(a) Any outdoor wood furnace installed and operated within the Village must be an EPA OWHH Phase I Program Qualified Model as defined in Section 1160.01(d).
(b) No person shall, from the effective date of this section, construct, install, establish, operate, or maintain an outdoor wood furnace other than in compliance with the applicable sections of this chapter.
(c) No person shall, from the effective date of this section, operate an outdoor wood furnace unless such operation conforms with the manufacturer’s instructions regarding such operation and the requirements of this chapter.
(d) All new outdoor wood furnaces shall be constructed, established, installed, operated and maintained in conformance with the manufacturer’s instructions and the requirements of this chapter. In the event of a conflict, the requirements of this chapter shall apply unless the manufacturer’s instructions are stricter, in which case the manufacturer’s instructions shall apply.
(e) No outdoor wood furnace may be installed and/or operated until a permit has been issued by the Village’s Zoning Inspector. The owner of the property seeking to install an outdoor wood furnace must fill out an application, present a site plan of the property showing the proposed location where the outdoor wood furnace is to be installed, and pay the permit fee set forth in Section 1140.04 for “other permits”. The owner of any new outdoor wood furnace shall produce the manufacturer’s owner’s manual or installation instructions to the Zoning Inspector to review prior to installation.
(f) All outdoor wood furnaces shall be laboratory tested and listed to appropriate safety standards such as UL, ANSI or other applicable safety standards.
(Ord. 09-134. Passed 10-15-09.)