There shall be in the Health and Hospitals Departments a Board, known as the Air Pollution Control Commission, consisting of the Commissioner of Health and Hospitals, ex officio; the Commissioner of Traffic and Parking, ex officio; the Environment Commissioner, ex officio; and four (4) members appointed by the Mayor. Of the four (4) members appointed by the Mayor, at least one (1) member shall serve for a three- (3)-year term. The appointive members shall serve for a term expiring on the first Monday of January, 1980. As the term of any member expires, his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of three (3) years. Any vacancy in the office of an appointive member shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
The Air Pollution Control Commission shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Board of Health and Hospitals or of Commissioner of Health and Hospitals except as he acts as a member of the Commission; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Commission shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make any annual or other report, except through the Board of Health and Hospitals.
The Air Pollution Control Commission shall have full jurisdiction to regulate and control atmospheric pollution as now or hereafter provided in Section 31C of Chapter 111 of the General Laws.
The Air Pollution Control Commission shall have jurisdiction to investigate, control and abate noise from whatever source, and shall also have power, after due notice and a public hearing, to adopt noise level standards and to promulgate regulations, including regulations providing that no activity likely to produce unreasonable noise may be carried on unless a permit therefor is first obtained from the Commission, which may specify in such permit the time or times within which, and the method by which, such activity is to be carried on. The Commission may fix a fee of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each permit issued by it.
The Air Pollution Control Commission shall have power to require the production of records and documents relevant to its work and to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses before it.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 15 § 2; CBC 1975 Ord. T7 § 50; Ord. 1977 c. 3; Ord. 2021 c. 13 § 2)