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Home My WebLink About1992 Resolution No. 080RESCUJOONNO. 52_ SERIES OF 1992 A RESOLtJnON AtmiORIZING A "NO FEE" PERMIT FOR THE CONVERSION OF WOOD BURNING STOVES AND FIREPIACES 'lO SOLID FUEL BURNING DEVICES ntAT COMPLY WITH COLORADO PHASI:: m AND EPA PHASE n STANDARDS . WHEREAS . wood smoke emlsslons arc a leading cause of air polluUon tn the Denver melropoUtan area: and WHEREAS, the C ity Council of the City of Englewood ts concurrently enacting legtslaUon which reslr1cts the tnslallaUon or soUd fuel burning dcvlces that do not comply with Colorado Phase m and EPA Phase II standards for wood staves and fireplace Inserts: and WHEREAS, the Great Stave and Fireplace Change-Out ts a coopcratM: effort among public and prtvatc organtzaUons to promote the voluntary conversion of staves and fireplaces to clean-burning natural gas. pellet, and wood appliances: and WHEREAS, to encourage citizen partldpaUon tn the Change-Out program, the City or Englewood will Issue a "No-Fee" permit for the conversion or existing wood burning stoves and fireplaces: NOW, THEREFORE, BE rr RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE crrv OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , n!AT: ~-The City Manager or the City of Englewood ts hereby dlrcctcd to eslabltsh "No Fee" building permits for the conversion ol existing wood burning staves and fireplaces to those that conform with Colorado Phase DI and EPA Phase II standards. ~-The duraUon of thts Resolution ts for a f><'r1od of one year from the date approved. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 21st day of September, 1992. ATTEST: ~<M<~~ Patric ia H. Crow. Ci ty Clerk I, Pa tr1 cla H . Crow. City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify U1e abo\•e IS a true copy ofResoluUon No . JQ_, Series of 1992. fddu utc#~ Patr1c la H. Crow Date September 21. 1992 INITIATED BY STAFF SOURCE COUllCU, COMMUNICAT!ON A&enda Item 11 C : Subject Incentives I to convert conventional I woodburnJng dev1r.es . __ ! ____________ _ Department of CommunJty Development Dana Glazier, Environmental/Neighborhood Sci vices Adrninlstrator ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED Staff recommends the adoption of a Resolution that would offer Incentives for - Englewood residents to convert their conventional woodburnlng stoves to clean- burnJng appliances by allowing a "no cost" building penntt for the conversion. This offer would be good for one year from the approval of this resolution. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACflON None . BACKGROUND The m etro area Is faced with three serious air quality problems : carbon monoxide, particulate matter. and the Brown Cloud . A number of air pollutants, In addition to particulate matter and carbon monoxi de. are released Into the atmosphere whenever wood Is burned In conventional d ev ices. These pollutants are slgnillcantly decreased wh en wood Is burned In a n ewer. technologtcally-advance d wood. natural gas , or pellet appliance. Engl ewood's Building Divisi on now Issues permits when a resident converts existing woodburnJng unJts to cleaner burnJng appliances . The cost of permits average between S I 5 and S35 . Thl s proposed Resolution wo11.ld waive tl1e fe es assoc ia ted \\1U1 U1e b uilding permit. STAFF,' ANALYSIS • The proposed Resolution will encourage Engl ewo od reside nts to convert t~elr existing conventional woodburnJng devices to clean-burnln,; natural gas , pellet, or wood a ppliances . By Issuing a "no cost" buJlcll ng perrnlt, r esidents w1ll have an economic Inc entive to convert to appliances U1at are up to 90 percent cleaner than conventional devi ces . This proposed Resolution will add to other financial Ince ntives that arc being offered In a cooperative effort among public and pr1vatr-organizations knowu as ''The Great Stove and Fireplace Change -Out." This program, which runs through October, encourages homeowners to replace tilelr cllrty -burntng wood stoves or fireplaces wltil more environmentally sound appliances . Financial Incentives of the program Include low interest loans and rebates . This proposed Resolution will strengthen the Incentives for Englewood residents to participate. It ts estimated that conversion rates from cllrty-burnlng to clean-burning appliances are currently only about fh,e percent. This Resolution and the Change-Out program are anticipat ed to Increase the conversion rate, which w1ll have a beneficial Impact on air quality In the metro area . FINANCIAL -By offer1ng citizens a "no cost" building permit to convert to a cleaner bumtng unit, the City of Englewood would forego between $1 ,000 and SI ,500 tn pennlt fees for tile next year . It's dlfflcult to put a monetary value on tile environmental benefits of Englewood citizens converting to cl eaner-burnJng appliances .