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Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

Section 4.503

California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

FIREPLACES

4.503.1 General. Any installed gas fireplace shall be a directvent sealed-combustion type. Any installed woodstove or pellet stove shall comply with U.S. EPA New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) emission limits as applicable, and shall have a permanent label indicating they are certified to meet the emission limits. Woodstoves, pellet stoves and fireplaces shall also comply with applicable local ordinances.

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▸Contents — California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GREEN BUILDING
  4. ▸Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
    Overview
    1. Section 4.101
    2. Section 4.102
    3. Section 4.103
    4. Section 4.104
    5. Section 4.105
    6. Section 4.106
    7. Section 4.201
    8. Section 4.301
    9. Section 4.302
    10. Section 4.303
    11. Section 4.304
    12. Section 4.305
    13. Section 4.401
    14. Section 4.402
    15. Section 4.403
    16. Section 4.404
    17. Section 4.405
    18. Section 4.406
    19. Section 4.407
    20. Section 4.408
    21. Section 4.409
    22. Section 4.410
    23. Section 4.501
    24. Section 4.502
    25. Section 4.503
    26. Section 4.504
    27. Section 4.505
    28. Section 4.506
    29. Section 4.507
    30. Section 4.508
  5. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  6. Chapter 6 — REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS
  7. Chapter 7 — INSTALLER AND SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
  8. Chapter 8 — COMPLIANCE FORMS, WORKSHEETS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
  9. Appendix A4
  10. Appendix A5

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