§ 3-12. Registration and permit system; exemptions.

(a)

Each person responsible for the emission of existing and proposed air contaminants shall register with the division of air quality and shall provide, on registration forms provided by the division of air quality, any information regarding such emission as may be required. Additional information as may be required by the director shall also be provided. Each person so registering with the division of air quality shall maintain such registration in current status by notifying the division of air quality of any significant change in any item of information furnished in compliance herewith. A fee in the amount established by the county administrator or his designee shall be paid upon registration.

(b)

No building permit shall be issued until proof of the registration of all sources of emission of air contaminants is received from the division of air quality. All sources in subsection (c) of this section are exempt from this requirement.

(c)

The following sources are exempt from the registration requirement:

(1)

The installation or alteration of an air contaminant detector, air contaminant recorder, combustion controller or combustion shutoff.

(2)

Air conditioning or ventilating systems not designed to remove air contaminants generated by or released from equipment.

(3)

Fuel burning equipment, other than smokehouse generators, which uses only gas as a fuel for space heating, air conditioning or heating water, is used in a private dwelling or have BTU input of not more than 350,000 BTUs per hour; or is used for space heating, other than boilers and hot air furnaces.

(4)

Internal combustion engines.

(5)

Laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical or physical analyses.

(6)

Other sources of minor significance specified by the director.

(Code 1964, § 2A-13; Code 1988, § 3-12; Ord. No. 52677, § 1, 2-28-1974)