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§ 168-20 SANITARY CODE
§ 168-22
TEPEE INCINERATOR — Fire enclosed in a truncated cone, with or without fire grates.
TRADE WASTE — Combustible solid or liquid material resulting from construction or any
business, trade or industry operations, including but not limited to the following materials:
plastics, cartons, chemicals, paints, greases, oils, other petroleum products, sawdust, dead
animals and dead fowl.
§ 168-21. Commissioner's powers and duties concerning air pollution.
The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
A. To control and abate air pollution in accordance with any code, rule or regulation which
the Broome County Legislature may promulgate under this article and the New York
State air pollution control rules and regulations.
B. To investigate complaints, make observations of smoke and other air pollution conditions
and air pollution nuisances and require the necessary and proper steps to comply with
this article.
C. To inspect from time to time any installation, equipment or devices that may, can or do
cause air pollution or air pollution nuisance.
D. To enforce the provisions of this code.
E. To disseminate information to the public on air pollution reduction and control.
F. To enlist the cooperation of civic, trade, technical, scientific, educational, governmental
and other organizations in the control and reduction of air pollution.
§ 168-22. Prohibitions.
A. General.
(1) No person shall undertake to construct a new installation which will or might
reasonably be expected to increase the amount or change the effects or the
characteristics of the air contaminants discharged or install an air-cleaning device
without first submitting plans and specifications to the Commissioner for approval
and without obtaining such approval prior to the initiation of construction. These
plans and specifications will be reviewed and/or approved in accordance with the
Rules to Prevent New Air Pollution, adopted by the New York State Air Pollution
Control Board as authorized by the Public Health Law.
(2) In the event that the requirement for approval prior to construction will create an
undue hardship to the applicant, the applicant may request of the Commissioner a
waiver to proceed with construction. The application for a waiver shall explain the
circumstances which will cause undue hardship.
(3) If a waiver is granted, the applicant shall submit a report and/or plans and
specifications for approval as soon as is reasonably practical, as specified by the
Commissioner. The applicant, after a waiver is granted, proceeds with the
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