[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Balsam Lake 7-10-2006
by Ord. No. 2006-3. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An individual, partnership, corporation, company or other association.
Any act or failure to perform a legal duty required by this chapter
is declared a public nuisance.
A device designed for solid-fueled combustion so that usable heat
is derived for the interior of the 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-burning
units.
Any vertical structure enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke
or exhaust from a solid-fuel-fired heating device; especially that part of
such structures extending above a roof.
The Village of Balsam Lake shall require registration with the Village
Clerk of any solid-fuel-fired heating device installed after the effective
date of this chapter. Registration must be made within 10 days after the date
of installation.
A.
All wood-burning units installed within the Village limits
of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, are required to meet emission standards currently
required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Emission standards
currently required by the EPA are hereby adopted by reference together with
any amendments or modifications made thereto in the future.
B.
All outdoor wood-burning units or solid-fuel-fired heating
devices are subject to public nuisance as described in this chapter.
C.
Any dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders
in unreasonable quantities may be declared a public nuisance by the Village
Health Officer or the Village Police Department.
D.
Any indoor or outdoor solid fuel-fired heating device
shall have a minimum stack height of 20 feet from ground level.
E.
Any existing noncomplying stack shall be removed or replaced
within a period of six months from the effective date of this chapter.
F.
All stacks or chimneys must be so constructed to withstand
high winds or other related elements.
G.
Buildings with less than 25 feet of open space between
units shall have a minimum stack height of three feet above the adjoining
property's highest roof elevation.
H.
This use of solid-fuel-fired devices within the Village
of Balsam Lake is prohibited between May 15 and September 15 of each year.
The Village Public Health Officer shall enforce the provisions of this
chapter. Emission standards may be enforced by the EPA.
