HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-16 12-28 CCO AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND CONTROL
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER ORDAINS:
Section 7-701- Air Pollution Prohibited* No person shall cause,
suffer or allow to be emitted into the open air any foreign materials such as
dusts, gases, fumes, mists, vapors, smokes, and odors in quantities which,,
by reason of their objectionable properties, shall constitute a nuisance
because they:
a) Injure, or are sufficient to injure, the health or safety of any
. person or the public;
b) Create an obnoxious odor in the atmosphere;
a) Cause damage to property or inconvenience to the general public;
d) Create a nuisance or hazard by obscuring vision; or
e) Have a deleterious effect upon trees, plants., or other forms of
vegetation.
Section 7-702. Standards for Industrial Plants. Any industrial or
manufacturing plant causing dust, vapor, mist, odors or fumes to be emitted so
as to cause a concentration thereof in excess of the maximum allowable standards
set forth in "Industrial Safety Standard, Laws and Codes" adopted by the
Industrial Commission of Minnesota, copies of which are on file in the Village
Office, shall be required to collect said dust, vapor, mist, odors or fumes in
a manner which eliminates the objectional properties in such emission. These
standards shall be supplementary to and shall not limit the standards set out
in Section 7-701.
Section 7-703. Enforcement. The Building Inspector and his duly
appointed subordinate shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement
of this Ordinance and shall investigate all complaints regarding atmospheric
pollution. Upon recommendation of the Building Inspector the Council shall
have the power to engage an Industrial Engineer qualified in the field of atmos-
pheric pollution to assist the Building Inspector in the enforcement of this
Ordinance.
Section 7 Violations and Penalties. Any and all persons who
shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or fail to comply there-
with, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order or regulation made
thereunder, shall severally for each and eve such violation and non-compliance
respectively be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be fined
not to exceed one Hundred (100.00) Dollars or imprisoned not to exceed ninety
(90) days. The imposition of one penalty for any violation of this ordinance
shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons
shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a
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reasonable time. Each day during which a violation exists shall be deemed a
separate offense. The application of the penalty above shall not be held to
prevent the enforced removal or correction of prohibited conditions.
Section 7 -705. Effect. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage and publication.
Passed by the Village Council this 28th day of December, 1955.
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Mayor
Attest:
Vi e Clerk
(seal)
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