Hayward Municipal Code Art. 6 Wood-Burning Appliances

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Note— Added by Ordinance 04-02, adopted February 17, 2004.

For purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them as defined by this section:

(a) EPA means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) Gas fireplace means any device designed to burn natural gas in a manner that simulates the appearance of a wood-burning fireplace.

(c) Pellet-fueled wood heater means any wood-burning appliance that operates exclusively on wood pellets.

(d) Wood-burning appliance means fireplace, wood heater, or pellet-fired wood heater or any similar device burning any solid fuel.

Only gas fireplaces, EPA-certified wood heaters, pellet-fueled wood heaters and fireplaces certified by the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution District to meet the EPA's emission limit of 7.5 grams of particulate matter per hour, may be installed in new residential construction or in existing residential structures undergoing renovation or expansion where a new wood-burning appliance is proposed. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the repair or maintenance of any wood-burning appliance installed prior to the effective date of this Article.

Any person who plans to install a wood-burning appliance must submit documentation to the City demonstrating that the appliance satisfies the requirements of this Article. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be subject to the enforcement procedures provided in Chapter 1, Article 3 of this Code.

No person shall cause or allow the burning of any of the following materials in a wood-burning appliance: garbage; plastic products; rubber products; waste petroleum products; paints or paint solvents; coal.