PARTICULATE LIMITATIONS

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland pt. TWO, tit. V, ch. 269

in effect

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 269.01 Emission from Fuel-Burning Equipment

§ 269.01 Emission from Fuel-Burning Equipment (a) No person shall cause or allow to be emitted into the atmosphere from any fuel-burning equipment or premises or to pass a convenient measuring point near the stack outlet, particulate matter in the gases to exceed four-hundredths (0.04) lb. per one hundred thousand (100,000) BTU heat input for installations using less than ten million (10,000,000) BTU per hour total input. Figure I and Table II of Appendix B of this Title shall be used to determine the allowable particulate emission limitation for sources with a rated heat input equal to or greater than ten million (10,000,000) BTU per hour. (b) The “heat input” shall be the aggregate heat content of all fuels whose products of combustion emanate from a single fuel-burning unit. The heat input-value used shall be the equipment manufacturer’s or designer’s guaranteed maximum input, whichever is greater. The total heat input of all fuel-burning units on a plant or premises which are united either physically or operationally, shall be used for determining the maximum allowable amount of particulate matter which may be emitted from any single fuel-burning unit. The total of the capacities of all operable fuel- burning units within one (1) system shall be considered as the capacity of the system. (c) No person shall cause or allow the burning of refuse, garbage or other debris in any boiler or any other device which has not been specifically designed to burn such refuse, garbage or other debris and for which an effective permit to operate has not been issued by the Commissioner. (Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 269.02 Emission from Incinerators

§ 269.02 Emission from Incinerators (a) This section shall apply to any incinerator used to dispose of refuse or other wastes by burning and to the processing of salvageable material by burning. (b) The burning capacity of an incinerator shall be manufacturer’s or designer’s guaranteed maximum rate or such other rate as may be determined by the Commissioner in accordance with good engineering practices. In case of conflict, the determination made by the Commissioner shall govern. (c) For the purposes of this section, the total of the capacities of all operable furnaces within one (1) system shall be considered as the incinerator capacity. (d) No person shall cause or allow to be emitted into the atmosphere from any incinerator or premises or to pass a convenient measuring point near the stack outlet, particulate matter in the exhaust gases to exceed one-tenth (0.10) pounds of particulate matter per one hundred (100) pounds of combustible refuse (including its ash and water content) charged for incinerators having capacities equal to or greater than one hundred (100) pounds per hour, or two-tenths (0.20) pounds of particulate matter per one hundred (100) pounds of combustible refuse (including its ash and water content) charged for incinerators having capacities less than one hundred (100) pounds per hour. (e) The installation or construction of a flue fed, single flue, single chamber incinerator is hereafter prohibited, unless such incinerator is equipped with air cleaning equipment to maintain compliance with the emission limitations as established in this Code. (f) No person shall cause, permit or allow the operation of a flue fed, single flue, single chamber incinerator after July 1, 1978 unless such incinerator is equipped with air cleaning equipment to maintain compliance with the emission limitations as established in this Code. (Ord. No. 857-A-76. Passed 6-27-77, eff. 6-30-77)

Codified Ordinances of Cleveland § 269.03 Emission from Process Equipment

§ 269.03 Emission from Process Equipment (a) No person shall cause or allow the emission of any particulate matter from any process equipment in excess of the permitted emission as provided for in Table III (or Figure II) or Figure III of Appendix C of this Title, whichever is applicable under subsection (b) hereof. (b) Figure III relates uncontrolled mass rate of emission (abscissa) to maximum allowable mass rate of emission (ordinate). Table III relates process weight rate to maximum allowable mass rate of emission. Table III is shown in graphical form in Figure II. Figure III shall apply where the uncontrolled mass rate of emission can be determined by an acceptable method, such as stack tests, material balance, application of an emission factor characterization from a reference such as U.S.E.P.A. Publication AP-42, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factor, 2nd Edition, April, 1973, or other methods approved by the Commissioner as conforming to good engineering practices. When both the process weight rate and the uncontrolled mass rate of emission can be determined for a source, the more stringent of the applicable values from Table III or Figure III shall govern the source. If two (2) or more process units connect to a single stack or chimney each unit shall for the purpose of computing the maximum allowable emission rate using Table III or Figure III be considered a separate entity. (c) No person shall cause or allow the operation of any process equipment having a process weight rate of less than one hundred (100) pounds per hour or an uncontrolled mass rate of emissions of less than ten (10) pounds per hour unless such process equipment is equipped with control equipment or is installed in accordance with acceptable engineering practices common to the particular industry and as approved by the Commissioner to control the emission of particulate matter. (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/0-0-0-10914Fetched: 11/1/2026