Emission Control Action Programs
Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 283.03
in effect§ 283.03 Emission Control Action Programs
(a) Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contaminant which emits twenty-five hundredths (0.25) tons per day or more of air contaminants for which air quality standards have been adopted shall prepare emission control action programs consistent with good industrial practice and safe operating procedure for reducing the emission of air contaminants into the outdoor atmosphere during periods of an air pollution alert, air pollution warning and air pollution emergency. Emission control action programs shall be designed to reduce or eliminate emissions of air contaminants into the outdoor atmosphere in accordance with the objectives set forth in Tables IV to VIII which are made a part of this section.
(b) Emission control action programs as required under subsection (a) hereof shall be in writing and show the source of air contamination, the approximate amount of reduction of contaminants, the approximate time required to effect the program, a brief description of the manner in which the reduction will be achieved during each stage of an air pollution episode and such other information as the Commissioner deems pertinent.
(c) Emission control action programs shall be filed with the Commissioner at the following times:
(1) Existing sources; not later than ninety (90) days after adoption of this Code;
(2) New sources; with application for permit to install or modify;
(3) The provisions of subsection (c)(1) hereof shall not apply if an emission control action program was filed with the Division of Air Pollution Control, as agent for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in Cuyahoga County, prior to the adoption of this Code.
(d) During a condition of air pollution alert, air pollution warning and air pollution emergency, emission control action programs as required by subsection (a) hereof shall be made available on the premises to the Commissioner or his or her authorized representative.
(e) Emission control action programs shall be subject to review and approval by the Commissioner. If, and in the opinion of the Commissioner, such emission control action programs do not effectively carry out the objectives as set forth in Tables IV to VIII, the Commissioner may disapprove such emission control action programs, state his or her reasons for disapproval and order the preparation of amended emission control action programs within the time period specified in the order.
(Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)
Source: City of Cleveland, Ohio, Codified Ordinances and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/cleveland/latest/cleveland_oh/0-0-0-11292Fetched: 11/1/2026