(a) Outdoor wood Furnace means any equipment, device, appliance or apparatus, or any part thereof, which is installed, affixed or situated outdoors for the primary purpose of combustion of fuel to produce heat or energy used as a component of a heating system providing heat for any interior space or water source. An Outdoor Wood Furnace may also be referred to as an Outdoor Wood Boiler or Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heater.
(b) Chimney means a flue or flues that carries off exhaust from an Outdoor Wood Furnace firebox or burn chamber.
(c) EPA Phase 1 Program means EPA OWHH (Outdoor Woodfired Hydronic Heater) Phase 1 Program administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(d) EPA Phase 1 Program Qualified Model means an Outdoor Wood Furnace that has been EPA OWHH Phase 1 Program qualified. The model has met the EPA OWHH Phase 1 emission level and has the proper qualifying label and hangtag.
(e) EPA Phase 2 Program means EPA OWHH (Outdoor Wood Hydronic Heater) Phase 2 Program administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(f) EPA Phase 2 Program Qualified Model means an outdoor wood Furnace that has been EPA OWHH Phase 2 Program Qualified. The model has met the EPA OWHH Phase 2 emission level and has the proper qualifying label and hangtag.
(g) Existing Outdoor Wood Furnace means an Outdoor Wood Furnace that was purchased and installed prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
(h) Natural wood means wood, which has not been painted, varnished or coated with a similar material, has not been pressure treated with preservatives and does not contain resins or glues as in plywood or other composite wood products.
(i) New Outdoor Wood Furnace means an Outdoor Wood Furnace that is first installed, established or constructed after the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. 11-084. Passed 9-26-11.)