§ 7C-3. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the meaning of the words or phrases shall be as defined in this section.

"Bay Area Air Quality Management District" means the air quality agency for the San Francisco Bay Area pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 40200.

"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

"EPA certified wood heater" means any wood heater that meets the standards in Title 40, Part 60, Subpart AAA, Code of Federal Regulations in effect at the time of installation and is certified and labeled pursuant to those regulations.

"Fireplace" means any permanently installed masonry or factory-built wood-burning appliance, except a pellet-fueled wood heater, designed to be used with an air-to-fuel ratio greater than or equal to 35:1.

"Gas fireplace" means any device that bums natural or liquid propane gas as its fuel through a ceramic or otherwise non-combustible gas log that is permanently installed in the device. As used herein, "permanently installed" means the burn pan and associated equipment cannot be removed from the masonry or metal base of the device.

"New building construction" means any single or multi-family housing unit for which a complete application is received after the effective date of this ordinance.

"Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District" means the air quality agency for the portion of the county which is not under the jurisdiction of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 40002.

"Pellet-fueled wood heater" means any wood-burning appliance that operates exclusively on wood pellets.

"Solid fuel" means wood or any other non-gaseous or non-liquid fuel.

"Wood-burning appliance" means any fireplace, wood heater, or any indoor permanently installed device used to burn any solid fuel used for aesthetic or space-heating purposes.

(Ord. No. 6185 , § III(b), 11-15-2016; Ord. No. 5546 § 1(c), 2005.)