The City of Austin is considering banning outdoor, solid-fuel burning appliances.

City council is set to vote on a proposed ordinance Monday that would prohibit outdoor stoves that burn solid materials, such as corn or other waste.

However, the ordinance would not include natural-gas-fired fireplace logs, wood-burning fireplaces and wood stoves inside a property.

Also, outdoor, solid-fuel burning stoves installed and permitted by the city before the ordinance takes effect would be grandfathered in.

Community development director Craig Hoium said during an October council meeting that a number of northeast Austin homeowners had complained about outdoor burning at a local pallet-making factory.

He said the homeowners have expressed concerns about excess smoke, especially when it gets sucked into homes through ventilation systems.