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Show DRAGON TIMES WOODBURNING, from p.l the combustion process, when all the volatiles have burned or boiled away, a very different type of combustion takes place. At this high temperature stage, you find glowing coals and embers burning. These are basically carbon which combines with oxygen to yield a - DECEMBER 15, 1995 - 7 wood and the convenience of low-cost propane. Types of wood: pitchy woods like ponderosa and pinion; dean, fast burning woods like aspen and juniper; and. best of all, clean, hot burning oak. Small amounts of pitchy woods are great for starting your fire and putting a Building permits are required for: New construction exceeding 120 square feet. New construction to be used as a dwelling, including temporary dwellings. of clean burning (having enough lot of quick heat into your house (needs lots of air). Aspen is great wood for getting the longer-burning woods like oxygen) is little more than carbon oak started, or for shorter tires. For dioxide and water vapor. However, if long term heating, oak is by far the Ichanges the use of a building. stages, we get some pretty nasty byproducts. Clean burning wood has best, with lots of heat value and very little creosote deposition. Every couple of years the Division furnace, heaters, water heaters, cooling almost no odor. Not enough air in the of State lands and Forestry has a green (3hp and up), vent fans, exhaust hoods, first stage yields by-products that smell oak sale up on the back side of the La some vents, adding plumbing and Sals near Taylor Flat. This is by far the kitchens, etc. best deal. going on firewood. The green _ Re-roofing. .. oak cuts easily with a chainsaw and Remodeling if materials and labor then splits very easily once it has dried. costs exceed $500. No other wood burns as cleanly as oak. Solid fences over 6 ft. tall, Good, long-lasting coals are produced. retaining walls over 4 ft. tall. Very little creosote is deposited on stove pipes and chimneys. Castle Valley building permit The people who have already application fees for above are $25. converted to propane make a pretty . GrandCountybuilding permit fees convincing argument that propane is vary depending on size and nature of really cheaper, if you do your project. calculations accurately and count the Other Castle Valley permits: costs of your time and the wear and tear ——Temporary Dwelling Permit: $25 on your vehicle, chain saw, and back. (for building pemiit application). Jack Campbell ——Home and Premise Occupation Permit for a home business conducted by residing owner/operator....no fee. Other permits required: lot more heat. In both of these stages, the result there isn’t enough air in either of these like “wood smoke.” Not enough air in the second stage yields the odorless poison, carbon monoxide (which is the poison that kills people when they leave their ears running in the garage with the doors shut). Modern “air tight” stoves drastically accentuate the inefficient burning of wood. With these new stoves the amount of air can be easily restricted to yield poor burning in both of the burning stages. This was much harder to accomplish in the older “leaky” wood burning stoves. Another problem is that many people want their wood bunting stoves to work as effortlessly as a propane furnace. This is simply not possible, and is why many Castle Valley residents have grown tired of burning wood and are installing propane furnaces. There is a temptation to load up an air—tight stove with lots of wood and then turn down the damper so the fire smolders all day long. Smoldering fires just pump unburned fuel up the chimney and deposit creosote inside the chimney. Wood is efficient for putting out a lot of heat (like heating up a cold house in the morning). Propane is efficient for longer term temperature control and for a quick blast of warmth before leaving for work in the morning. The secret of efficient wood burning involves more effort managing our stoves. 1) Cut firewood into smaller pieces making a smaller but hotter and cleaner burning fire. 2) Add smaller pieces of wood more frequently. 3) Mix types of wood to give the fire characteristics needed. 4) Think about your fire. 5) Use your wood burning stove in conjunction with a furnace, so that you can get the best of both: the romance of burning WHAT PROJECTS DO I NEED A BUILDING PERMIT FOR? If you are planning on doing Construction or additions that add to the external perimeter of existing structures. Construction/remodeling that Mechanical installations such as: systems, swamp coolers, compressors Well permit: obtained from John Groo and the Utah Division of Water Rights (John 259-7950). Septic system permit: obtained from Jim Adamson, Grand County construction of any sort on your lot Sanitarian, 471 So. Main, Moab, UT there are a few things you need to know before you start. Because of the Town’s agreement with Grand County for our building inspections you may 84532 (259-5602). need a building permit application from the Town of Castle Valley and a At present the Planning Commission is looking into recommendations for streamlining the permiting process and adjusting fee structures. The changes currently being considered pertain to mechanical building permit from Grand County. The Town building permit application deals with our Zoning Ordinance (height, setbacks, etc.) and the County permits, re—roofmg, or remodeling projects that exceed $500 and sign-off permit deals with actual construction installations. If you have any input specifications. All Castle Valley permit applications are obtained from Karen Nelson, our Buiilding Permit Contact please drop a note in the Planning Commission Box to Bruce Keeler or watch for the Planning Commission Person and Zoning Coordinator (2598820). All Grand County building Agendas concerning these issues and permits are available from the Grand County Building Inspector, 125 E. in person. Center, Moab, 259-1343. A signed permit application from Castle Valley is necessary before a Grand County building permit can be issued. procedures for septic, well and power attend our meetings to give your input Bruce Keeler, Chair Planning Commission |