§ 10-24. Specific requirements.

Except as provided by section 10-23, all outdoor furnaces shall comply with the following rules and regulations:

(1)

Manufacturer's instructions. All outdoor furnaces shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. All new outdoor furnaces shall be laboratory tested and listed to appropriate safety standards such as UL, ANSI or other applicable safety standards.

(2)

Setbacks. Outdoor furnaces shall not be located less than ten feet from the nearest lot line.

(3)

Permitted dates of use. October 15 to April 1. Extensions to these dates may be granted by the city in the event of unseasonably cold weather.

(4)

Allowable fuels. Only firewood, clean wood, untreated lumber, fossil fuels, corn and biomass products (excluding leaves and other yard waste) are permitted to be burned in any outdoor furnace. Burning of any and all other materials is prohibited. No outdoor furnace shall be utilized as a waste incinerator. The term "clean wood" means wood that has not been painted, stained, coated, pressure treated with preservatives, and does not contain glues as in plywood or other composite woods.

(5)

Starting. Petroleum products and chemicals shall not be used to start an outdoor furnace.

(6)

Stack requirements. Every outdoor furnace shall be equipped with a stack or chimney through which passes all smoke and other emissions produced by the furnace. All stacks must be so constructed as to withstand high winds and other weather elements. Stack height shall be in accordance with the following:

a.

If located 100 feet or less from any residence or other occupied structure not served by the outdoor furnace, the stack must extend to at least two feet above the eave line of that structure.

b.

If located more than 100 feet but not more than 250 feet from any residence or other occupied structure not served by the outdoor furnace, the stack must extend to at least 75 percent of the height of the eave line of that structure.

c.

In no event shall a stack extend less than 16 feet above the ground.

d.

In the event the minimum stack height does not adequately remove fumes from any adjacent property, additional height and/or modifications will be required, at furnace owner's expense.

(7)

Compliance with other regulations. All outdoor furnaces shall also comply with any other applicable county, state or federal regulations.

(8)

Update to maintain compliance. All outdoor furnaces shall be updated to maintain compliance with this and any other applicable county, state or federal regulations as they may be amended or rewritten from time to time.

(Prior Code, § 126.06)