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Home My WebLink About2005-32 Amending Section 5-3-2 Public Health and Safety of the Vail Town Code - . s v . ~ ORDINANCE N0.32 SERIES OF 2005 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-3-2, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, VAIL TOWN CODE, AND SETTING FOR DETAILS IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, the air pollution regulations of Section 5-3-2, definitions, Vail Town Code, defines a solid fuel burning device as: Any fireplace, stove, firebox or device intended and/or used for the purpose of burning wood, pulp, paper or other non-liquid ornon-gaseous fuel; and, WHEREAS, the definition of a solid fuel burning device prevents licensed retail food establishments from installing wood burning cook stoves and/or food smoking devices unless the device is certified by the EPA and by the Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to produce seven and five-tenths (7.5) grams of particulates per hour or less; and, II WHEREAS, no wood burning cook stove manufacturer has an EPA and/or Colorado • Department of Public Health and Environment certified device causing a conflict for licensed Town of Vail retail food establishments desiring to smoke food products on site; and, WHEREAS, said conflict creates difficulties and undue hardships for Vail food establishments who rely on smoking food as part of their food processing operations and retail food sales; and, WHEREAS, other Colorado jurisdictions either exempt wood burning cook stoves in licensed food establishments or simply do not regulate cook stoves or smokers other than an appliance that must be installed according to the mechanical code and fire department regulations; and, WHEREAS, a licensed Town of Vail retail food establishment installed a wood burning BBQ smoking device approximately 18 years ago prior to the passage of the air pollution regulation which has not been the source of any air quality or odor complaints of record; and WHEREAS, the Town of Vail environmental health department finds that the installation of cook stoves and/or smoking devices in a portion of Vail food establishments will not adversely effect • the air quality, health, safety and general welfare of the Town; and Ordinance No. 32, Series of 2005 1 . G • WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council finds that a text amendment exempting cook stoves from the Town Code definition of a solid fuel burning device promotes the success of food establishments without compromising air quality in the Town of Vail. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Section 5-3-2 of Chapter 5, Public Health and Safety, Vail Town Code, defines a solid fuel burning device as follows: SOLID FUEL BURNING DEVICE: Any fireplace, stove, firebox or device intended and or used for the purpose of burning wood, pulp, paper, or other non-liquid or nongaseous fuel. The applicants propose to add the following language to this definition (added language is shown in bold type): • Solid fuel burning device does not include cook stoves in licensed retail food establishments in the Town of Vail. Section 4. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. Section 5. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is necessary and proper in order for licensed retail food establishments who rely on wood burning cook stoves and/or smokers as a critical component of their food preparation and cooking process. • Section 6. The amendment of any provision of the Town Code as provided in this Ordinance No. 32, Series of 2005 2 y ~ B • ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution commenced, nor any other action or proceeding as commenced under or by virtue of the provision amended. The amendment of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. Section 7. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 20"' day of December, 2005, and a public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance set for the 3ro day of January 2006, in the ~ Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. ~1 N OF • ` f c z Rodney E~ Slifer, or ATTEST: SE'`~L t <Lerfelei~Donaldsan, Town Clerk READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 3rd day of January, 2006, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. 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