(A) Whenever a warning level reading is obtained for carbon monoxide (CO) or ozone (O3) at any air pollution monitoring site maintained within the city limits by the Department of Environmental Health and meteorological conditions are such that pollutant considerations can be expected to remain at the above levels for 12 or more hours or increase unless control actions are taken, the Director shall submit to the Mayor an Air Pollution Status Report and Traffic Control Recommendation.
(B) The Air Pollution Status Report and Traffic Control Recommendation shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Information on current status of air pollution in the city;
(2) Pollution conditions expected during the next 72 hours;
(3) The nature of the present and expected threat to public health resulting from such present and expected conditions;
(4) Identification of any specific areas of the city where pollution conditions and the threat to public health are of special concern;
(5) A statement of the extent to which motor vehicle traffic is a contributing factor to present and expected pollution conditions;
(6) A statement of the extent to which traffic control measures can be expected to reduce pollution;
(7) Any other information relevant to the current and expected threat to public health and the relationship of traffic control measures thereto; and
(8) A recommendation as to specific traffic control measures to be imposed to reduce pollution in the city or within any specified area of the city.
(C) The Director shall confer with the Traffic Engineer and the Chief of Police in the formulation of specific traffic control measures recommended in the Air Pollution Status Report and Traffic Control Recommendation or any revision thereof.
(D) The Air Pollution Status Report and Traffic Control Recommendation shall be revised every 24 hours or more frequent intervals whenever the Director determines that present or expected conditions have significantly changed or any traffic control measure previously recommended or placed in effect is in need of revision.
('74 Code, § 6-21-4) (Ord. 11-1975)