The discharge of pollutants from any source within the city limits shall not exceed the following limits:
(A) Smoke measured at the point of discharge into the air shall not exceed a density of No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart as published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines; except that, smoke of a density not darker than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Chart may be emitted for not more than three minutes in any hour;
(B) Lime dust, as CaO, measured at the property line of the activity creating such dust, shall not exceed ten micrograms per cubic meter of air;
(C) Total particulate matter measured at all stacks shall not be in excess of 30 grams per hour per acre of land devoted to the operation; and
(D) Measurements of air pollution shall be by the procedures and with equipment approved by the state’s Health Division or equivalent and acceptable methods of measurement approved by the city. Persons responsible for a suspected source of air pollution, upon request of the city, shall provide quantitative and qualitative information regarding the discharge that will adequately and accurately describe operation conditions.
(Prior Code, § 4.10.170) (Ord. 99, passed 5-18-1981; Ord. 273, passed 6-5-2000; Ord. 278, passed 9-18-2000; Ord. 316, passed 4-19-2004; Ord. 340, passed 9-6-2005; Ord. 384, passed 11-2-2009) Penalty, see § 92.99