As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
NATURAL DISASTER
A hurricane, fire, tornado, flood, blizzard, explosion, airplane
crash, earthquake, nuclear war, radiological emergency, war, civil
unrest or disobedience, act of God or comparable event.
OUTDOOR WOOD-BURNING FURNACE
Any equipment, device or apparatus located outside the primary
residential or commercial dwelling it serves, which is designed to
transfer heat, via liquid, through the burning of wood to heat indoor
spaces. The term "outdoor wood-burning furnace" shall not include
fire pits, outdoor fireplaces or wood-fired barbecues.
No person shall sell, purchase, construct or install a new outdoor
wood-burning furnace after the effective date of this chapter.
No person shall operate or use an outdoor wood-burning furnace
that has been constructed prior to the effective date of this chapter
unless such operation or use is in accordance with the following requirements:
A. Outdoor wood-burning furnaces shall only be operated between October
1 and May 1.
B. Outdoor wood-burning furnaces shall not be operated within 200 feet
of a hospital, school, day-care center or nursing home or within 200
feet of the boundary of a federal, County, state, town or village
park.
C. Only seasoned cord wood that has not been painted, stained, chemically
treated, laminated or glued may be burned in an outdoor wood-burning
furnace.
D. A chimney shall be installed on all outdoor wood-burning furnaces,
the height of which shall extend no less than two feet higher than
the eave line of any residential structure located within 200 feet
of the outdoor wood-burning furnace, but in no event shall the height
of said chimney be less than 15 feet.
E. The operation of an outdoor wood-burning furnace must be in accordance
with the manufacturer's written instructions and in compliance
with any local ordinances that are more strict than those outlined
in this section.
Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be
a violation, subject to a fine not to exceed $250 for each day that
the violation continues.
This chapter shall apply to the purchase, sale, construction,
installation, use and operation of any outdoor wood-burning furnace
after the effective date of this chapter; however, any outdoor wood-burning
furnace in existence on or before the effective date of this chapter
shall be permitted to remain and operate for 180 days subsequent to
the effective date of this chapter.
This chapter shall take effect on the 90th day immediately subsequent
to filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.