Under Michigan's adopted fire code, charcoal and open-flame grills may not be used on combustible apartment balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. One- and two-family homes and small 1-pound propane cylinders are exempt. Kent County sets no separate rule.
Barbecue and propane-grill rules come from the Michigan-adopted International Fire Code (Section 308.1.4), enforced by local fire departments — not by a Kent County ordinance. The code bars charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices from operating on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Exceptions cover one- and two-family dwellings, buildings and balconies protected by automatic sprinklers, and LP-gas devices using a container of nominal 1-pound (2.5-pound water) capacity or less. This mainly restricts full-size charcoal and propane grills on wood apartment balconies and decks; single-family homeowners are not affected.
The fire marshal enforces IFC 308 through inspection and correction orders in multi-family buildings; continued violations can bring municipal civil-infraction fines and removal of the grill from the balcony.
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