The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this article,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the following
meanings ascribed to them:
CLEAN WOOD
Natural wood that has no paint, stains, or other types of
coatings, and natural wood that has not been treated with substances,
including but not limited to copper chromium arsenate, creosote, or
pentachlorophenol.
DEP
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
NON-PHASE 2 OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER
An OWB that has not been certified or qualified by the EPA
as meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.32 pound per million
British thermal units (Btus) output or lower and is labeled accordingly.
OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER (OWB)
Also known as outdoor wood-fired furnaces, outdoor wood-burning
appliances, or outdoor hydronic heaters, water stoves, etc. A fuel-burning
device:
A.
Designed to burn clean wood or other approved solid fuels;
B.
That the manufacturer specifies for outdoor installation or
for installation in structures not normally intended for habitation
by humans or domestic animals, including structures such as garages
and sheds; and
C.
Which heats building space and/or water through the distribution,
typically through pipes, of a fluid heated in the device, typically
water or a mixture of water and antifreeze.
PERSON
Any individual, public or private corporation for profit
or not for profit, association, firm, partnership, trust, estate,
department, board, bureau, or agency of the commonwealth or the federal
government, political subdivision, municipality, district, authority,
or any other legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as
the subject of rights and duties.
PHASE 2 OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER
An outdoor wood-fired boiler that has been certified or qualified
by the EPA as meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.32
pound per million Btu output and is labeled accordingly. Phase 2 outdoor
wood-fired boiler models will be identified with a white hangtag.
SPARK ARRESTER
A device (located at the top of a chimney) to prevent sparks,
embers or other ignited material above a given size from being expelled
into the atmosphere.
STACK
Any vertical structure enclosing a flue or flues that carry
off smoke or exhaust from a furnace, especially that part of a structure
extending above a roof.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Upper Allen, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
The Township also includes the Board of Commissioners (Township Commissioners),
its agents or authorized representatives.
No variance of any provision of the regulations within this
article will be permitted.