This section of this subchapter addresses the permitted locations, standards for installation of exterior furnaces, limitations on type of fuel to be utilized and permit fees:
(A) Exterior furnaces are only permitted on parcels of real estate under single ownership which are no less than five acres in size;
(B) Exterior furnaces are only permitted as a single primary or accessory use on the above size parcel;
(C) Exterior furnace shall be located not less than 50 feet from the nearest adjacent property lines;
(D) The fuel permitted for combustion in an exterior furnace installation shall be limited to:
(1) Natural gas;
(2) Propane;
(3) Home heating fuel;
(4) Coal; and
(5) Wood.
(E) Prohibited fuel for combustion of an exterior furnace installation shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(1) Industrial waste;
(2) Treated lumber;
(3) Railroad ties;
(4) Rubber;
(5) Plastic;
(6) Used motor oil;
(7) Toxic chemicals;
(8) Contaminated waste;
(9) Yard waste;
(10) Household or commercial garbage;
(11) Cardboard;
(12) Wastepaper;
(13) Animal waste; and
(14) Any material prohibited for combustion by federal or state statutes.
(F) No exterior furnace shall be used as a waste incinerator;
(G) The exterior furnace or furnace device shall be installed, maintained and operated in strict conformity with federal and state rules and regulations and in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications; and
(H) The aforesaid restrictions shall not prohibit the installation, use or operation of exterior chimneys, stove pipes or similar contrivances that are otherwise in conformity with federal and/or state laws, rules and regulations constituting any part of an interior furnace, heating or stove system or the operation or any such system or any system which provides the exhaust of waste, heat, smoke or similar substances from interior spaces.
(Prior Code, Ch. 10, § 402) (Ord. 2-2009, passed 6-15-2009, § II) Penalty, see § 91.999