Charcoal, propane, and gas grills are exempt from Canton's recreational-fire permit. But the Ohio Fire Code bars operating charcoal or open-flame cooking devices on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction at multi-family buildings; houses are exempt.
At a single-family or two-family home in Stark County, grilling is unrestricted and needs no fire permit; Canton explicitly exempts grills from its recreational-fire application. At apartments and condos, the Ohio Fire Code (Section 308) prohibits operating charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction, and bars propane containers over 2.5 pounds in those areas. Natural-gas fixed grills may be allowed on multi-family balconies only with written approval from the fire code official. Local fire prevention bureaus enforce these limits; township rules generally follow the state fire code.
Grilling on an apartment balcony or within 10 feet of the building can bring a fire-code correction order and citation. Home grilling is not regulated this way.
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