city code
Subdividers Ordinance
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Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters. fire cleaning. Only during such 15 minute periods must smoke
of a density or equivalent opacity equal to, but not exceeding,
Ringelmann No. 3 be permitted, and then only for fire cleaning
and for not more than four minutes per period.
b. Particulate Matter
The rate of emission of particulate matter from all sources
within the boundaries of any lot must not exceed the rate
established in the Table below:
c. Maximum Permitted Particulate Mater Emission Rate
Height of Emission Pounds Per Hour
(Feet) Per Acre
0 through 49 1.00
50 through 99 1.01
100 through 149 1.06
150 through 199 1.10
200 through 299 1.16
300 through 399 1.30
400 and over 1.50
d. Method of Measurement
i. Smoke – To grade the density or equivalent opacity of
emission of smoke, the Ringelmann Chart must be
employed. To determine smoke units, the
Ringelmann reading must be made at least every
minute during the period of observation. Each reading
(Ringelmann number) must be multiplied by the time
in minutes for which it is observed, and the products
added together to determine the total number of
smoke units observed during the total period of
observation.
ii. Particulate Matter - The total net rate of emission of
particulate matter within the boundaries of any lot
must be determined as follows: Determine the
maximum emission in pounds per hour from each
source of emission and divide this figure by the
number of acres of lot area, thereby obtaining the
hourly rate of emission in pounds per acre. Add
together the individual rate of emission as derived
above to obtain the total rate of emission from all
sources of emission within the boundaries of the lot.
This total must not exceed the rate established in the
preceding Table.
4. Odors
No continuous, frequent, or repetitive emission of odors or odor-causing
substances that would be offensive beyond any property line of any
industrial use will be permitted. An odor emitted no more than15
minutes in any one day must not be deemed as continuous, frequent, or
repetitive within the meaning of these regulations. The existence of an
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Adopted November 14, 2007
Sources
- citycode: Subdividers Ordinance (Tiffin-Zoning-Ordinance-2007-287.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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