Ord 1905 - ADDING ARTICLE III TO CHAPTER 13 OF THE TOWN CODE TO REGULATE THE USE OF WOOK BURNING APPLIANCESORDINANCE 1905
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ADDING ARTICLE III TO CHAPTER 13 OF THE TOWN CODE TO
REGULATE THE USE OF WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does hereby ordain:
SECTION I
Section 13.30.010 is added to read as follows:
Section 13.30.010. Restrictions on wood burning appliances.
It shall be unlawful to:
(a) Use fireplaces and other wood burning appliances when the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District issues the 'Don't Light Tonight" warning and when an
alternate approved heat source is available.
(b) Sell, advertise, transfer, install or replace a wood burning appliance that does
not meet minimum EPA Phase II Certified Standards or equivalent.
(c) The following appliances are exempt from this Section:
(1) Wood burning appliances that are designed primarily for food
preparation.
(2) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Phase II certified appliances
and approved equals.
(3) Historic wood burning appliances as determined by the Building
Official and the Planning Director.
(4) Appliances of unusual character as determined by the Building Official.
SECTION II
Section 13.30.020 is added to read as follows:
Section 13.30.020. Fuel for wood burning appliances.
It shall be unlawful to burn garbage, plastics, rubber, waste solvent, paint, oil, painted
or treated wood, particle board, plywood, salt -water driftwood, coal, glossy or colored paper,
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and any other fuel which produces noxious, corrosive or toxic smoke and fumes in wood
burning appliances.
SECTION III
This Ordinance takes effect 180 days after the date it is adopted. Within 15 days
after this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause it to be published once in a
newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the Town, Los Gatos,
California.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on May 18, 1992, and adopted by the following vote as an Ordinance
of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council on June 1, 1992.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Brent N. Ventura,
Mayor Eric D. Carlson
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Joanne Benjamin
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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