37-11 New Section 521.18, Wood-Fired Boilers

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must be mindful of the going-forward ban prior to purchasing such appliances; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Section 521.18, Wood-Fired Boilers, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, be enacted to read as follows: 521.18 WOOD-FIItED BOILERS. (a) This section applies to the installation and use of all wood-fired boilers within the City of Lakewood. This section shall not apply to grilling or cooking using charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas in cooking or grilling appliances; burning in a stove, furnace or fireplace; the use of propane, acetylene, natural gas, gasoline or kerosene in a device in- tended for heating, construction or maintenance activities or outdoor burning as defined in Chapter 1503. (b) Purpose and scope. The Council of the City of Lakewood has deter- mined that air pollution from wood-fired boilers may be detrimental to the health, comfort, living conditions, welfare and safety of the citizens of the City of Lakewood. It is hereby declared to be a policy of the City to safeguard the citizens of the City from such av pollution. (c) Definitions,. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:. (1) "Clean wood" means natural wood that has no paint, stains or other types of coatings, and natural wood that has not been treated with, including but not limited to, copper chromium ar- senate, creosote or pentachlorophenol. "Seasoned wood" is wood that has been allowed to age at least a year in a covered enclosure other than under a tarp or other sheeting, (2) "Stack" means any vertical structure enclosing a flue or flues that carries off smoke or exhaust from a furnace, especially that part of a structure extending above a roof. (3) "Wood-fired boiler," also known as wood-fired furnace, hy- dronic heater orwood-burning appliance, means afuel-burning device: (A) designed to bum clean, seasoned wood or other ap- proved solid fuels; and (B) that the manufacturer specifies for indoor or outdoor installation or installation in structures not normally occupied by humans; and (C) which heats building space and/or water through the distribution, typically through pipes, of a fluid heated in the device, typically water or a mixture of water and antifreeze.