§ 6-23. Electric coil cooking devices.

(a)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used inthis section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection:

Apartment building shall mean a building or portion thereof containing three (3) or more dwelling units with independent cooking and bathroom facilities.

Electric coil cooking device shall mean a cooking device that utilizes a coil for the cooking heat source. This term shall include freestanding and built-in electric ranges "drop in" type counter-top cook tops, and hot plates.

High end heat limiting technology shall mean a device that is hard-wired into the electric coil range (tamper proof) that limits the high end cooking temperature to a safe level so as to prevent auto-ignition of common cooking and household materials.

Nursing home shall mean a building or portion of a building used on a twenty-four-hour basis for the housing and nursing care of four (4) or more persons who, because of mental or physical incapacity, might be unable to provide for their own needs and safety without the assistance of another person.

Residential board and care occupancy shall mean a building or portion thereof that is used for lodging and boarding of four (4) or more residents, not related by blood or marriage to the owners or operators, for the purpose of providing personal care services. This term shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following types of facilities:

(1)

Facilities containing group housing arrangements for physically or mentally handicapped persons who normally attend school in the community, attend worship in the community, or otherwise use community facilities.

(2)

Facilities containing group housing arrangements for physically or mentally handicapped persons who are undergoing training in preparation for independent living, for paid employment, or for other normal community activities.

(3)

Facilities containing group housing arrangements for the elderly that provide personal care services but that do not provide nursing care.

(4)

Facilities for social rehabilitation, alcoholism, drug abuse, or mental health problems that contain a group housing arrangement and that provide personal care services but do not provide acute care.

(5)

Assisted living facilities.

Tax supported housing shall mean any housing that is initially constructed by, and/or rent-subsidized by the taxpayers for the purpose of providing affordable housing for the at-need citizens within the jurisdiction of the city. This term shall also include privately-owned rental properties for which the rent is subsidized by the taxpayers.

(b)

As of the effective date of this section, all electric coil cooking devices purchased for the purpose of replacement in existing apartment buildings, nursing homes, tax supported housing, or facilities used for residential board and care occupancy or purchased as standard equipment in new apartment buildings, nursing homes, tax supported housing, or facilities used for residential board and care occupancy shall be equipped with listed and approved high end heat limiting technology.

(Ord. No. 2012-20, § 1, 9-18-12; Ord. No. 2017-02, § 1, 3-21-17)