Sedgwick County has no ordinance restricting residential barbecue grills or grill-size propane cylinders. Household use is unrestricted; the adopted International Fire Code limits open-flame and LP-gas grilling near multi-family buildings, and larger propane tanks need fire-code clearances.
There is no Sedgwick County ordinance regulating backyard barbecue grilling or the propane cylinders used with grills. Single-family homeowners may use charcoal or propane grills without a permit. The county's adopted 2018 International Fire Code restricts open-flame cooking devices and LP-gas containers on balconies and near combustible construction at apartment and multi-family buildings — a common code limit that typically bans grills within 10 feet of such structures unless protected. Ordinary 20-lb barbecue cylinders are allowed; larger stationary propane tanks require fire-code clearances. Grilling is not “open burning,” so no burn permit is needed. Inside cities, the local fire code governs grill placement at multi-family properties.
Grilling too close to a multi-family building in violation of the fire code can be ordered corrected by fire officials; there are no ordinary penalties for household single-family grilling.
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