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Timestamp: 2018-09-21 02:27:35
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69']

Town of Mamakating, NY Outdoor Furnaces
§ 69-4 Permit required.
§ 69-5 Existing outdoor furnaces.
§ 69-6 Specific requirements.
§ 69-7 Suspension of permit.
§ 69-9 Nonapplicability to interior systems.
§ 69-10 Effect on other regulations.
Chapter 69: Outdoor Furnaces
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Mamakating 5-5-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 69 : Outdoor Furnaces
This chapter shall be referred to as the "Town of Mamakating Outdoor Furnaces Local Law."
Although outdoor furnaces may provide an economical alternative to conventional heating systems, concerns have been raised regarding the safety and environmental impact of these heating devices, particularly the emission of noxious odors and potential health effects of uncontrolled emissions, including hazardous smoke, soot, fumes, odors and air pollution which can deprive neighboring residents of the enjoyment of their property or premises. This chapter is intended to ensure that outdoor furnaces are utilized in a manner that does not create a nuisance and is not detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the Town.
At the time of the issuance of a permit, an outdoor furnace shall comply with all Federal, State and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission standards, if any, for such device as hereinafter enacted or amended.
Any equipment, device or apparatus, or any part thereof, which is installed, affixed or situated outdoors for the primary purpose of combustion of fuel to produce heat and/or hot water or energy used as a component of a heating or plumbing system providing heat and/or hot water or energy for any interior space.
No person shall cause, allow or maintain the use of an outdoor furnace within the Town of Mamakating without first having obtained a permit from the Town Building Inspector. Application for a permit shall be made to the Building Inspector on the forms provided. A certificate of compliance must be obtained from the Building Department prior to the use of any outdoor furnace within the Town of Mamakating.
[Amended 7-17-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
Any outdoor furnace in existence on the effective date of this amendment to this § 69-5 shall be permitted to remain, provided that the owner applies for and receives a permit from the Town Building Inspector within six months of such effective date; provided, however, that upon the effective date of this amendment, all provisions of Chapter 69, except § 69-6C, D and E, shall immediately apply to existing outdoor furnaces. If the owner of an existing outdoor furnace does not receive a permit within six months of the effective date of this amendment, the outdoor furnace shall be removed. "Existing" or "in existence" means that the outdoor furnace is in place on the site.
Period of operation. Outdoor woodburning devices shall be operated only from September 30 of each year through June 1 of each year.
Permitted zones. Outdoor woodburning furnaces shall not be permitted in the BR, NR, HC, WR, VC and TC Zoning Districts as shown on the Town's Zoning Map, unless the minimum lot size and set back requirements are met.
Setbacks. Outdoor woodburning furnaces shall be set back not less than 100 feet from the property line and shall be located in the rear of and no less than 25 feet from the structure to be heated. An outdoor woodburning furnace shall not be installed or operated within 200 feet from the nearest residence. An outdoor woodburning furnace shall not be operated within 700 feet from the occupied building of a hospital, school, day-care center or nursing home or from the boundary of a municipal park or recreational facility.
Chimney height. The chimney height shall be no less than 18 feet in height from ground level to the top of the stack and no greater than 35 feet, all chimneys to be installed in accordance with all applicable state and/or federal guidelines.
No more than one outdoor furnace shall be permitted on a lot.
A permit shall be valid for a period of six months after the date of its issuance. A permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended as the Building Inspector may determine it to be necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Mamakating if any of the following conditions occurs:
Emissions from the outdoor furnace exhibit greater than twenty-percent opacity (six-minute average), except for one continuous six-minute period per hour of not more than twenty-seven-percent opacity, which shall be determined as provided in 6 NYCRR 227-1.3(b);
A suspended permit may be reinstated once the condition which resulted in suspension is remedied and reasonable assurance is given that such condition will not recur. Recurrence of a condition which has previously resulted in suspension of a permit shall be considered a violation of this chapter subject to the penalties provided in § 69-8 hereof.
Appropriate Town actions. In case any outdoor furnace is erected, constructed, altered, converted or maintained or any outdoor furnace is used in violation of this chapter or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper local authorities of the Town, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use of an outdoor furnace(s) to restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the use of an outdoor furnace(s), or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use, in or about such outdoor furnace(s), and upon the failure or refusal of the proper local officer, board or body of the Town to institute any such appropriate action or proceeding for a period of 10 days after written request by a resident taxpayer of the Town so to proceed, any three taxpayers of the Town residing in the district wherein such violation exists, who are jointly or severally aggrieved by such violation, may institute such appropriate action or proceeding in like manner as such local officer, board or body of the Town is authorized to do.
This chapter is not intended and shall not be construed to prohibit the installation, operation or use of exterior chimneys, stovepipes or similar devices that are otherwise in conformity with other federal or state laws, rules or regulations and that constitute any part of any interior furnace system or interior stove system or operation, or any system that provides the exhaust of waste heat, smoke or similar substances from interior spaces.
Nothing contained herein shall authorize or allow burning which is prohibited by codes, laws, rules or regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation or any other federal, state, regional or local agency. Outdoor furnaces, and any electrical, plumbing or other apparatus or device used in connection with an outdoor furnace shall be installed, operated and maintained in conformity with the manufacturer's specifications and any and all local, state and federal codes, laws, rules and regulations. In case of conflict between any provision of this chapter and any applicable federal, state or local ordinances, codes, laws, rules or regulations, the more restrictive or stringent provision or requirement shall prevail. Outdoor furnaces must conform to all other applicable regulations of the Town's Zoning, Chapter 199.