[Ord. No. 667 §1, 9-7-1976]
That the Board of Aldermen of the City of Parkville does find
and determine that in order to promote the health, safety and general
welfare, comfort and convenience of the City, its inhabitants and
public generally, it is beneficial to prohibit pollution of the air
in the City.
[Ord. No. 667 §2, 9-7-1976]
The terms as used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning:
Any particulate matter, gas or vapor (exclusive of water
vapor), including but not limited to, smoke, charred paper, dust,
soot, grime, carbon, or any other particulate matter or irritating
odorous matter, fumes, or gases, or any combination thereof.
Any source of emission of an air contaminate whether private
or public owned or operated.
The presence in the ambient air of one (1) or more air contaminants
in quantities of characteristics and of a duration which directly
and proximately cause or contribute to injury to human, animal or
plant life or health, or property, or which unreasonably interfere
with the enjoyment of life or use of property.
All space outside of buildings, stacks or exterior ducts.
Any material, except uncombined water, that exists in a finely
divided form as a liquid or solid at standard conditions.
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust,
estate, political subdivision, or any Federal or State governmental
agency, board, department or bureau, or any other legal entity whatever
which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
Land, improvements and the ambient air above such land or
improvements.
"Ringelmann's Scale for Grading the Density of Smoke" as
published in U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8333.
Small gas-borne particles resulting from combustion, consisting
of carbon, ash and other material.
[Ord. No. 667 §3, 9-7-1976]
No person may cause or permit the handling or transporting or
storage of any material in a manner which allows or may allow particulate
matter to become air-borne in such quantities and concentrations that
it remains visible in the ambient air beyond the premises where it
originates.
[Ord. No. 667 §4, 9-7-1976]
No person may cause or permit a building or its appurtenances
or a road, or a driveway, or an open area to be constructed, used,
repaired or demolished without applying all such reasonable measures
as may be required to prevent particulate matter from becoming air-borne
so it remains visible beyond the premises where it originates. This
Section shall not apply to agricultural operations including tillage,
planting, cultivating, or harvesting within a field, the moving of
livestock on foot, or the hauling of produce within the confines of
a farm.
[Ord. No. 667 §5, 9-7-1976]
No person may discharge into the ambient air from any single
source of emission whatsoever any air contaminate either of a shade
or density equal to or darker than that designated as Number 2 on
the Ringelmann Chart, or equivalent, or of such opacity as to obscure
an observer's view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke
designated as Number 2 on the Ringelmann Chart or equivalent. Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, the prohibition of this Section
shall not apply to any air contaminant discharged from any residential
outdoor cooking unit or from any residential fireplace.
[Ord. No. 667 §6, 9-7-1976]
All references to the Ringelmann Chart as a standard in grading
the shade or opacity of visible air contaminate emission shall be
interpreted to include equivalent measures and standards.
[Ord. No. 667 §7, 9-7-1976]
Nothing herein shall be construed so as to prohibit any operation
or emission authorized by a variance or by a permit granted by either
U.S. Environment Protection Agency or the Missouri Air Conservation
Commission.
[Ord. No. 667 §8, 9-7-1976]
Every person convicted of a violation of this Chapter shall
be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00), nor more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a term
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day that a violation shall continue shall constitute a separate
offense.
