Any exterior solid fuel-fired heating device installed after January 1, 2007, must meet the following requirements:
(A) Exterior solid fuel-fired heating devices shall be permitted only in the A-1 and A-2 Zoning Districts.
(B) External solid fuel-fired heating devices shall be located at least 75 feet from any property line and shall only be located in the rear yard or in the side yard in the case of a corner lot.
(C) All stacks or chimneys must be constructed:
(1) To withstand high winds or other related elements;
(2) According to the specifications of the manufacturer of the external solid fuel-fired heating device; and
(3) Of masonry or insulated metal with a minimum six-inch flue.
(D) All external solid fuel-fired heating devices installed or purchased within the city are required to meet the emission standards currently required (or as may be amended from time to time) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listing.
(E) Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders, in unreasonable quantities, created by the use of an external solid fuel-fired heating device or any use of an external solid fuel-fired heating device to burn solid fuels, other than those solid fuels for which the external solid fuel-fired heating device was designed, are declared a public nuisance.
(F) All external solid fuel-fired heating devices installed within the city shall be listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and installed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
(G) The following materials shall not be used or burned in external solid fuel-fired heating devices: garbage, grasses, leaves, oils, rubber, plastics, tires, railroad ties, construction debris, and painted or chemically treated materials such as treated lumber, composite shingles, tar paper, insulation composition board, sheetrock, wiring, paint and hazardous and industrial solid waste.
(Ord. 0701, passed 1-9-07; Am. Ord. 1401, passed 1-28-14; Am. Ord. 1905, passed 12-10-19) Penalty, see § 91.73