Michigan Laws 125.1513a – Definitions; prohibited appliances; exceptions; promulgation date
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(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Central furnace” means a self-contained, gas-burning appliance for heating air by transfer of heat of combustion through metal to the air, and designed to supply heated air through ducts to spaces remote from, or adjacent to, the appliance location.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1513a
- Building: means a combination of materials, whether portable or fixed, forming a structure affording a facility or shelter for use or occupancy by individuals, animals, or property. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
- Code: means the state construction code provided for in section 4 or a part of that code of limited application and includes a modification of or amendment to the code. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
- Energy conservation: means the efficient use of energy by providing building envelopes with high thermal resistance and low air leakage, and the selection of energy efficient mechanical, electrical service, and illumination systems, equipment, devices, or apparatus. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
- Mobile home: means a vehicular, portable structure that meets all of the following requirements:
(i) Is built on a chassis pursuant to the national manufactured housing construction and safety standards act of 1974, 42 USC 5401 to 5426. See Michigan Laws 125.1502ashall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c Structure: means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or a piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. See Michigan Laws 125.1502a
(b) “Clothes dryer” means a device used to dry wet laundry by means of heat derived from the combustion of fuel gases.
(c) “Household cooking gas appliance” means a gas appliance for domestic food preparation, providing any 1 or combination of the following:
(i) Top or surface cooking.
(ii) Oven cooking.
(iii) Broiling.
(2) The code shall contain, as a part of the energy conservation provisions, 1 or more provisions prohibiting the installation in a building or structure of any of the following new appliances which requires for its operation the use of a continuously burning pilot light:
(a) A central furnace having an input rate of 225,000 BTU per hour or less.
(b) A clothes dryer.
(c) A household cooking gas appliance having an electrical supply cord.
(3) The provisions of the code required by this section shall not apply to the following:
(a) A mobile home or modular home.
(b) An appliance that is designed to burn exclusively liquefied petroleum gas.
(c) An appliance which meets the energy efficiency standards prescribed by the federal regulations promulgated pursuant to the energy policy and conservation act, 42 U.S.C. § 6201 to 6422.
(4) The provisions of the code required by this section shall be promulgated not later than 90 days after the effective date of this section.