HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986 Resolution No. 053I
:n-:c;OLU'J'ION NO. ?J
S I:HIES OF 1986
,\ HESOJ,U'l'ION VOLUNTARll,Y RES 1'RICTING US!:: OF WOOD BURNING STOVES
,\N U l'IHI::PLACEf, UU RING IIIGII POLLUTION DAYS DECLARED BY TII E
CUJ.OHIIIJO IIEAl,'1'11 111::l'All1'MENT.
\'111 •:ro:As , thP r c h as bee n a vast incr e ase of solid fu e l-fired
)1 1~,1t i11q dev i ces des i g n e d for combustion of solid fu e l s ,
,11cl 11din (J , iJut not limit e d to, wood, co a l and p,1per, in the
n 0.nvPr Metro Ar c .:1 in the last decade; ,ind
h'IIEIH:AS, th e re hns also b een a tremendou s increase in the
·,,,,rnl,1tion of the Denve r Me tro Area with a corre spondent ir.crease
1 11 .1utomobi l cs, b us es , ~ind other motor vehicles; and
t·Jlll•:HEA S , because of 'thi5 tre mendous incrP.asc in wood
b urninq stov es , f ireplaces , industry, motor vehicles and other
~i r cuntnmi nat ing sour ces , every y ear, mainly dt1ring the peak
p r r iorl b e tween th e middl e o f Nov e mber to the middle of J1rnuary,
1 ir po llution Pxcecds t he fede ral clean air hea lth standards; and
\III EREAS , o ther cit i es in the llenver J.\etro Area are making
c 1J J"t ,1ilme n t of sol i d f ue l fired heating devices mandatory during
~iqh pol lt1 tinn da ys; Rnd
WII EHBAS , the City of Engle .... 1nnd desires to encourage its
,·it l ze n s t o voluntarily curt a il the use of wood burning · stoves
.o nd f ire pl11ces during these high pollution days declared hy the
rn l o rado Department of l~alth.
NOW' TIIEllEFORE, BE r ·r RESOLVED DY TIIE CI'!'Y COUNCIL OF TIIE
1; J 'l'Y OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLl,OWS:
Sec tion 1. That the citizens of Englewood will be urged to
vo luntarily c urtail the ir use of solid fuel-fired heating devices
(wood burning stoves and fireplaces) during high pollution days
as declared ',y the Colorudo Department of He nlth if these heating
devi cc ~J arc n ot the primary heat source .
Section 2 . That if a solid fuel-fir e d h e ating device is
t h e prim11ry heat s ource or if it provide s more than half the
a nr1u .:1 l heating demands of the residence, the resident will be
e n courcHJ ecl to e nsure that the heating device enn.dsions do not
exc eed s t~ndards u sed in the Oregon stove testing method.
ADOPTED A!lD APPRO VED the 17th day of November, 1986.
Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk
I, Pa t ricia II, Crow, City Clerk for the City of Englewood,
Co l o ri1d 11 , he r e by certify th e above is a true copy of Resolution
:.l.). !_;j_, Ser i es of 1986.