Schaumburg, IL Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)

4, which states plainly that charcoal burners and other open-flame cooking devices, a category that covers propane and gas grills, cannot be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Two exceptions apply: Group R occupancies (residential buildings, though single-family homes fall outside the balcony scenario the rule targets) and cooking devices already protected by a commercial cooking hood system compliant with Section 607. In practice this rule falls hardest on multifamily buildings: a resident with a combustible wood balcony on a condominium or apartment cannot legally grill on that balcony with a charcoal or propane device unless the balcony construction or occupancy classification brings it within the Group R exception, and even then any grill must clear 10 feet from combustible siding, railings or overhangs if operated at ground level or on a noncombustible surface. 01.