§ 38-281. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Approved means by any city chief building officer pursuant to the International Building or Residential Code or the International Mechanical Code as adopted and amended from time-to-time.

Barbecue devices means devices that are utilized solely for the purpose of cooking food.

Building means a structure designed, built, or occupied as a shelter or roofed enclosure for persons, animals, or property.

Fireplace means a hearth, fire chamber or similarly prepared place, and a chimney.

Gas burning device means any gaseous fuel or alcohol burning device which is designed to produce usable heat for the interior of a building and which is approved.

High pollution day means a period of time designated as a high pollution day by the state department of health; including weekdays, weekends and legal holidays, which are holidays designated by C.R.S. § 24-11-101.

Sole source of heat means one or more solid fuel burning devices that constitute the only source of heat in a building. No solid fuel burning device shall be considered the sole source of heat if the dwelling is equipped with a permanently installed furnace or heating system utilizing oil, natural gas, electricity, or propane.

Solid fuel burning device means a device designed for solid fuel combustion so that usable heat is derived for the interior of a building and includes, without limitation, solid fuel burning stoves, including coal burning stoves, fireplaces or wood stoves of any nature, solid fuel burning cooking stoves, combination fuel furnaces or boilers which burn solid fuel, or any other device used for the burning of solid combustible material; solid fuel burning devices do not include barbecue devices or approved gas or alcohol-fired fireplace logs.

Visible emissions means emissions which are visually detectable without the aid of instruments.

Wood-burning device means any wood-burning stove or heater, pellet-fueled device, fireplace, or any indoor permanently installed device used to burn any solid fuel for space-heating or aesthetic purposes. This definition does not include wood-burning devices intended exclusively for cooking food, such as wood-fired ovens or barbecues.

(Code 1981, § 21-76; Ord. No. 2451, § 1, 10-19-1987; Ord. No. 2868, §§ 5—7, 1-20-1992; Ord. No. 4151, § 1, 12-15-2008 )

Cross reference

Definitions, § 1-2.