As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
EXTERNAL SOLID FUEL-FIRED HEATING DEVICE
A device designed for external solid fuel combustion so that usable
heat is derived for the interior of a building, and includes solid fuel-fired
stoves, solid fuel-fired cooking stoves, and combination fuel furnaces or
boilers which burn solid fuel. Solid fuel-fired heating devices do not include
natural gas-fired fireplace logs or wood-burning fireplaces or wood stoves
in the interior of a dwelling.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, corporation, company or other association.
STACKS or CHIMNEYS
Any vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing
a flue or flues that carry off smoke or exhaust from a solid fuel-fired heating
device, especially the part of such a structure extending above a roof.
The City of Fairfax requires any person to obtain a building permit
for any external solid fuel-fired heating device that is sold or purchased
after the date this chapter becomes effective.
Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. Each day a violation
occurs is a separate offense.