BBQs allowed in Hawthorne Ct in a house's individual "bay" only. Each house, however, can outlaw them for their own house, because of cooking smells that might disturb other residents, etc. Each house is its own coop. BBQs not allowed in the common areas (north end, south end, center circle) except for court-wide occasions. Reason is that it is not fair for individuals to take over common areas for their own exclusive use for an evening, or whatever. Common areas are common areas, and should be open to all Hawthorne Court residents at all times, thus they are not to be used for private parties. Each house has its own bay for that purpose. People who are outraged at any limits on garden use are not thinking clearly. These gardens have to be maintained and cared for at considerable expense to the coops. They are not public parks. The noise made by groups of children or by private parties is genuinely disturbing to other residents at times, who have the right to have their needs considered, too. There have to be limits on garden use. Ball playing, for instance, is a legal risk. It once happened that a resident was hit by a ball thrown by a child in the garden, and his nose was broken. He was holding his infant at the time and the infant could have been hurt. I hope everyone can understand why that would be a problem. There could be a lawsuit. There could be a tragic injury. That's why there is no ball playing allowed, ever, no matter what kind of ball is involved. It's the same reason there are traffic laws. I find it astounding that some people seem to think that they should have total freedom to do whatever they want in a common, jointly owned, shared garden.