Am I allowed to have a barbecue grill on my apartment patio?

It is unlawful for a tenant, the management or an owner of an apartment house or any other person to use or allow or permit to be used a grill in an apartment house or within ten feet of any part of an apartment house or on or under any portion of the structure of an apartment house.

Grill means a fixed or portable cooking utensil on which food is exposed directly to red heat or open flame as from heated briquettes, charcoal, electricity, natural gas, propane compressed gas or wood, which is commonly referred to as a barbecue pit, barbecue grill, hibachi or smoker. (Ordinance 94-08-04, section 1, adopted 8/2/94)

Any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of this article is committed, continued, or permitted and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine in an amount not less than $200.00 nor more than $2,000.00. (Ordinance 94-08-04, section 3, adopted 8/2/94)


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1. Where can I obtain a copy of a fire report?
2. Are fireworks allowed in the city?
3. Am I allowed to have a barbecue grill on my apartment patio?
4. Is open burning permitted in the city?
5. Where can I find a permit application?