[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:
Wood or coal.
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.
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.
