No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit any materials to be handled, transported or stored or a building, its appurtenances or a road to be used, constructed altered, repaired or demolished without taking all necessary and reasonable precautions to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne. Such precautions shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Use, where possible, water or chemicals for control of dust in the demolition of existing buildings or structures, construction operations, the grading of roads or the clearing of land;
(b) Application of asphalt, oil, water or suitable chemicals on dirt roads, materials, stockpiles and other surfaces which can create airborne dusts;
(c) Installation and use of hoods, fans and control equipment to enclose, contain, capture and vent the handling of dusty materials. Adequate containment methods shall be employed during sandblasting or other similar operations;
(d) Covering at all times when in motion open bodied vehicles transporting materials likely to become airborne;
(e) Conduct of agricultural practices such as tilling of land, application of fertilizers, etc., in such manner as to prevent dust from becoming airborne;
(f) The paving of roadways and their maintenance in a clean condition;
(g) The prompt removal of earth or other material from paved streets onto which earth or other material has been deposited by trucking or earth moving equipment or erosion by water or other means.
(Ord. 2075. Passed 5-18-77.)