Notwithstanding other provisions of law and in addition thereto, if the Building Commissioner finds that a generalized condition of air pollution exists in any part of the City and that it creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect human health or safety, he shall, with the concurrence of the Director of Public Safety and the Mayor, upon their direction, order persons causing or contributing to the air pollution to reduce or discontinue immediately the emission of air contaminants.
In the absence of a generalized condition of air pollution, if the Commissioner finds that emissions from the operation of one or more air contaminant sources is causing imminent danger to human health or safety, he may order the person or firm responsible for the operation in question to reduce or discontinue emissions immediately, without regard to provisions of other sections of this Air Pollution Code.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any power which the Mayor may have to declare an emergency and act on the basis of such declaration, if such power is conferred by statute, ordinance, constitutional provision or inherent in the office.
(Ord. 221-70. Passed 7-19-71.)