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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FIELDS
Council Bill 52 ORDINANCE NO. 964
Series of 1994
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-76 OF THE CODE OF LAWS
OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, PERTAINING TO SOLID FUEL
BURNING FIREPLACES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
'COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Section 5-76. Building Code, shall be
amended by the addition of the following Section
3705 of the Uniform Building Code 1991 Edition:
(d) Every new or REMODELED solid fuel burning factory
fireplace shall have permanently installed either:
(1) Approved gas logs; or
(2) Other approved gas or alcohol specific appliances;
or
(3) A phase III certified device as defined in Federal
Regulations 40CFR Part 60 Subpart AAA, section
41-728 or other solid fuel burning device meeting
the most stringent emission standards for wood
stoves established under state statute and/or
regulations promulgated by the Colorado Air
Quality Control Commission existing at the time of
installation of the fireplace, as demonstrated by
test by an Environmental Protection Agency
accredited laboratory, and which is safety tested
to Underwriter's laboratory standards.
Section 2. Section 5-76. Building code shall be
amended by the addition of the following paragraph to
Section 3707 (a):
General
Every new OR REMODELED masonry fireplace shall have
permanently installed either:
(1) Approved gas logs; or
(2) Other approved gas or alcohol specific appliances;
or
(3) A phase III certified device as defined in Federal
Regulations 40CFR Part 60 Subpart AAA, section
41-728 or other solid fuel burning device meeting
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Series of 1994
Page 2
stoves established under state statute and/or
regulations promulgated by the Colorado Air
Quality Control Commission existing at the time of
installation of the fireplace, as demonstrated by
a test by an Environmental Protection Agency
accredited laboratory, and which is safety tested
to Underwriter's laboratory standards.
Section 3. Purpose. The purpose of this Code is to
provide minimum standards to safeguard life and limb,
health, property and the public welfare by regulating
and controlling the design, construction, quality of
materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance
of all buildings and structures within the City and
certain equipment specifically used therein.
Section 4. Violation and Penalties. Any person, firm,
association or other entity doing any act or omission
in violation of this Code shall be subject to prose-
cution, and subsequent penalty, if any, as provided in
Section 5-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat
Ridge.
Section 4. Violations and Penalties.
Section 5. Severability. If any part or parts of this
ordinance are for any reason held to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remain-
ing portions of this ordinance. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this ordi-
nance and each part or parts thereof, irrespective of
the fact that anyone part or parts be declared
invalid.
Section 6. Safetv Clause. The City Council hereby
finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance
is promulgated under the police power of the City of
Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health,
safety, and welfare of the public, and that this
ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health
and safety for the protection of public convenience
and welfare. The City Council further determines that
the ordinance bears a rational relation to these
objectives.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect 15
days after final publication.
Ordinance No, 964
Series of 1994
Page 3
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8
to 0 on this 11 th day of Apri 1 , 1994; ordered pub-
lished in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City
of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage be set for Monday, May 9 , 1994 at 7:00 P.M., in
the Council chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge,
Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading
by a vote of 7 to 1 , this 9th day of May
1994.
SIGNED BY the Mayor on this
10th
day of May
, 1994.
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Dan Wilde, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Wanda Sang, CITY CVERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY:
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athryn roetler, CITY ATTORNEY
1st Publication: April 19, 1994
2nd Publication: May 17,1994
Wheat Ridge Sentinel:
Effective Date: June 3, 1994
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