(A) It is hereby declared a menace to the public health and a nuisance for any person to cause or permit any operations that cause or permit any dirt, sand, gravel, cinders, ashes, earth or other similar materials to be hauled, moved, rolled, compacted, scraped, dragged or otherwise disturbed so as to cause or permit dust to be raised, blown or stirred through the operation of machinery or otherwise to the detriment of any person or property.
(B) Every person engaged in hauling of any sand, dirt, cinders, ashes, earth or other similar materials or substances, or engaged in the moving, rolling, compacting, scraping, dragging or other disturbance of soil and the like shall make adequate provision as often as is required to arrest and prevent such dust through the use of salts, oil, chemicals and other materials used and recommended for retarding or eliminating such dust, subject to the supervision and approval of the Director of Public Works.
(1974 Code, § 5-5-2.7)