[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Hollandale 2-1-2011. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is intended to promote the public health, safety
and welfare and to safeguard the health, comfort, living conditions,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the Village of Hollandale due
to the air pollution from outdoor wood-fired furnaces and other solid-fuel-fired
devices.
This chapter applies to all outdoor wood-fired furnaces and
other solid-fuel-fired devices within the Village of Hollandale.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Natural dry wood which has not been painted, varnished or
coated with a similar material, has not been pressure-treated with
preservatives and does not contain resins or glues as in plywood or
other composite wood products.
A wood furnace, stove or boiler that is not located within
a building intended for habitation by humans.
Any waste material except clean wood.
A device designed for solid fuel combustion so that usable
heat is derived for the interior of a building and includes solid-fuel-fired
stoves, fireplaces, solid-fuel-fired cooking stoves, and combination
fuel furnaces or boilers which burn solid fuel, including outdoor
wood-fired furnaces.
A.
The outdoor wood-fired furnace shall be installed and used only in
parcels of sufficient size to meet distance requirements to neighboring
buildings or building sites, except that an outdoor wood-burning furnace
may be installed in an area zoned agricultural.
B.
The outdoor wood-fired furnace shall be located at least 250 feet
from any residence which is not on the same property as the outdoor
wood-fired furnace.
C.
If there is a residence within 250 feet of the wood-fired furnace
which is not on the same property, then the outdoor wood-fired furnace
shall have an attached permanent stack extending higher than the roof
ridge line of the structure being served.
D.
An existing outdoor wood-fired furnace that has been installed prior
to this chapter going into effect is exempt from the distance requirement.
E.
The outdoor wood-fired furnace shall comply with all applicable laws,
including but not limited to Village ordinances that prohibit creating
a human health hazard or a public nuisance.
F.
Only clean wood may be used in the furnace.
G.
The outdoor wood-fired furnace shall not be used to burn any of the prohibited materials listed in § 195-5.
H.
The owner of the outdoor wood-fired furnace shall obtain a permit
from the Village of Hollandale before installation and pay a permit
fee as determined by the Village Board.
Unless specific written approval has been obtained from the
Department of Natural Resources, the following materials may not be
burned:
A.
Rubbish or garbage, including but not limited to food wastes, food
wraps, packaging, animal carcasses, paint or painted materials, furniture,
composite shingles, construction or demolition debris or other household
or business wastes.
B.
Waste oil or other oily wastes, except used oil burned in a heating
device for energy recovery subject to the restrictions in Chapter
NR 679, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
C.
Asphalt and products containing asphalt.
D.
Treated or painted wood, including but not limited to plywood, composite
wood products or other wood products that are painted, varnished or
treated with preservatives.
E.
Any plastic material, including but not limited to nylon, PVC, ABS,
polystyrene or urethane foam, and synthetic fabrics, plastic films
and plastic containers.
F.
Rubber, including tires and synthetic rubberlike products.
G.
Newspaper, corrugated cardboard, container board, office paper and
other similar paper products, except as provided below:
(1)
Paper and cardboard may be used as a starter fuel.
(2)
Small quantities of confidential papers from a residence may be burned
if necessary to prevent the theft of financial records, identification
or other confidential information. However, confidential papers from
a commercial enterprise shall be shredded or destroyed in a manner
other than burning.
A.
When required. A permit shall be obtained from the Village of Hollandale
to install a wood-fired furnace or change the structure or location
of an existing wood-fired furnace.
B.
Application. An application for a wood-fired furnace permit shall
be made to the Village of Hollandale upon forms furnished by the Village
that shall include, for the purpose for enforcement of these regulations,
the following data:
C.
Fee. All permits applied for under this section shall include an
application fee that shall be determined from time to time by the
Village Board.
E.
Validity of permit. The permit shall be valid for two years from
the date of issue. Installation of the wood-fired furnace shall be
completed during that time or the applicant shall reapply for a permit.
An officer, agent, employee or representative of the Village
of Hollandale who presents credentials may inspect any property for
the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the provisions of this
chapter. If the owner or occupant of the premises denies access to
the property for this purpose, a special inspection warrant may be
obtained in accordance with § 66.0119, Wis. Stats.
The lawful use of a nonconforming outdoor wood-fired furnace existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this chapter may be continued although such furnace does not conform to the provisions of this chapter. However, the use of a nonconforming outdoor wood-fired furnace shall not be a public nuisance or cause a human health hazard prohibited by § 256-3, Public nuisances affecting health, of the Code of the Village of Hollandale.
A structure may be constructed for the purpose of housing the
outdoor wood burner upon proper application of a building permit.
A.
The Village Board is authorized to enforce the provisions of this
chapter.
