(A) No person shall install or operate any woodstove unless such woodstove is:
(1) Safety listed by a recognized safety testing laboratory;
(2) Certified, when new, to be at least as clean as the EPA Phase II Standards for wood heaters as prescribed by the U.S.E.P.A. (MSP, 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart AAA), or is a fireplace, pellet stove or masonry heater; and
(3) Is an EPA Phase II woodstove or pellet stove installation; and a permit and final inspection for such installation have been obtained from the Building Department of the Town for such installation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the International Mechanical Code or the International Residential Code adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(B) Definitions.
(1) FIREPLACE. A chimney connected, solid fuel or gas burning appliance, that is intended primarily for occasional recreational and aesthetic use and only secondarily for incidental heating and that ordinarily is permanently installed into the structure of a building.
(2) MASONRY HEATER. A vented, wood burning radiant heating system constructed primarily of masonry materials weighing at least 1,754 pounds, either site built or assembled from factory made components, that is designed to burn rapidly, capturing and storing the resultant heat energy in the mass of the appliance through internal heat exchange flue channels.
(3) PELLET STOVE. A safety listed appliance designed to burn only wood pellets or any naturally pelleted fuel that is incapable of burning cord wood and may or may not be certified 40 C.F.R., § 60.
(4) WOODSTOVE. An airtight wood-heater, either freestanding or inserted into a fireplace.
(Res. 2056, passed 5-12-05; Am. Ord. 668, passed 5-12-05; Am. Res. 2332, passed 11-1-07; Am. Ord. 726, passed 11-1-07; Am. Res. 2818, passed 12-18-14; Am. Ord. passed 12-18-14; Am. Res. 3180, passed 1-23-20)