No person shall operate or permit the operation of an incinerator in
the Township of Washington without a permit issued by the Director in accordance
with this code. The Director shall recommend issuance of a permit for the
operation of an incinerator after examining the application and inspecting
the facility and being satisfied that it may be operated in accordance with
this code. Said permit may be conditioned on improvements being made within
a prescribed time or on certain operating restrictions, if necessary, to comply
with this code. All permits shall be issued by the Board of Health and shall
expire on December 31 following their issuance, or at such time prior thereto
as any conditions or restrictions shall not be complied with. Each incinerator
shall require a permit for which the annual fee shall be $25, payable to the
Township of Washington.
No person shall operate or permit the operation of an incinerator in
the Township of Washington before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m., and all operation
shall be completely terminated by 5:00 p.m., including complete extinction
of the fire and removal of materials from the firebox to a noncombustible
container and in a safe manner; provided, however, that the Director may,
by special permit, because of exceptional circumstances, permit different
hours of operation under such conditions as he shall deem necessary for the
health, safety and welfare of the public or of persons in the vicinity.
Where the operation of an incinerator constitutes an immediate and substantial
menace to public health and safety or is a substantial source of air pollution
causing irritation and discomfort to persons in the vicinity and the owner
or operator fails, upon written or oral notice, to take immediate corrective
measures, the Director may take all necessary measures to abate the condition,
including but not limited to ordering the cessation of use of the equipment
and sealing the same, pending a hearing in the Municipal Court.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit smoke from any incinerator,
the shade or appearance of which is darker than No. 1 of the Ringelmann Smoke
Chart, to be emitted into the open air; or emissions of such opacity within
a stack or chimney or, exclusive of water vapor, of such opacity leaving a
stack or chimney to a degree greater than the emission designated as No. 1
of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart.
The provisions of § 227-21 shall not apply to smoke emitted during the building of a new fire, the shade or appearance of which is not greater than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, for a period of three consecutive minutes; or emissions of such opacity within a stack or chimney or, exclusive of water vapor, of such opacity leaving a stack or chimney, to a degree greater than the emission designated as No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, for a period no greater than three consecutive minutes.
No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the emission of particles
of unburned waste or ash from any incinerator which are individually large
enough to be visible while suspended in the atmosphere.
No person shall construct, install, use or cause to be used any incinerator
which will result in odors being detectable by sense of smell in any area
of human use or occupancy.
