(a) General Provisions. No person shall cause, 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:
(1) 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;
(2) Application of asphalt, oil, water or suitable chemicals on dirt roads, materials stockpiles and other surfaces which can create airborne dusts;
(3) 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;
(4) Covering at all times when in motion open bodied vehicles transporting materials likely to become airborne;
(5) Conduct of agricultural practices such as tilling of land, application of fertilizers, etc., in such manner as to prevent dust from becoming airborne;
(6) The paving of roadways and their maintenance in a clean condition;
(7) 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.
(b) Visible Emissions from Fugitive Emission Sources. In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) hereof, no person shall cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere of any visible air contaminant resulting from fugitive emission sources in excess of the limitations, as set forth in Section 265.01, or beyond the property line of the property on which the emissions originate.
(c) Emission of Air Contaminants from Buildings, Equipment, Storage Areas or Material Handling Operations. When dust, fumes, gases, mist, odorous matter, vapors, smoke or other particulate matter or any combination thereof escape from a building, equipment, storage area or material handling operation in such a manner and amount as to cause a nuisance or to violate any provision of this Code, the Commissioner may issue a written order in accordance with Section 255.04, requiring that the building, equipment, storage area or material handling operation, in which processing, handling and storage are done, be tightly closed, ventilated, hooded or controlled in such a way that all air and gases and air or gasborne material leaving the building, equipment, storage area or material handling operation are treated by removal or destruction of air contaminants before discharge into the atmosphere.
(Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)