§ 3-20. Preventing particulate matter from becoming airborne.

(a)

No person shall cause or permit construction projects or the handling or transporting or storage of any material in a manner that allows or may allow unnecessary amounts of particulate matter to become airborne to premises other than the premises on which any contributing air contaminant source is located. In no case shall any person cause or permit the handling or storage of any material in a manner which causes particulate matter to become airborne in such quantities or concentrations that it remains visible in the ambient air beyond the property lines of the premises on which it originates.

(b)

No person shall cause or permit a building, its appurtenances, a road, 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 airborne. The director may require such reasonable measures as may be necessary to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne including, but not limited to, paving or frequent cleaning of roads, driveways and parking lots, application of dust-free surfaces, application of water, and the planting and maintenance of vegetative ground cover.

(c)

Compliance with this section shall be determined by the director by means of collecting air samples from one or more locations both upwind and downwind from the source of emissions at any point on, or beyond, the premises property line. Such sampling may be carried out by means of a portable high volume sampler equipped with a four-inch diameter filter, a portable electrostatic precipitator, or any other sampling procedure established by the department commensurate with good engineering practice.

(Code 1964, § 2A-21; Code 1988, § 3-20; Ord. No. 52677, § 1, 2-28-1974)