It starts in Cal.

[mtarbert]

Interesting read about Fireplaces:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/22/EDNKTDK1S.DTL

 

[wahoowad]

yeah, saw that 3 posts down

 

[emory]

When I went out to visit family in San Jose, they had this gorgeous heath, but no stove. I asked them why they didn't have one and they said it was almost impossible to install a new stove if it hadn't been in the house when they bought it.

 

[myzamboni]

When I went out to visit family in San Jose, they had this gorgeous heath, but no stove. I asked them why they didn't have one and they said it was almost impossible to install a new stove if it hadn't been in the house when they bought it.

They didn't try very hard. a San Jose and several neighboring cities banned ne fireplaces and woodstoves. I got a variance to get mine installed after I flooded them with information on how much cleaner a woodstove would be versus continuing to burn in an open fireplace. In these same cities you can now add a open brick fireplace because the Masons lawyered up when he ban went into effect(claiming the ban was unfair to their trade).

 

[BrotherBart]

They didn't try very hard. a San Jose and several neighboring cities banned ne fireplaces and woodstoves. I got a variance to get mine installed after I flooded them with information on how much cleaner a woodstove would be versus continuing to burn in an open fireplace.

Yep. I have said it here before. BB's first and only rule of dealing with bureaucrats:

At the exact moment that you make it as much work for them as they are making it for you the problem goes away.

 

[MrGriz]

Right on BB. The other thing that will get your variance passed in a heart beat is pointing out that once you (insert improvement here), the value of your home will increase by $$$$$$ thereby increasing your taxes to $$$$$. It's amazing how the next words out of their mouths are "I move that we grant MrGriz a variance for...."

 

[myzamboni]

Right on BB. The other thing that will get your variance passed in a heart beat is pointing out that once you (insert improvement here), the value of your home will increase by $$$$$$ thereby increasing your taxes to $$$$$. It's amazing how the next words out of their mouths are "I move that we grant MrGriz a variance for...."

Actually, I explained that I will continue to burn lots of wood in my open fireplace creating 10x the emissions, lots of smoke and sparks. I told them giving me the variance would be helping me help them become a greener city.

 

[emory]

I don't think they tried too hard, this was probably about 7 years ago. They didn't have an operable fireplace to argue that point.

 

[Kilted]

Here is a local newstation video on the proposed ban, it just aired tonight.

http://cbs5.com/video/[email protected]

I hope that comes out correctly. Any one on this forum who lives in the Bay Area knows who to write to? It really sounds like they are talking about open-hearth fireplaces. It looks like even the EPA wood stoves are included.

I did some web searching and it does not look good.

http://www.baaqmd.gov/
http://www.baaqmd.gov/pln/ruledev/workshops.htm
http://www.baaqmd.gov/pln/ruledev/6-3/0603_dr_100507.pdf
http://www.baaqmd.gov/pln/ruledev/6-3/0603_ws_100507.pdf

Any thoughts on all of this?

I'm running a Avalon Perfect-Fit insert, love it, would never go back to an open hearth fireplace, just a waste of time.

-- Brandy