Barbecuing with charcoal or propane grills is broadly allowed in Macomb County and is not restricted by any county ordinance. Local rules generally exempt cooking grills from open-burning permits. For apartments and condos, Michigan's adopted fire code limits where LP-gas and charcoal grills may be used near multifamily buildings. Follow
Grilling for food preparation is treated separately from open burning. Macomb Township, for example, requires no permit to burn in enclosed devices or for charcoal and gas barbecues used for food preparation — a typical approach across Macomb County communities. Single-family homeowners may generally grill on their own property with common-sense placement away from structures and combustibles. The main restriction comes from Michigan's adopted International Fire Code (Section 308), which limits LP-gas containers and open-flame charcoal grills on balconies and near combustible multifamily buildings; many apartment and condo complexes therefore prohibit grills on balconies or within a set distance of the building. In public parks, grilling is limited to designated grills and stoves. Store propane cylinders outdoors, upright, away from
Local fire departments enforce grill placement under the state-adopted fire code. Using a charcoal or LP-gas grill on an apartment balcony or too close to a multifamily building can bring correction orders and civil-infraction citations; lease and condo rules may
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