11-4-490 Persons liable for violations.

   All persons causing, participating in, or permitting any violation of any provision of this chapter shall be severally or jointly liable therefor and as such subject to the fines and penalties provided by this chapter.

(Prior code § 17-1.46)

11-4-500 Prosecution for violations.

   Prosecutions under this chapter shall be instituted by the commissioner and shall be prosecuted in the name of the city.

(Prior code § 17-1.47; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1)

11-4-510 Saving clause.

   Any prosecution arising from a violation of any ordinance or part of ordinance repealed herein (or hereby) whether expressly or by implication, which prosecution may be pending at the time this chapter becomes effective, or any prosecution which may be started within one year after the effective date of this chapter, in consequence of any violation of any ordinance or part of ordinance so repealed, which violation was committed previous to the effective date of this chapter, shall be tried and determined exactly as if such ordinance or part thereof had not been repealed.

(Prior code § 17-1.48)

11-4-520 Interpretation.

   This article shall not be considered or construed as in any way retaining, modifying or nullifying any other ordinances of the city or the provisions of this Code or any rules and regulations thereunder, except those ordinances or provisions expressly repealed hereby. This article shall be deemed to be concurrent with and supplemental to any ordinance of the city or any provisions of this Code.

(Prior code § 17-1.49)

11-4-530 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed § 11-4-530, which pertained to a grace period.

11-4-550 Episode alert program.

   (a)   Whenever atmospheric and pollution conditions create circumstances which may cause acute harmful health effects, the commissioner shall implement the Rules for Controlling Air Pollution Episodes as promulgated by the State of Illinois Pollution Control Board, PCB-R71-23, set forth in Chapter IV of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Control of Air Pollution, as amended from time to time.

   (b)   The commissioner is hereby empowered to adopt such plans as may be necessitated in cooperation with appropriate state and federal authorities for the purpose of eliminating the circumstances tending to cause acute harmful health effects as aforesaid, including, but not limited to, the implementation of an air pollution watch, an alert procedure and an emergency procedure.

   (c)   The commissioner is hereby empowered to request and approve acceptable episode action programs on all designated Standard Industrial Classifications group designations. Approved plans shall be kept on file and amended as required.

(Prior code § 17-1.52)

11-4-560 Environmental coordinator.

   Within the department there shall be an environmental coordinator whose duties shall include, but not be limited to the following:

   (a)   Correlating existing lists of sites handling or storing toxic substances with any list of fires maintained by the Chicago Fire Department;

   (b)   Assisting the Chicago Fire Department and other local, state and federal agencies in the coordination and dissemination of information to community residents regarding preventive and precautionary measures to avoid or minimize exposure to toxic chemicals, either in case of actual or potential danger;

   (c)   Nothing herein contained is intended nor shall operate to supersede the authority and responsibility of the Chicago Fire Department and its respective bureaus and divisions in their duties under any current municipal ordinance or state statute, including but not limited to Chapters 2-4 , 2-36, 4-112, 15-4, 15-24 and 15-28 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago, the Illinois Toxic Substance Act, the Chemical Safety Act or other relevant state or federal statutes.

(Prior code § 17-1.53; Added Coun. J. 1-30-87, p. 39048; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10978)

 

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