HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-166 - Regulation of Emissions from Smoke StacksDILL N0. >U66
ORD:~l~AT~1CE 7y'0. IL66
AN OiiDITLP_I~CE IiECrUTi,A'i'IN(? TH% EI+i1SSIUI` 0~"' ~Pt'iOKL'' C;'r~~ICALS, G?_S,
OR bUi~:ES F'ROi:TLIE CIIII~iT`'.TSY:s 0%t SI•'lOY=Lb'~F.CY=S OF AI`Y DJILDIi`iGS UR
~;~C~_P,E.~, °v1LERS, LOCOIKOTIV~~, OIt O'i~1ER CON'LR~VtI:CES ti,IT1aIN 'I'rIE
CITY LIMITS Oli' TIE CI':CY 011' RIV~liUIDE AND PROVIDII~C~ 1~'OR A PaAL`1'Y
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BE IT ORDAlI`'LD BY TT-1G T0~-.1cil Or' l,..LD::7RL~IEN Or~ '1'~r CTi'i 0`t~' RIVERS1Df,
i`~_ISSOURI, AS FOLLOYIS:
Section 1. It is deemed to be to the best interests of the
citizens of the City of Riverside a.nd necessary to the protection
of their health arse welfare that certair_ re`ulations be made as to
the emission of dense smoke, chemicals, has or fumes fromany
smokest^clis or chimneys in the City of Riverside.
Section 2. For the purpose of tais ord'~nance wherever used,
the term "dense smoke" is hereby defined to be smoke of a deasity
of sixty (60~~) per cent or -.Wore or equivalent to No. 3 of the Rin`,;el-
man Scale Smoke Densities, or if such smoke shall have a deleterious
or distressin{;effect upon. any of the citizens of the City in the
ordinary course of the enjoyment of their homes or of the use of the
public thorou~~hfares in said C `_ty.
Section 3. No person shall_ permit or allLow a.ny dense smoke,
,_~as, chemicals, or noxious fumes to emit or issue fromany chimney
or smokestack of any bui.ldin~;, locomotive, engine, boiler, or other
contri.va.r~ce under the control of such person within the limits
of the City of Riverside if such chimney or srr~.okestack shall be
locsted ti,<ithin one-half mile of any residents or any building
used for residential purpose in said City and if such smoke, has,
chemicals, or nox:i_ous fumes shall be of such a nature a.s to cause
physical disco~c:iort to the citizens o' Riverside or any oi' themiin
th.e en~oynier_t of their homres or in the use of the public thorou.;hfares
in the City of Riverside or if such smoke, ~~as, chemicals, or noxious
fur~aes shall be of such a nature as to cause property damage to the
propert~~ of any citizen oi` the City of ft:i.verside. Provided, however,
that the ex:~ssion of dense srr_oke from any such smokestack or chimney
within the city lirr.its of the City of Riverside shall be permitted for
a period of times not to e«ceed five (5) minutes during, any one hour,
durin. which the firebox is bei.n:_ cleaned out or a new fire being
bui7_t therein.
Section l~.. Any such person who shall violate the terms of this
ordinance and sn.all allow such dense srrcoke, ,has, chemicals, or
noxious fumes to issue or be emitted froru any such chimney or
smokest^ck under the control of such person shall be subject to arrest
2nd upon cor_vi.ction to a fine in the sum of not more t}nan ,u,100.00 or
irrrprisonmWent in the city jail of Platte County, ld;issouri, if the city
does not have a jai7_, for a period of n.ot mare t'r.~an 90 days, or
boti such fine and. imprisonrr~nnt and costs. 1~'urtrrer, each. days s
oper~,tior~ of such smokest^ck or chimney in violation of t'r~e teri;:s of
this ordinance shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
Passed th'_s 2nd day of November, 1950.
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Approved this 2nd day of I`:ovember, 1951;-.
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