Except as herein provided, every gas-fired boiler, furnace, fireplace, oven or other gas-fired heating or cooking appliance shall be connected to an approved flue so that all gaseous products of the combustion of such gas are conducted to such flue. The flue shall afford a continuous and unobstructed outlet to the open air above the roof of the building in which the boiler, furnace, fireplace, oven or other gas-fired heating or cooking appliance is located. The flue shall be so constructed and located so as not to be dangerous to the health or life of the occupants of any building. Such flue connections shall not be required for the following:
(a) Gas ranges and gas hot plates used in kitchens in dwellings or apartments, when such ranges or hot plates have been approved as safe for such use without the vents by an accredited testing laboratory or by an agency recognized as competent to pass upon such matters.
(b) Gas appliances, other than gas water heaters connected to a water supply system, which have a rated input of 5,000 BTU or less per hour for commercial uses only.
(c) Radiant heaters when located in a fireplace which has a flue which complies with the requirements of this section for flues for gas appliances, provided the face of the radiants of such heater is set back not less than three inches from the face of the fireplace.
(d) Portable stoves in which bottle gas, gasoline, kerosene or alcohol is used as the sole means of producing heat.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)