Section 3116 — WOODBURNING APPLIANCES

3116.3 Unauthorized appliances prohibited.

San Francisco Building Inspection Commission Codes · 2022 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · San Francisco

3116.3 Unauthorized appliances prohibited. No person shall install a woodburning appliance that is not one of the following:

  1. A pellet-fueled wood heater;

  2. An EPA-certified wood heater; or

  3. A fireplace certified by the Northern Sonoma Air Pollution Control District.

Exceptions:

  1. Woodburning appliances that are designed primarily for food preparation in new or existing restaurants or bakeries.

  2. Historic woodburning appliances installed in historic structures, as determined by the Building Official of the Department of Building Inspection in consultation with the Director of the Department of Planning.

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