§ 131.17 Dry Cleaning Facilities .

   (a)   Perchloroethylene emissions. Dry cleaning facilities shall exhaust emissions from equipment using perchloroethylene so that no perchloroethylene vapors in excess of the nuisance level specified in subdivision (b) of this section enter co-located or adjacent dwellings, child-occupied facilities, or other occupied premises through windows, ventilation systems, or building structural penetrations.

   (b)   Nuisance level. Detection of perchloroethylene vapors from dry cleaning facilities in dwellings, child-occupied facilities, or other occupied premises at levels at or above 30 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) shall constitute a nuisance.

   (c)   Remediation orders. The Department may order the operators of such facilities to evaluate and correct problems when deemed necessary to prevent or remediate such nuisance.

(Amended City Record 6/15/2016, eff. 7/15/2016)

§ 131.19 Modification by Commissioner.

   When the strict application of any provision of this article presents practical difficulties or unusual hardships, the Commissioner, in a specific instance, may modify the application of such provision consistent with the general purpose of this article and upon such condition as, in their opinion are necessary to protect life and health.

(Amended City Record 12/18/2024, eff. 1/17/2025)

Article 135: Commercial Premises [Repealed]

Article 139: Public Transportation Facilities

§ 139.01 Definition.

   Public transportation facility means any vehicle, airplane, carrier, platform, station, terminal or other structure or premises used for or in connection with the transportation of the public.

§ 139.03 Sanitary Standards.

   A public transportation facility shall be kept in a clean and sanitary manner for the protection of the health of the public and employees. Dry dusting or dry sweeping is prohibited.

§ 139.05 Littering Prohibited. [Repealed]

(Repealed City Record 9/20/2016, eff. 10/20/2016)