608.07 EMISSIONS PROHIBITED.
(a) Visible Emissions. A person shall not discharge into the outdoor atmosphere from any single source of emission whatsoever any air contaminant, exclusive of water vapor, which is:
(1) Darker in shade than that designated as No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart; or
(2) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree greater than does smoke designated as No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart; provided, however, that if an emission of air contaminants contains less than 0.10 pounds of particulate matter per 1,000 pounds of dry exhaust gas, adjusted to twelve percent carbon dioxide (or fifty percent excess air) for fuel burning equipment or incinerators, this limitation shall not apply.
(b) Emissions of Particulate Matter.
(1) No person shall cause, suffer or allow to be emitted into the outdoor atmosphere from any fuel-burning equipment or to pass a convenient measuring point near the stack outlet, particulate matter in the flue gases to exceed 0.60 pounds per 1,000,000 BTU heat input for installations using less than ten million BTU per hour total input. For installations using greater than ten million BTU per hour total input, Figure 1 (which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference) will be used to determine the allowable particulate emission limitation.
(2) The burning of refuse in fuel-burning equipment is prohibited except in equipment from which no visible emissions in excess of that permitted by subsection (a) of this section and no particulate matter in excess of that permitted by subsection (b) of this section are emitted, and no odors arising from the installation are observable beyond the premises on which the installation is located.
(3) No person shall cause, suffer or allow to be emitted into the outdoor atmosphere from any incinerator, or to pass a convenient measuring point near the stack outlet, particulate matter:
A. To exceed 0.65 pounds per 1,000 pounds of the flue gas, adjusted to twelve percent carbon dioxide, or fifty percent excess air, and calculated as if no auxiliary fuel had been used, for incinerators designed for burning up to 200 pounds of refuse per hour; or
B. To exceed 0.30 pounds per 1,000 pounds of flue gas, adjusted to twelve percent carbon dioxide, or fifty percent excess air, and calculated as if no auxiliary fuel had been used, for incinerators designed for burning 200 or more pounds of refuse per hour.
In no case shall the total discharge of particulate matter in any one hour exceed 250 pounds.
(4) The maximum allowable emission of particulate matter from any source whatever except fuel-burning equipment and incinerators shall be determined from Table 1 (which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference). Where the process weight per hour falls between two values in the Table, the maximum weight discharged per hour shall be determined by linear interpolation. When the process weight is in excess of 60,000 pounds per hour, there shall not be discharged in any one hour from any source whatsoever particulate matter in excess of 0.066 percent of the process weight per hour.
(5) Stack emission tests for particulate matter shall be undertaken by generally recognized standards or methods of measurement. Methods found in the "A.S.M.E. Test Code for Dust Separating Apparatus, PTC 21-1957", and the "Los Angeles County Source Testing Manual" shall be used, but these may be modified or adjusted by the Director to suit specific sampling conditions or needs based upon good practice, judgment and experience.
(Ord. 1968-26. Passed 10-8-68.)
(6) No person shall cause or permit any materials to be handled, processed, transported or stored in a manner which allows or may allow particulate matter to escape and become airborne beyond his property line in sufficient quantities as to constitute air pollution or an air pollution nuisance. Airborne particulate matter at such property line or beyond such property line within reasonable proximity thereto in the amount of 300 micrograms per cubic meter is hereby declared to constitute impermissible air pollution and a public nuisance.
(Ord. 1972-47. Passed 5-23-72.)
(c) Emissions of Gases, Vapors and Odors.
(1) No person shall cause, suffer or allow any emissions of gases, vapors or odors beyond the property line from which such emissions occur to be in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration as if or is likely to be injurious to the public welfare, to the health of human, plant or animal life, or to property or which interferes with the enjoyment of life and property.
(2) No person shall permit or allow emissions into the surrounding air of sulfur oxides from the use of fuels greater than the sulfur oxide emissions that would be produced by fuels with an average sulfur content of two percent by weight, when used under similar conditions but without any treatment of the exhausts from such use.
(3) In the absence of appropriate control measures, no person shall use products which, either by themselves or due to additives or impurities, result in air pollution.
(d) Open Burning. Except as noted below, no person shall kindle an open fire in any public or private place outside any building. Fires started in violation of this chapter shall be promptly extinguished by the persons responsible for same upon notice by the Service Director or his duly designated agent. During the existence of an air pollution alert, as may be declared by the Director, all exceptions are void and no open fires shall be kindled.
(1) Open burning may be done under permit as follows:
A. Application for burning permits shall be on forms provided by the Department.
B. No permit shall be issued unless the issuing officer is satisfied that:
1. There is no practical available alternate method for the disposal of the material to be burned;
2. No hazardous condition will be created by such burning;
3. No salvage operation by open burning will be conducted; and
4. No leaves will be burned in those areas where provision is made for public collection thereof.
C. If it becomes apparent at any time to the Service Director that limitations need to be imposed for any of the reasons stated in subdivision B. above, the Service Director or his duly designated agent shall notify the permittee and any limitations so imposed shall be treated as conditions under which the permit is issued.
(2) Open burning may be done without permit as follows:
A. In those areas where provision for public collection of leaves is not made, the open burning of leaves is permitted provided that materials which create dense smoke (emissions of an opacity or darkness greater than No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart) or emissions injurious or noxious to people or property are not burned.
B. Open fires may be set in performance of an official duty of any public officer if the fire is necessary for one or more of the following reasons or purposes:
1. For the prevention of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by other means;
2. For the instruction of public fire fighters or industrial employees under supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department; and
3. For the protection of public health.
C. Fires may be used for the cooking of food provided no smoke violation or other nuisance is created.
D. Salamanders or other devices may be used for heating by construction or other workers provided no smoke violation or other nuisance is created.
E. Fires may be set in the course of agricultural operations in growing crops or raising fowl or animals provided no nuisance is created.
F. Open fires may be set for recreational purposes, such as campfires, provided no smoke violation or nuisance is created.
(e) Operation of Equipment.
(1) General. Any equipment that may produce air contaminants shall not be operated or maintained in such a manner that a nuisance is created, Nothing in any section of this chapter relating to regulation of emission of air contaminants shall in any manner be construed as authorizing or permitting the creation or maintenance of a nuisance.
(2) Motor vehicles.
A. No person operating or having control of a vehicle shall permit the engine of such vehicle to operate for more than three minutes while such vehicle is stationary except when the local temperature as reported by the U. S. Weather Bureau is below thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
B. The engine, power and exhaust mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped, adjusted and operated as to prevent the escape therefrom of excessive fumes or smoke.
(f) Malfunction of Equipment. Emissions exceeding any of the limits established in this section as a direct result of unusual conditions in or malfunction of any incinerator or any process, fuel-burning, or control equipment or related operating equipment beyond the control of the person owning or operating such equipment shall not be deemed to be in violation of this section, provided that the owner or operator advises the Department within twenty-four hours of the circumstances and outlines a corrective and preventive program acceptable to the Department.
(g) Circumvention Clause. No person shall build, erect, install or use any article, equipment or other contrivance the sole purpose of which is to dilute or conceal an emission without resulting in a reduction in the total release of air contaminants into the atmosphere.
(h) Nonapplicability. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to emissions from fuel-burning equipment or incinerators installed in single-family or two-family dwellings and not used for any commercial purpose.
(Ord. 1968-26. Passed 10-8-68.)
(i) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree for any subsequent offense. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.