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• Beginning March 9, 2009, permanent indoor and outdoor wood-burning devices (such as fireplaces and stoves) cannot be installed in new developments. However, open-hearth fireplaces with gas-log sets or other popular design features that don’t use wood — such as flames in river rock or broken glass — are allowed.
