(a) No person shall operate or cause to be operated, any process, fuel-burning or refuse-burning, or control equipment pertaining thereto for which an installation permit was required or was issued under this Code until an inspection has been made by the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control or his representative.
(b) The person responsible for the installation, construction, reconstruction or alteration of any process, fuel-burning, refuse-burning, or control equipment for which an installation permit is required shall notify the Air Pollution Control Officer when the work is completed and ready for final inspection.
(c) No equipment shall be operated for any other purpose or in any other manner than that for which the installation permit was approved and for which a certificate of operation has been issued unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control.
(d) After the installation permit has been issued and it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control that the process, fuel-burning, refuse- burning, or control equipment can be operated in compliance with this Code, an initial certificate of operation shall be issued by the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control.
(e) Emission tests may be required by the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control before the issuing of an initial certificate of operation.
(f) Said certificate of operation shall be kept posted on or near the installation for which it was issued.
(g) The issuance of a certificate of operation shall not operate as a guarantee of immunity from the prosecution or other legal action for violations occurring during the period covered by the certificate. Failure to operate under test within the limitations and requirements of this Code shall constitute sufficient grounds for ordering changes in the process, fuel-burning, refuse-burning, or control equipment or appurtenances thereto before an initial certificate of operation can be granted.
(h) When the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control refuses to issue a certificate of operation, the Air Pollution Control Officer is authorized to seal the process, fuel-burning, refuse- burning, or control equipment until the person required to procure the certificate of operation has complied with the provisions of this chapter.
(i) The Commissioner of Air Pollution Control may, by rule or regulation, require periodic inspection of designated classes of equipment. No period of time between inspections shall exceed two years.
(Ord. 1970-69. Passed 7-28-70.)