Stoves shall be provided with adequate clearances from combustible
materials. The minimum clearances needed for safety are specified
in Heat Producing Appliance Clearances, 1976, Standard 89M of the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The clearances indicated
in Table I below are the minimum clearances in inches for freestanding
stoves where combustible surfaces are unprotected:
Table I
Minimum Clearances in Inches for Wood-burning Stoves With
No Added Protection
|
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|
Radiant
|
Circulating
|
Cookstove, Clay-Lined Firepot
|
Cookstove, Unlined Firepot
|
Stovepipe
|
---|
Ceiling
|
36
|
36
|
30
|
30
|
18
|
Front
|
36
|
24
|
—
|
—
|
18
|
Sides:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Firing side
|
36
|
36
|
24
|
36
|
18
|
|
Opposite side
|
36
|
36
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
Rear
|
36
|
36
|
24
|
36
|
18
|
Stoves may be installed with clearances less than those specified
in Table I, provided that the combustible material is protected as
described in Table II or the diagram denominated Figure 1, which is on file
in the offices of The City Clerk, The Building Inspector and the fire
prevention officer.
A. Except for the protection described in Subsection E of Table II,
all clearances shall be measured from the outer surface of the appliance
to the combustible material, disregarding any intervening protection
applied to the combustible material.
B. Spacers shall be of noncombustible material.
C. Asbestos millboard referred to in Table II is a different material
from asbestos-cement board. It is not intended that asbestos-cement
board be used in complying with these requirements when asbestos millboard
is specified.
All chimneys and flues to which a stove is or is to be connected
must meet the standards of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code and of all ordinances of the City of Newburgh. All
prefabricated chimneys must be approved by Underwriters' Laboratories.
Any prefabricated chimney which is used for a stove must be double-walled.
No stoves may be installed into unlined chimneys.
The clearance of a chimney connector shall be not less than
18 inches from the nearest combustible material. Where the combustible
material is protected, the clearance may be reduced to that indicated
in Table II and Figure 1.
The two acceptable methods of connecting a chimney connector
to a chimney flue where the connector must pass through a combustible
partition wall shall be in accordance with the diagram denominated
"Figure 2," which is on file in the offices of the City Clerk, the
Building Inspector and the Fire Prevention Officer. Only a single
length of double-wall insulated pipe may be used, and all clearances
must follow those established by the Underwriters' Laboratories.
Room heaters, cookstoves, furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, etc.,
shall not be connected to a common flue. Multifuel, electrically controlled
central-heating systems need only use a single flue.
In the event that any provision of this chapter shall conflict
with any other provision of federal, state or local statute, law,
ordinance or regulation now in effect or which is hereinafter enacted,
the more stringent in effect at the time of the installation shall
govern.
The provisions of this chapter may be applied retroactively
if, in the opinion of the Building Inspector or the Chief of the Fire
Department, such application is necessary in order to protect the
public from the danger of fire.
[Amended 6-13-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988; 9-28-1998 by Ord. No.
12-98]
A. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder or who shall install a stove in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Inspector or the Fire Department shall be punished as provided in §
1-12 for violation of this chapter of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Newburgh.
B. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse
the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall
be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects. Each
day that prohibited conditions exist shall constitute a separate offense.
C. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.