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Chapter 8 — BUILDINGS›Article XII — GREEN BUILDING CODE

Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 9 Residential Fireplace Requirements

Mountain View Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mountain View

Cite as: Mountain View Municipal Code Division 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04

SEC. 8.78.05. - Gas fireplace requirements.

Subsection 4.503.1 of the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code is amended to read as follows: 4.503.1 General. Any installed gas fireplace shall be a direct-vent sealed-combustion type. Any installed woodstove or pellet stove shall comply with US EPA New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) emissions 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. See Article 11, Division 2 of this Chapter for requirements associated with wood-burning appliances.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)

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