For the purpose of this article, 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 contaminant 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.
AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI): A system used by the department of environmental quality (DEQ) to report local, daily air pollution levels to the public. Monitored air pollution levels are converted to a uniform scale ranging from 0 (good) to 500 (hazardous) with the pollutant that has the highest ambient concentration measured in a given area determining the AQI.
BUILDING: Any structure, dwelling, office, industrial plant, garage or barn, whether publicly or privately owned or any other structure as defined by the international building code and international residential code as adopted by chapter 6, article 1, of this code.
BURN DOWN: That period of time following the declaration of an air pollution alert required for the cessation of combustion within solid fuel heating appliances or incineration included within this article.
CLEAN BURNING APPLIANCE: A solid fuel heating appliance that has been certified as clean burning by the United States environmental protection agency at the time of its manufacture.
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP: Fifty percent (50%) or less of Canyon 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 Canyon County.
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 materials which emit toxic contaminants or smoke or particulates when burned including, but not limited to: household garbage, tires or other rubber materials or products, junked motor vehicles or any materials resulting from motor vehicle salvage operation, plastics, petroleum products, dead animals or parts thereof, commercial waste, asphalt or composition roofing or any other asphaltic material or product, drywall, sheetrock, tar, tarpaper, floor underlayment, insulation, insulated wire, lumber or timber treated with preservatives, wet materials, pathogenic wastes, hazardous wastes, paint or chemicals, or any other materials that would otherwise be allowed under this definition but the burning of which is determined to be a nuisance or hazard by the authority having jurisdiction and responsibility for the administration and enforcement of regulations for the prevention and control of fires.
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 appliances which constitute the only source of heat in a building for the purpose of space heating. No solid fuel heating appliance 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 and 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: Any enclosed device designed for solid fuel combustion that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) An air to fuel ratio averaging less than thirty five to one (35:1);
(2) Firebox volume less than twenty (20) cubic feet;
(3) Minimum burn rate less than five kilograms (5 kg) per hour; and
(4) Maximum weight of less than eight hundred kilograms (800 kg). Explicitly excluded are furnaces, boilers, cook stoves, and open fireplaces. (Ord. 04-001, 1-28-2004)