Butler County has no ordinance regulating backyard barbecues or propane grills. Grilling is governed by the Ohio Fire Code, which mainly restricts open-flame and LP-gas cooking on the balconies of multi-family buildings. Single-family homeowners generally may grill freely, subject to any HOA rules.
There is no county rule on residential grilling. The applicable limits come from the state-adopted Ohio Fire Code (OAC 1301:7-7, based on the International Fire Code): for buildings with dwelling units, open-flame cooking devices and LP-gas grills are generally prohibited on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction, with exceptions for one- and two-family homes and where sprinklers are present. Single-family homeowners face no county cooking restriction. Homeowners' associations and apartment leases often impose stricter grill rules than the fire code, so check those separately.
Fire-code balcony grilling violations in multi-family buildings are cited by the local fire department; HOA or lease violations are handled privately by the association or landlord.
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