Excelsior, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 8, art. IV § 8-124

(a) Standards. Every stairway, inside or outside of a rental dwelling or rental dwelling unit, and every porch or balcony, shall be kept in safe condition and sound repair. Stairs, handrails, and guardrails shall conform to the standards of the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the city. Every handrail and guardrail shall be firmly fastened and maintained in good condition. No flight of stairs shall have settled out of its intended position or have pulled away from the supporting or adjacent structures enough to cause a hazard. No flight of stairs shall have rotting, loose, or deteriorating supports. Excepting spiral and winding stairways, the treads and risers of every flight of stairs shall be uniform in width and height. Stairways shall be capable of supporting the live load required under the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the city.
(b) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Cooking device means any barbecue rotisserie, roaster, oven, or similar equipment used in food preparation.
Open flame fire means any burning of fuel, and includes any torch, flare, candle, decorative light, fondue, or other heating, burning, or lighting equipment or device having an open flame.
Multiple dwelling means any residential structure other than a single-family dwelling, including a hotel or motel, and including type I and type II construction.
(c) Prohibition. No person shall use, maintain, store, or permit any cooking device, or light, set, kindle, maintain, or permit any open flame fire, on any balcony, platform, patio, or deck extension of a multiple-tenant dwelling of two or more stories, unless such building is of type I or type II construction as defined in the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the city.