4-224-008 License – Fee.

   The fee for each manufacturing license shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010.

(Added Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92532, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83191, § 1)

4-224-010 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 103, repealed § 4-224-010, which pertained to frontage consents.

4-224-011 Location restrictions.

   No machine shops shall be conducted or operated on any lot or plot of ground of which any portion shall be within 200 feet of any lot occupied by a public or parochial school, hospital or church.

(Added Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)

4-224-012 Noise restrictions.

   It shall be unlawful to maintain, within 200 feet of any residence, a machine shop or a foundry wherein pneumatic hammers or other apparatus are used which cause loud or unusual noises.

(Added Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616)

4-224-013 Operation at night restricted.

   No machine shop shall be operated in the nighttime between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any block in which a majority of the buildings on both sides of the street are used exclusively for residential purposes, or within 100 feet of such block, and it shall be within the power of the Department of Public Health, after reasonable notice, to treat such night operation as a public nuisance and to abate the same.

(Added Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. III, § 22)

4-224-020 Sanitary requirements.

   No owner, proprietor, lessee, manager or superintendent of any manufacturing establishment where workmen and workwomen are employed for wages shall cause, permit or allow the same or any portion or apartment of, or any room in such manufacturing establishment, to be overcrowded or inadequate, faulty or insufficient in respect of light, ventilation, heat or cleanliness.

   In every such building or apartment, or room in any such building, where one or more persons are employed as aforesaid, at least 500 feet of air space shall be allowed to each person employed therein, and fresh air shall be supplied by ventilation at the rate of four complete changes of air per hour during the hours of employment. No part of such air supply shall be taken from any cellar or basement.

   All such places shall be kept in a clean condition, free from the effluvia of a sewer, drain, privy, stable or other nuisance; also free as far as practicable from all gases, vapors, dust or other impurities generated by manufacturing processes or otherwise which are injurious to health.

   Sufficient toilet facilities shall be provided for employees meeting the applicable requirements of Chapter 18-29, and such facilities shall be properly ventilated.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-96, p. 15616; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-18, p. 74459, Art. IV, § 2)

4-224-021 Hazardous materials – Duties – Prohibited acts.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 11-4-1200 of this Code, if applicable. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a single violation of this subsection may result in license suspension or revocation in accordance with the requirements of Section 4-4-280 of this Code.

   (b)   (1)   Each person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter shall keep and maintain on file, for a period of not less than three years, all written materials used to document the quantity of each hazardous chemical present at the facility, if such chemical is present at the facility in an amount that exceeds the threshold level for reporting as established by regulations promulgated under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, codified at 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq., as amended. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a single violation of this subsection may result in license suspension or revocation in accordance with the requirements of Section 4-4-280 of this Code.

      (2)   Upon request, the records required under subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be made available for inspection, during regular business hours or in case of emergency, by any city official charged with responsibility for enforcing this chapter.

   (c)   The commissioner of health, the fire commissioner, the executive director of emergency management and communications, the commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection and their respective designees are authorized: (1) to inspect, at reasonable hours or in case of an emergency, any facility licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter for the purpose of determining compliance with the requirements of this section; (2) to examine the applicable books and records of any person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter in order to corroborate the quantities of hazardous chemicals reported or required to be reported by the owner or operator of the facility under Section 11-4-1200; and (3) to enforce the requirements of this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 104)