OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Charcoal grills on decks will soon be banned for some Osage Beach-area condo and apartment residents. The regulations stem from a new ordinance passed by the Osage Beach Fire Protection District, which also added new rules for gas grill owners. The changes will take effect on Jan. 1, 2017.

The OBFPD Board of Directors’ decision was made after many discussions, including the hosting of a Public Hearing on the matter. The ordinance change will cover all decks and balconies in Multi-Story Multi-Unit residential buildings where the decks are not protected by an automatic sprinkler system.

The new ordinance states the following for decks and balconies with no sprinkler protection:

  1. No Charcoal Grills allowed under any circumstance
  2. LP (gas) BBQ Grills allowed, however they must be at the furthest point away from the structure along the railing. Note if there are sidewalls on decks/balconies separating each unit then these BBQ grill must be not only along the railing but in the center of the deck along the railing.
  3. No more than two 20-lb cylinders can be on the deck (1 in use and 1 backup)
  4. A fire extinguisher must be present on the balcony.

The full text of the ordinance is below:

DELETION: Section 308.1.4 (page 47) Delete in its entirety and insert: Charcoal Burners and other open-flame devices shall not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction.

Exceptions: 

  1. One-and two-family dwellings.
  2. Where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system.
  3. Liquefied-petroleum-gas-fueled cooking devices. Where LP-gas burners having an LP-gas container with a water capacity greater than 2.5 pounds [nominal 1 pound (0.454 kg)LP-gas capacity] are located at the furthest distance possible from the structure along the balcony railing.
  4. No unit shall store more than two (2) 20 pound cylinders, empty or full, for use with their open flame cooking device on their balcony or deck.

Where Liquefied-petroleum-gas-fueled cooking devises are utilized R-2 settings as defined above then a Portable Fire Extinguisher shall be present on the balcony in accordance with Section 906.1.3 of the 2012 IFC (page 111). 

This addendum to ordinance number 2013-3 Fire Code have been duly considered and voted upon by the Board of Directors of the Osage Beach Fire Protection District. It was duly enacted as an addendum to ordinance number 2013-3 of said District on the twentieth day of September, 2016.  The effective date of this ordinance shall be at 12:01 a.m. on the first day of January, 2017.

Addendum 2 to number 2013-3 Fire Code.


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