most notable fire-code restriction concerns multi-family occupancies: the International Fire Code generally prohibits operating, and in many cases storing, charcoal and LP-gas grills on combustible balconies or within a set distance of combustible construction at apartments and condominiums, with limited exceptions for buildings protected by automatic sprinklers and for one- and two-family dwellings. On the air-quality side, Maricopa County's burning rules expressly preserve cooking: a fire used to cook, smoke or flavor food for immediate human consumption is allowed even on a declared No-Burn Day, provided it is kept reasonably small (generally about two square feet), burns only clean dry wood or gaseous fuel, and is extinguished promptly. In short, ordinary backyard grilling is permitted year-round in Avondale; apartment and condo residents should check their building rules and the balcony-grill limits in the adopted fire code.
Improper grill use, such as operating a propane or charcoal grill on a combustible apartment balcony, can be cited under the adopted fire code via City Code Section 10-42 (generally a class one misdemeanor or a $250 civil penalty).
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