====== Patios ======

  - Members and their guests must abide by co-op noise rules, and may not congregate on patios between 10 p.m. and 9 a.m.
    - The board of directors will consider relaxing these hours for co-op wide events to which all members have been invited.
  - Members may use the grills on either patio area.
    - Grills **must** be kept at least 15 feet from any building (see **Safety**)
    - To minimize odors, members must use petroleum-based starter fluids sparingly, using only the minimum quantity of fluid needed to get charcoal fires started. Charcoal chimney starters, which do not use liquid fuel, are **strongly** recommended. Products pre-saturated in fuel, such as Match Light, are prohibited. Members must not cook on petroleum-based starter fuel.
    - Members who use the grills are expected to clean the grill racks and empty ashes from the grills after use.
    - Members who host parties on the patios are expected to empty the waste and recycling receptacles into the dumpster and recycle bins, respectively, after use.
    - When members are finished grilling, they should close grill covers and close all grill vents to extinguish fires. Grills must not be allowed to sit open overnight or during rainstorms.
    - Water should not be poured into grills
  - Members may use the firepit in the south patio area.
    - Fires are allowed between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
    - No fires are permitted if prevailing winds exceed 10 mph
    - Fires must be supervised at all times
    - The fire must be doused with water when finished
    - The fire pit is not for cooking food
    - Users must keep fires at a reasonable size (flames under 2 feet)
    - Only untreated, unpainted, dry wood and kindling may be burned. Treated woods and garbage may not be burned under any circumstances.
    - The firepit should not be used when Minneapolis has issued an air pollution alert
  - The co-op will furnish a portable trash receptacle at each patio.
  - Members should obtain approval from the board of directors before “donating” grills to the patios.
  - The board of directors reserves the right to dispose of unneeded patio furnishings.


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===== History =====
Approved 2018-05-21
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