Any existing incinerator in any zoning use district that is not prohibited by this chapter, or any new incinerator installation that would be permitted by this chapter, shall comply with the following minimum standards and regulations. Existing incinerators shall have a period ending April 1, 1973 to meet these requirements, provided that the owner or manager of every commercial, office, multi-family or apartment building having an incinerator shall, on or before September 1, 1973, submit plans to the Building Commissioner for the remodeling or alteration of such incinerator in order to comply with all of the applicable provisions of this chapter. At such time and every year thereafter the owner or manager of such building shall apply for an annual permit for the operation of an incinerator from the Commissioner.
(a) Every incinerator shall be multiple chambered. The chamber shall be designed to reduce the velocity of the products of combustion and to promote the burning of unburned combustible materials before they are released into the atmosphere.
(b) The installer, designer or manufacturer of any new or replacement equipment shall certify in writing to the City that the incinerator is designed so that it will not emit smoke into the atmosphere of an appearance, density or shade darker than number one of the Ringlemann Chart, which chart is published by the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of Interior, August 1955, a copy of which "Ringlemann Smoke Chart" is attached to original Ordinance 4931-1976, passed May 24, 1976. The installer shall also certify to the City that a survey of the premises has been made and that the incinerator is of a type and size that will dispose of the type and amount of waste produced by the user in compliance with this section.
(c) All incinerators shall be constructed, equipped and operated so as not to discharge or cause to be discharged into the atmosphere from any refuse burning, visible emissions of any air contaminant which is darker in shade or density than that designated as number one on the Ringlemann Chart of the U.S. Bureau of Mines for more than three minutes in any hour, or of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree greater than that designated as number one of the Ringlemann Chart for Smoke.
(d) Every incinerator shall be capable of completely incinerating wet or dry combustible materials and garbage to ash without causing noisome, offensive or noxious odors, vapors or gases, and without discharge into the atmosphere of sparks, flyash or powdered residue of the substance which has been burned; nor shall any observable smoke, odor or vapor escape from incinerator doors or joints of any kind into the space containing the equipment.
(e) Flue-fed incinerators shall be provided with an automatic ignition burner which ignites and burns for a predetermined time at regular intervals. The installation and safety features of this burner shall comply with nationally recognized good practices.
(f) All incinerators permitted by this chapter shall comply with Standard 82 of the National Fire Code of the National Fire Protection Association, Volume IV, 1970-71, a copy of which is attached to original Ordinance 4931-1976, passed May 24, 1976.
(g) The manufacturers' or designers' operation and maintenance instructions shall be posted in the vicinity of the incinerator.
(h) The incinerator may be shut down for improper operation, malfunction of any part of the incinerator, poor maintenance, deterioration of any part of the incinerator or the emission of noisome, offensive or noxious odors, vapors or gases or the discharge into the atmosphere of sparks, flyash or powdered residue of the substance which has been burned, upon written notice issued by the Building Commissioner or Fire Prevention Bureau. The incinerator is not to be used until all repairs or modifications are made and it has been inspected and approved for use by the Commissioner. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or management to see that the above conditions are complied with.
(i) No incinerator is to be installed without first making application to, and gaining approval of the Building Commissioner. If approval is granted, the Commissioner shall issue the necessary permits after receiving all the appropriate fees for such permits. The issuance of permits by the Commissioner shall not be construed as a guarantee of immunity from prosecution or other legal action for violations occurring after the incinerator is put into operation.
(j) The fire box, grating and ash pit of every incinerator that is in operation daily shall be cleaned out and emptied once a day. Other incinerators shall be cleaned out and emptied after use.
(k) All electrically activated components shall bear evidence of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. approval.
(Ord. 4931-1976. Passed 5-24-76.)