(a) No wood beams, joists or rafters shall be placed nearer than two inches to any chimney. No woodwork shall be placed nearer than two inches to the back wall of any fireplace.
(b) All enclosed floor and roof spaces between chimneys and wood beams shall be filled with loose fireproof mortar or other porous incombustible material, supported on strips of sheet metal lath set into the chimney and nailed to the joists and forming a buckled flexible joint between.
(c) No wood studding, furring, lathing or plugging shall be placed against any chimney or in the joints thereof. Wood construction shall either be set away from the chimney, or the plastering shall be done directly on the masonry, or on metal lath or other approved incombustible material. Wood furring strips to support base or other trim shall be insulated from the masonry by incombustible insulating material at least one-eighth of an inch thick, and metal wall plugs or other approved incombustible devices shall be used for nailing.
(d) No wood or steel beams or other framing members shall be framed into the masonry mass which includes a chimney. The fireplace concrete foundation and masonry shall be independent of the structure of the building.
(Ord. 1992-101. Passed 1-14-92.)