A. Permits, Plans And Specifications: No new fuel burning plants nor reconstruction, addition or alteration to any existing fuel burning plants for producing power and heat, or either of them, nor refuse burning equipment, nor any stack or furnace connected with such fuel or refuse burning equipment, costing more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be installed, erected, reconstructed, added to or altered in the city until plans and specifications of the same have been filed by the owner, contractor, installer or other person in the office of the inspector as being so designed that same can be managed and operated to conform to the provisions of this chapter, and obtaining a permit issued by the inspector for such installation, erection, reconstruction, addition to or alteration. Such plans and specifications shall show all provisions made for the purpose of securing complete combustion of the fuel to be used and for the purpose of preventing smoke, and shall also contain a statement of the type of fuel proposed to be used. The inspector shall, by appropriate rules and regulations, require such information on the plans and specifications of the foregoing as will enable him to make a determination of whether such construction, reconstruction, repair, addition or alteration work will conform to the requirements of this chapter or be in violation thereof. If it appears that such proposed work will not be inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter, the inspector shall issue the permit; otherwise, the permit will be denied. Compliance with this section shall not be deemed to be in lieu of compliance with other city requirements with respect to the construction or repair of buildings, and all such other city requirements and regulations shall be fully complied with.
B. Grace Period: Whenever it has adequately been demonstrated to the inspector that compliance with the terms of this chapter cannot be effectively and immediately made, the inspector shall have the authority to grant a temporary permit for the continued operation of such noncomplying equipment, but only in the event that the party has taken all necessary steps to secure compliance with this chapter. Such temporary permit shall be issued for no longer period than six (6) months, at the expiation of which period of time the party holding such permit shall be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The fees established in section 4-6-7 of this chapter shall not be applicable to the permits required by this section. (Ord. 1945, 7-14-1953)