(A) Definition.
(1) FREESTANDING WOOD- BURNING FURNACE. Any device or structure that is:
(a) Designed, intended, or used to provide heat and/or hot water to any residence or any structure; and
(b) Operated by the burning of wood or other solid fuel; and
(c) Not located within the structure for which it is providing heat or hot water.
(2) Excluded from the definition of a FREESTANDING WOOD-BURNING FURNACE is any device which is not designed or used to heat a structure other than the structure in which it is located.
(B) Prohibition. Except as provided below, it shall be unlawful to install, use, maintain or operate a freestanding wood-burning furnace, and to cause or permit the installation or operation of a freestanding wood-burning furnace, within the city.
(C) Separation requirements. A freestanding wood-burning furnace shall be permitted under the following circumstances:
(1) Where it is located no closer than 660 feet from any adjoining residential or commercial structure (excluding in this calculation the structure for which it is used to provide heat and/or hot water);
(2) That the unit be inspected and a boiler permit be obtained, as required under the applicable mechanical code.
(Ord. 2023-04, passed 4-17-2023)