No installation or premise shall be operated or maintained in such a manner that a nuisance or air pollution is created. Nothing in this ordinance shall in any manner be construed as authorizing or permitting the creation of or maintenance of a nuisance of air pollution.

6.1. Circumvention. No person shall install or use any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, the use of which, without resulting in a reduction in the total weight of emissions, conceals or dilutes an emission which would otherwise constitute a violation of any applicable air pollution control regulation.

6.2. Malfunction of an installation. Requirement for notification. When a malfunction in any installation occurs that can be expected to increase the emissions, and to continue for a period greater than four hours, the person shall notify the control officer by telephone. On receipt of this notification, the control officer may permit the continuance of the operation for a period not to exceed 10 days provided that written application is made to the control officer. Such application shall be made within 24 hours of the malfunction or within such other time period as the control officer may specify.

6.3. Refuse burning prohibited in certain installations. No person shall burn refuse in any plant, installation or equipment not specifically designed, constructed or modified for that purpose.

6.4. Prohibition of certain new fuel burning plants.

A. No person shall construct a new fuel burning plant designed for use of residual fuel oil in which any individual furnace has a rated heat input of less than five million BTU per hour nor shall residual fuel oil be used at any time in any new fuel burning plant having a rated heat input of less than five million BTU per hour.
B. No person shall construct a new fuel burning plant designed for use of coal in which any individual furnace has a rated heat input of less than 250 million BTU per hour nor shall coal be used at any time in any new fuel burning plant having a rated heat input of less than 250 million BTU per hour.