The Chester Town Board enacts this chapter to encourage the proper and
safe installation of heating stoves and fireplaces in order to better protect
life and property by providing a permit procedure and inspection of the design
and installation of heating stoves and fireplaces.
The Town Board of the Town of Chester adopted the New York State Building
Construction Code effective in the Town of Chester on May 6, 1958.
Any person, firm or corporation, all hereinafter the applicant, seeking
to install or to have installed a heating stove or fireplace, fueled by wood,
coal or any other fuel in any building, as the same is defined by the Zoning
Regulations of the Town of Chester, within the unincorporated area of the
Town of Chester shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
Prior to installing any heating stove or fireplace the applicant shall
submit to the Building Inspector a plan, sketch or drawing illustrating the
design and proposed installation of the heating stove or fireplace. If the
Building Inspector determines that the proposed installation meets the requirements
of the New York State Building Construction Code, he will issue a permit for
the installation. After receiving the permit, the applicant must advise the
Building Inspector prior to any construction, and the Building Inspector shall
make an on-site inspection of the building. Following completion of the installation
and prior to the use of the heating stove or fireplace, the applicant shall
advise the Building Inspector of completion of construction and the Building
Inspector will make a final inspection. If the Building Inspector finds that
the installation is in accordance with the New York State Building Construction
Code, he will issue a permit to use the heating stove or fireplace.
There will be no fees of any type, kind or nature charged to or collected
from the applicant for the issuance of any permits or inspections made by
the Building Inspector pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Notwithstanding the issuance of any permits pursuant to this chapter,
should a fire occur in a building where a heating stove or fireplace has been
installed, the Town of Chester shall not be in any way liable for any loss
of life or injury to persons or property resulting therefrom.