§ 10-102. Definitions.  


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  • The following words and phrases used in this article, shall for the purposes of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context otherwise requires:

    (1)

    Air contaminant: Any smoke, soot, fly ash, dust, cinder, dirt, noxious, obnoxious acids, fumes, oxides, gases, vapors, odors, toxic or radioactive substances, waste particulates, solid, liquid, or gaseous matter in the atmosphere which when in sufficient quantities is capable of injuring human, plant, or animal life.

    (2)

    Air pollution: The emission of any air contaminants in such place or manner which when by itself or combined with other air contaminants present in the atmosphere is detrimental to or endangers the health, comfort, or safety of any person or which may cause injury to or damage to property.

    (3)

    Board: The Environmental Control Advisory Board.

    (4)

    Chimney or stack: Chimney, stack, conduit, duct, vent, flue, or opening of any kind whatsoever arranged to conduct any products to the atmosphere.

    (5)

    Combustible materials and fuels: Any substance which will readily burn and those substances which are generally considered noncombustible, but are or may be included in the mass of the combustible material to be burned.

    (6)

    Dense smoke: Smoke of a shade or the equivalent opacity or the shade, designated as No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart or greater.

    (7)

    Emission: The releasing of air contaminants into the atmosphere.

    (8)

    Fuel burning equipment: Any equipment, machinery, device, structure, or contrivance, and all appurtenances, thereto, including ducts, breeching, fuel-feeding equipment, ash removal equipment, internal combustion engines, combustion controls, stacks and chimneys, which burn fuel or combustible material for the purpose of producing heat or energy. However, authorized process equipment, operations and incinerators are excluded.

    (9)

    Motor vehicle pollution control device: Any or all of the devices or systems designed to control or prevent air pollution emissions from motor vehicles, and

    [a]

    Evaporating loss control system: A system or device designed and installed in such a manner as to reduce or prevent the emission of vapors of the hydrocarbon fuel contained in the fuel tank, carburetor, or fuel pump of a motor vehicle.

    [b]

    Exhaust emission control system: A system, device or engine modification designed and installed in such a manner as to reduce or prevent the emission of air pollutant gases, vapors, and particulate matter released from a motor vehicle engine through the exhaust manifold and tailpipe.

    [c]

    Positive crankcase ventilator: A system or device designed and installed in such a manner as to prevent or reduce the release or emission into the atmosphere of gases or vapors produced or otherwise present in the crankcase of the engine of a motor vehicle.

    (10)

    Open burning: The burning of combustible materials or refuse in such a manner that the products of combustion are emitted directly into the atmosphere.

    (11)

    Particulate matter: Discrete particles of liquid (except uncombined water) or solid matter or both, which may or may not be suspended in air.

    (12)

    Pathological incinerator: Those incinerators that incinerate human and animal remains, consisting of carcasses, organs, and solid organic wastes from hospitals, laboratories, and animal pounds which comply with all of the applicable requirements and standards of the Incineratory Institute of America.

    (13)

    Process equipment or operation: Any equipment, machinery, device, or premises used for the treating, processing, or manufacturing of materials, products, or substances which operation may emit smoke, particulate matter, or other air contaminants.

    (14)

    Process weight: The total weight of all materials introduced into any specific process equipment or operation. Solid fuels shall be considered as part of the process weight, but liquids and gases used solely as fuel shall not.

    (15)

    Process weight per hour: The weight derived by dividing the total process weight by the number of hours in one complete operation from the beginning of any given process to the completion thereof, excluding any time during which the equipment is idle.

    (16)

    Products of combustion: All particulate matter and other air contaminants emitted as a result of the burning of refuse and combustible materials.

    (17)

    Proprietary information: Any information obtained pursuant to the provisions of this article which relates to sales figures or to production processes unique to the owner or operator or which affect the competitive position of such owner or operator.

    (18)

    Ringelmann Chart: The most recent chart for grading the appearance, density, shade, or opacity of smoke, as published with instructions for use by the United States Bureau of Mines.

    (19)

    Smoke: Small gasborne or airborne particles resulting from combustion operations and consisting of carbon, ash, and other matter that is present in sufficient quantity to be observable.

    (20)

    Source: Any physical arrangement or structure which may emit air contaminants. It includes, but is not limited to, stacks, chimneys, building openings, open fires, vehicles, processes, equipment, structures, and premises.

    (21)

    Source gas valve: The total amount of gas, including air contaminants, emitted from any process, equipment or operation into the atmosphere.

(Ord. No. 0-7475-10)