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Section 34.37

Outdoor furnaces.

Adopted August 30, 2015

An outdoor wood-fired furnace may be installed and used in the Village only in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) No more than one (1) outdoor furnace may be installed and used in the rear yard of a parcel in any zoning district, except for Business A.
(b) The outdoor furnace shall be installed and used only in parcels of sufficient size to meet the distance requirements of this ordinance.
(c) The outdoor furnace shall not be used to burn any of the prohibited materials listed in Section 34- 35 of this ordinance.
(d) The outdoor furnace shall be located at least 15 feet from the nearest property line and at least 40 feet from the nearest habitable building which is not on the same property as the outdoor furnace.
(e) The outdoor furnace shall have an insulated chimney that extends at least as high as the manufacturer's recommendation. If there are any other residences not served by the outdoor furnace within 250 feet, the insulated chimney shall also extend at least two (2) feet higher above the ground surface as the height of the roofs of all such residences. If such chimney height exceeds manufacturer's specifications, then the outdoor furnace shall not be permitted. Said chimney shall also have a spark arrestor installed on top and must be constantly maintained in good repair to the requirements of this ordinance, without rust or other blighted condition.
(f) Outdoor furnaces which are designed to heat structures ten percent (10%) greater than the size of the structure(s) to be heated are not permitted.
(g) The outdoor furnace shall meet all emission standards required by federal and state regulations.
(h) No person shall install or use an outdoor furnace without first providing the Zoning Administrator of the Village of Mayville with detailed plans, which shall include a drawing, to scale, identifying the proposed location of the outdoor furnace in proximity to boundary lines and associated structures, height of stack, manufacturer's specifications and all other information necessary to assure compliance with this ordinance, and obtaining a zoning permit from the Zoning Administrator approving said plan.
(i) A grain bin, hopper or other container for storing wood or other solid fuel shall only be permitted outdoors in accordance with the following specifications:
1. (1) The container must be of commercially manufactured construction.
2. (2) The container must not exceed one ton in capacity.
3. (3) The container must be permanently installed and anchored to footings at a depth below the frost level of forty-two inches (42") from finish grade to the bottom of the footing or to a floating slab-on-grade.