Backyard barbecuing is expressly allowed in Allen County: cookout fires are exempt from open-burning distance limits. Propane grills follow the statewide Indiana Fire Code; the county sets no separate grill ordinance, though multi-family properties may face fire-code placement limits.
Allen County Code 8-20-4-1 lists 'fires for cookouts' among the special-purpose fires allowed without the distance restrictions that apply to other open burning, so grilling and barbecuing in a residential backyard is permitted. There is no separate county ordinance regulating propane or charcoal grills; LP-gas cylinders and grill use are governed by the Indiana Fire Code (675 IAC 22, adopting the International Fire Code and NFPA 58). Under the fire code, on apartment and condominium balconies the use or storage of LP-gas grills near combustible construction is typically restricted unless the building is sprinklered. Single-family homeowners face no such balcony restriction.
A cookout that causes a smoke nuisance falls under AC 8-20-2-2 (infraction, $25 fine). Balcony grill limits at multi-family buildings are enforced under the Indiana Fire Code.
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