Weehawken Township City Zoning Code
§ 23-8.7
Air pollution.
[Ord. No. 2-1979, § 17-8.6]
a.
General. No substance shall be emitted into the atmosphere in quantities which are injurious to human, plant or animal life or to property, or which will interfere unreasonably with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property anywhere in the Township. All provisions of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code, as amended and augmented by regulations hereinafter designated as "the State Code" and all following provisions stated, whichever shall be more stringent, shall be complied with.
b.
Smoke and other visible emissions. No smoke or other visible emission, the shade or appearance of which is darker than No. 1 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart shall be emitted into the open air, provided, however, that smoke emitted during the building of a new fire, the shade or appearance of which is not darker than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Smoke Chart may be permitted for a period or periods aggregating no more than three minutes in any 15 consecutive minutes. No open burning shall be permitted. All incinerator burning shall be approved by the State Department of Health and shall be in compliance with Chapter 2 of the State Code. No use shall have its own power source except for an emergency power supply to be used only when public electric power is not available. The regular power supply shall be electric power from a public source.
c.
Solid particles. No discharge of solid particles through a stack, duct or vent shall be permitted that is greater than the allowable emission in pounds per hour established by Chapter 7 of the State Code, or greater than that permitted by the following table, whichever is more restrictive.
Process Weight in Pounds Per Hour | Allowable Emission of Particles in Pounds Per Hour |
|---|---|
100 or less | 0.5 |
1,000 | 2.3 |
5,000 | 6.7 |
10,000 | 10.8 |
25,000 | 20.0 |
50,000 | 32.0 |
75,000 | 43.0 |
1,000,000 or over | 50.0 |
d.
Sulphur compounds. No discharge of sulphur compounds shall be permitted that exceeds the allowable emissions permitted as of March 1, 1969, by Chapter 8 of the State Code or as of October 1, 1971, by Chapter 10 of the State Code. The exceptions permitted by Section 2.3 of the State Code shall not be permitted under this chapter.
e.
Odors. No odorous material may be emitted into the atmosphere in quantities sufficient to be detected by the human senses without instruments at any point along the property line or at any point outside of the property lines for periods aggregating more than five minutes in any hour.
