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<br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 12 of 38 <br /> Exception: Barbeques, grills, and other portable devices intended solely <br /> for cooking. <br /> <br />307.6.1 Gas-fueled devices. Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and similar <br />devices fueled by natural gas or liquefied-petroleum gas are allowed when <br />approved by the Building Department and the device is designed to only <br />burn a gas flame and not wood or other solid fuel. At R-3 occupancies, <br />combustible construction shall not be located within three feet of an <br />atmospheric column that extends vertically from the perimeter of the <br />device. At other R occupancies, the minimum distance shall be ten feet. <br />Where a permanent Building Department approved hood and vent is <br />installed, combustible construction may encroach upon this column <br />between the bottom of the hood and the vent opening. Where chimneys <br />or vents are installed, they shall have a spark arrester as defined in <br />Section 202. <br /> <br />Section 307.6.2 Devices using wood or fuels other than natural gas or <br />liquefied-petroleum gas is hereby amended as follows: <br /> <br />307.6.2 Devices using wood or fuels other than natural gas or <br />liquefied-petroleum gas. Permanent outdoor fireplaces burning wood or <br />other solid fuel shall be constructed in accordance with the California <br />Building Code with clearance from combustible construction and building <br />openings as required therein. Fires in a fireplace shall be contained within <br />a firebox with an attached chimney. The opening in the face of the firebox <br />shall have an installed and maintained method of arresting sparks. <br /> <br />The burning of wood or other solid fuel in a device is not allowed within 25 <br />feet of combustible structures, unless within an approved permanent <br />fireplace. Conditions which could cause a fire to spread within 25 feet of a <br />structure or to vegetation shall be eliminated prior to ignition. Fires in <br />devices burning wood or solid fuel shall be in accordance with Sections <br />305, 307, and 308. <br /> <br />Exceptions: <br /> <br />1. Portable fireplaces and fire rings/pits equipped with a device to <br />arrest sparks shall be located at least 3’ from combustible construction at <br />R-3 occupancies, <br /> <br />2. Portable fireplaces, and fire pits/rings equipped with a device to <br />arrest sparks, shall be located at least 15 feet from combustible structures <br />at other R occupancies. <br /> <br />Section 307.6.2.1 Where prohibited is hereby amended as follows: <br />