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• ORDINANCE NO. 4 2 8 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 6 "SANITATION AND HEALTH" OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 6 PERTAINING TO USE RESTRICTIONS FOR WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES The Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations: The City Council finds and declares that: A. In enacting that ordinance the Council determined that the public interest would be served by reducing particulate emissions by prohibiting the use of wood burning appliances on days when the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issues a"Spare the Air Tonight" warning. B. In enacting that ordinance the Council determined that reducing particulate emissions by prohibiting the burning of solid and hazardous waste materials or treated wood in wood burning appliances would serve the public.interest. SECTION 2. Chapter 6 of Title 6 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is herby amended to read as follows: 6-6.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases whenever used in this chapter shall be construed as defined in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise. (a) "Bay Area Air Quality Management District" (BAAQMD) means the air quality agency for the San Francisco Bay Area pursuant to California Health and Safety Code section 40200. (b) "Wood burning appliance" means fireplace, fire pit, stove, wood heater, pellet-fueled wood heater or any similar device used for burning solid fuel. (c) "Solid fuel"means wood or any other non-gaseous or non-liquid fuel. (d) "Treated wood," means wood of any species that has been chemically impregnated, painted or similarly modified to improve resistance to insects or weathering. (e) "Spare the Air Tonight,"means a BAAQMD wintertime outreach program that focuses on reducing wood smoke from fireplaces and wood stoves. On days when air quality is poor, the public is asked to defer wood burning. 1