(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Certificate issued pursuant to this Article shall limit operating hours of a Diesel Backup Generator for Non-Emergency Use to 50 hours each year. Nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit or restrict the Owner or Operator from operating the Diesel Backup Generator for manufacturer's required liability testing that is beyond the hour limitations set forth in this Subsection; Provided that the Owner or Operator submits to the Department the manufacturer's specification which requires operation beyond the annual hour limitations set forth in this Subsection to test the Diesel Backup Generator for reliability purposes in which case the maximum allowable annual hours of operation for Non-Emergency Uses shall be the hours specified in the manufacturer's specification.
(b) Any Diesel Backup Generator installed after the effective date of this Article shall have the best available control technologies as determined by the California Air Resource Board or the Bay Area Air Quality Management District installed to reduce air emissions.
(c) Owner and/or Operator shall conduct periodic maintenance of the Diesel Backup Generator as recommended by the engine manufacturer. The periodic maintenance shall be conducted at least once each calendar year.
(d) Owner and/or Operator of the Diesel Backup Generator shall equip the Diesel Backup Generator with a non-resettable totalizing meter that measures the hours of operation or fuel usage.
(Added by Ord. 202-02, File No. 012186, App. 9/27/2002)