It is hereby declared that pollution of the atmosphere by smoke, cinders,
soot, fly ash, gases, fumes, vapors, odors, dust and other contaminants is
a menace to the health, welfare and comfort of the residents of the borough
and a cause of substantial damage to property. For the purpose of controlling
and reducing atmospheric pollution, it is hereby declared to be the policy
of the Board to minimize air pollution, as herein defined, and to prohibit
excessive emission of the same, to establish standards governing the installation,
maintenance and operation of equipment and appurtenances relating to combustion
which are a source or potential source of air pollution and, in furtherance
of this purpose, to cooperate and coordinate these efforts with the State
Department of Health Air Pollution Control Program.
No person or owner of property and no person having possession or control
of property shall cause, suffer, allow or permit to be emitted into the open
air substances in such quantitites as shall result in air pollution. The provisions
of this section shall not apply to the use of economic poisons.