Santa Clara County Municipal Code Ch. II Prohibitions

No person may install a wood burning appliance that is not one of the following:

(a) A pellet-fueled wood heater; or

(b) An EPA certified wood heater; or

(c) A fireplace certified by EPA or a fireplace certified by an EPA-accredited laboratory as being compliant with the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District standards for fireplaces, using that district's testing protocol for fireplaces; or

(d) An outdoor fireplace which is not attached to a structure; or

(e) A wood burning appliance that is primarily used for the preparation of food.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.90, § 1, 4-8-03)

The following fuels are prohibited from use in any wood burning appliance:

(a) Treated wood, plastic products, rubber products, glossy or colored papers and particle board;

(b) Any solid, semi-solid and liquid wastes generated from residential, commercial and industrial sources, including trash, refuse, rubbish, industrial wastes, asphaltic products, manure, vegetable or animal solids and semi-solid wastes, or other discarded solid and semi-solid wastes;

(c) Waste petroleum products;

(d) Paints or paint solvents;

(e) Coal; and

(f) Salt water driftwood.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.90, § 1, 4-8-03)

Any person who plans to install a wood burning appliance must first obtain a building permit and submit documentation to the Building Inspection office demonstrating that the appliance qualifies as one of the wood burning appliances listed in Section C18-6.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.90, § 1, 4-8-03)