[Adopted 12-8-1982 by Ord. No. 150; amended in its entirety 12-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5 (Ch. 7, Part 3, of the 1994 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SOLID FUEL
Wood or coal.
SOLID-FUEL HEATING APPLIANCE
A device or apparatus including any attachments or apparatus designed to be attached, manufactured and designed to use solid fuel as a fuel for heating. This definition shall not include fireplaces.
STOVE
A solid-fuel heating appliance.
A. 
No person, either owner, agent or tenant of a property, shall install a solid-fuel heating appliance without first obtaining a permit for the installation.
B. 
All solid-fuel heating appliances installed must be approved for such use by a nationally recognized testing and listing agency or be "as approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention."
C. 
All work shall be conducted, installed and completed in a workmanlike and acceptable manner so as to secure the results intended by this section.
D. 
No more than one heating appliance shall be connected to any flue used to vent a solid-fuel heating appliance.
E. 
No solid-fuel heating appliance shall be connected to an existing chimney not possessing a fire clay flue liner or other approved material.
F. 
No burning of trash or refuse in a solid-fuel heating appliance shall be permitted.
All solid-fuel heating appliances not equipped with circulating devices shall be placed at least 36 inches from any combustible materials. Should it be determined that the minimal clearance cannot be achieved, the following fire protection requirements must be met:
A. 
Where clearance is less than 36 inches but more than 18 inches, the combustible surface shall be protected by any of the following:
(1) 
One inch of mineral wool and covered by twenty-two-gauge sheet metal;
(2) 
One inch of insulating wool, type 1 and 2, and covered by twenty-two-gauge sheet metal;
(3) 
One-quarter-inch-thick noncombustible stoveboard spaced one inch or more from the combustible surface, using noncombustible spacers so as to provide space for air circulation; or
(4) 
Other material as approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
B. 
Should the clearance be less than 18 inches but more than 12 inches, the combustive surface shall be protected with a four-inch-thick masonry veneer extending two feet above and two feet beyond each side of the solid-fuel heating appliance.
All solid-fuel heating appliances equipped with circulating devices shall be placed a minimum of 24 inches from any combustible surface. Should it be determined that minimal clearance cannot be achieved, the following fire protection requirements must be met:
A. 
Where the clearance of a circulating solid-fuel heating appliance is less than 24 inches but more than 12 inches from a combustible surface, the surface shall be protected by any of the following:
(1) 
One inch of mineral wool and covered by twenty-two-gauge sheet metal;
(2) 
One inch of insulating wool, type 1 and 2, and covered by twenty-two-gauge sheet metal;
(3) 
One-quarter-inch-thick noncombustible stoveboard spaced one inch or more from the combustible surface, using noncombustible spacers so as to provide space for air circulation; or
(4) 
Other material as approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
B. 
Where the clearance of a circulating solid-fuel heating appliance is less than 12 inches but more than eight inches from a combustible surface, the surface shall be protected by any of the following:
(1) 
One inch of mineral wool and covered by twenty-two-gauge sheet metal;
(2) 
One inch of insulating wool, type 1 and type 2, and covered by twenty-two-gauge sheet metal;
(3) 
One-quarter-inch-thick noncombustible stoveboard covered with twenty-eight-gauge sheet metal, spaced one inch or more from the combustible surface; or
(4) 
Other material as approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
Where the solid-fuel heating appliance is placed on combustible flooring, noncombustible material as herein specified shall be placed beneath said appliance and extend a minimum of 18 inches beyond the appliance in all directions except the rear, which shall project a minimum of six inches beyond the appliance.
A. 
Where the "legs" or supportive members of a solid-fuel heating appliance elevate said appliance at least 18 inches above a combustible floor surface, a protective covering of twenty-four-gauge metal shall be placed under the appliance.
B. 
Where the supportive members are designed to elevate the appliance a distance of between six and 18 inches above a combustible floor surface, a protective covering of twenty-four-gauge sheet metal clad over one-fourth-inch-thick noncombustible stoveboard shall be placed under the appliance.
C. 
Where the supportive members are designed to elevate the appliance six inches or less above a combustible floor surface, a four-inch-thick hollow concrete masonry pad shall be placed or an approved noncombustible assembly of two-inch thickness.
D. 
Where a listed appliance specifies clearances different from those set forth in this section, the listed clearances shall apply.
A. 
All connector pipe shall be a minimum of twenty-four-gauge black pipe.
B. 
All connector pipe shall be equal to or larger that the appliance flue connector.
C. 
All connector pipe shall slope towards the appliance from the chimney a minimum of 1/4 inch per foot.
D. 
The crimped end of all chimney connector pipe must point toward the appliance. Adapters may be used for this purpose.
E. 
The maximum length of connector pipe permitted between the solid-fuel appliance and the chimney shall be 10 feet.
F. 
Single wall-connector pipe shall not pass through any wall or floor assembly of combustible construction. However, when it is deemed necessary by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention to do so, a connector pipe may pass through a partition other than a fire-rated or noncombustible partition under the following conditions:
(1) 
Where a ventilated metal thimble having a diameter 12 inches larger than the diameter of the connected pipe is used.
(2) 
Where a metal or burned fire clay thimble is used, and the thimble is surrounded on all sides by not less than eight inches of brickwork or equivalent fireproofing material.
(3) 
When all combustible material is removed for sufficient distance to provide not less than 18 inches clearance on all sides of the connector pipe; any material used to close in this opening must be noncombustible insulating material.
(4) 
When the section of connector pipe passing through combustible material is replaced by a properly installed section of approved factory-built chimney, a minimum distance of two inches between said section and combustible material shall be maintained.
(5) 
All connector pipe shall be a minimum of 18 inches from a combustible surface.
(a) 
Where a connector pipe is placed 12 inches to 18 inches from a combustible surface, the surface shall be covered with one-fourth-inch-thick noncombustible stoveboard spaced one inch from the surface using noncombustible spacers.
(b) 
Where the connector pipe is placed nine inches to 12 inches from a combustible surface, the surface shall be covered with one-fourth-inch-thick noncombustible stoveboard clad with twenty-eight-gauge sheet metal spaced one inch from combustible material, using noncombustible spacers.
A. 
All chimneys hereafter erected, altered or rebuilt for the purpose of venting solid-fuel heating appliances shall conform to NFPA Code No. 211 (titled "Chimneys, Fireplaces, and Vents").
B. 
All connector pipe shall enter the chimney through an approved flue thimble or its equivalent in such a manner that the installation shall make a fire-tight joint with the chimney fire clay flue liner.
C. 
All flue holes, when not in use, shall be closed with tight-fitting metal covers.
A. 
There shall be no more than one full cord, four feet zero inch by four feet zero inch by eight feet zero inch, of firewood stored within a structure, upon a porch or patio, or against a structure, unless otherwise approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. Larger amounts shall be stored as far as possible from any structure as physical limits of the property permit.
B. 
No woodpile shall be stacked higher than five feet, unless properly contained to prevent collapse.
C. 
No woodpile shall extend beyond the property line and onto the right-of-way.