[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Chesilhurst 4-6-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-3 BOH[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This chapter was originally adopted as Ch. 325. The chapter was renumbered to organize all Board of Health legislation to Part III of the Code.
A. 
Medical and scientific evidence indicates that dust generated by cutting of masonry substances be it pavers, bricks, concrete blocks, stone or other hard material as well as dust generated by the sanding of fiberglass decks and the diffusion into the atmosphere of bleach where bleach is used by contractors power washing buildings is detrimental to the health of persons who come in contact with the substances so generated.
B. 
Health hazards induced by breathing air pollutants as hereinabove described in Subsection A of this section may include lung cancer, heart disease, respiratory infection, decreased respiratory function and bronco-constriction and bronco-spasm.
C. 
The Board of Health has determined that the public health of the residents of and the visitors to Chesilhurst will be promoted by eliminating exposure in Chesilhurst to the pollution pollutants described in Subsection A of this section.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the public health and welfare by adopting regulations concerning the generation of the pollutants described in herein.
A. 
Any person engaged in the cutting of masonry products, including but not limited to brick pavers, bricks, concrete blocks, stone or other hard material shall perform such cutting only by using dampened cutting disks or water dampened cutting saws to control to the greatest extent possible the dispersion of dust generated by such cutting; and
B. 
Any person sanding or cutting any fiberglass product or fiberglass deck shall do so in a manner that captures to the greatest extent possible the particles of ground fiberglass generated by the cutting or sanding operation; and
C. 
Any person utilizing bleach when power washing any building, deck, patio, walkway, driveway, vessel or any other object in Chesilhurst shall do so in such a way that airborne mist generated by the power washing operation is completely contained on the site where the power washing operation is being conducted and will not drift onto any adjoining property.
A. 
The Health Officer or designee may issue an order to a person who is in violation of this chapter to cease immediately all prohibited practices and to clean and remove all dust, particles and other pollutants as required by applicable law and regulation, and within the time frame as directed by the Health Officer or designee.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500 and/or appropriate injunctive relief.