§ 3-22. Restriction of emission of odors.  


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  • (a)

    No person shall cause or permit odorous emissions so as to cause air pollution.

    (b)

    An odor occurrence shall be deemed a violation when a complaint from one person or more is received and substantiated at the point of complaint within two hours by observations of the director. The director shall deem the complaint valid only if the director finds the occurrence of sufficient duration or frequency so that the director can make two measurements of scentometer no. 2 odor strength within a period of one hour, these measurements being separated by at least 15 minutes.

    (c)

    Odor measurement shall be made with a scentometer as manufactured by Barnebey-Cheney Company or any other instrument, device, or technique designated by the director as producing equivalent results.

(Code 1964, § 2A-23; Code 1988, § 3-22; Ord. No. 52677, § 1, 2-28-1974)