For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and derivations all have the meanings given herein. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
AIR POLLUTION: The presence in the outdoor atmosphere of any contaminate or combinations thereof in such quality or of such nature and duration and under such conditions as would be injurious to human health or welfare, to plant or animal life, or to property, or to interfere unreasonably with the enjoyment of life or property.
BUILDING: Any structure, dwelling, office, industrial plant, garage or barn, whether publicly or privately owned or any other structure as defined by the building code as adopted by title 7, chapter 2 of this code.
BURN DOWN: That period of time following an air pollution alert required for the cessation of combustion within solid fuel heating appliances or any outdoor fires or burning or incineration included within this Chapter.
CLEAN BURNING APPLIANCE: A solid fuel heating appliance that has been certified as clean burning by either the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality or the United States Environmental Protection Agency and has been placed on the list of approved clean burning appliances maintained by Ada County Development Services.
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP: Fifty percent (50%) or less of Ada County's median income as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
FIREPLACE: A residential solid fuel burning device with an air-to-fuel ratio of greater than thirty (30) which is a permanent structural feature of a building. A fireplace is made up of a concealed masonry or metal flue and a masonry or metal firebox enclosed in decorative masonry or other building materials. A residential solid fuel burning device which is freestanding or which is installed into an existing "fireplace" opening is not included in the definition of "fireplace".
HEAT OUTPUT: The British Thermal Unit (BTU)/hour output of a solid fuel heating appliance measured under the testing criteria as adopted by the Ada County Development Services Department.
OPEN BURNING: The combustion of any material not contained in a heating appliance or incinerator.
PARTICULATE MATTER: Any gas-borne particles resulting from incomplete combustion, consisting predominantly, but not exclusively, of carbon and other combustible matter.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, organization or governmental entity.
REFUSE: All solid waste, garbage, and rubbish, including but not limited to cardboard, plastic, rubber, styrofoam, petroleum products, food stuff, Christmas trees, yard debris, or chemically treated wood.
REFUSE INCINERATOR: Any device designed or operated to reduce the volume of refuse. Natural gas-fired pathological incinerators are excluded.
SOLE SOURCE: One or more solid fuel heating devices which constitute the only source of heat in a building for the purpose of space heating. No solid fuel heating device(s) shall be the sole source of heat if the building is equipped with a permanently installed furnace or heating system designed to heat the building that is connected or unconnected from its energy source, utilizing oil, natural gas, electricity or propane.
SOLID FUEL: Any form of untreated wood or coal.
SOLID FUEL HEATING APPLIANCE: An enclosed device designed for solid fuel combustion that meets all of the following criteria:
A. An air-to-fuel ratio averaging less than thirty five to one (35-to-1);
B. Firebox volume less than twenty (20) cubic feet;
C. Minimum burn rate less than five (5) kilograms per hour; and
D. Maximum weight of less than eight hundred (800) kilograms.
Explicitly excluded are furnaces, boilers, cook stoves, and open fireplaces.
WEIGHTED AVERAGE: The weighted average of the test results of the distribution of the heating needs in Ada County as calculated by the building department of Ada County. (Ord. 254, 11-3-1992)