San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 8.20 Control of Air Pollution Created by Orchard or Citrus Grove Heaters

The purpose of this chapter is to provide requirements to ensure the protection of health, welfare, and property of the general public, and to protect the character, social and economical stability of San Luis Obispo County by enforced regulations controlling the use of orchard or citrus grove heaters.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-600)

"Orchard or citrus grove heater" means any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance burning any type of fuel, capable of emitting air contaminants, used or capable of being used for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-601)

The San Luis Obispo County Health Officer shall be known as the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Officer for all such purposes as may be required in any manner for the administration and enforcement of the regulations provided by this chapter.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-602)

"Person" means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, contractor, supplier, installer, user or owner.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-603)

It is unlawful within the unincorporated portion of San Luis Obispo County for any person to do any of the following:

(1) Use any orchard or citrus grove heater which produces unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter at the rate of more than one gram per minute;

(2) Use open fires for orchard or citrus grove heating;

(3) Use rubber tires or any rubber products in any combustion process in connection with any orchard or citrus grove heating;

(4) Use or operate for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage the commonly known or designated types of orchard or citrus grove heating equipment as follows:

a. Garbage pail,

b. Smith Evans,

c. Citrus with Olsen Stack,

d. Canco five gallon,

e. Dunn,

f. Hamilton Bread Pan,

g. Wheeling,

h. Canco three gallon,

i. Chinn,

j. Baby Cone,

k. Citrus Regular,

l. Stub Stack,

m. Citrus fifteen-inch stack,

n. Exchange Model five and one-half-inch diameter stack

o. Exchange Model six-inch diameter stack,

p. Hy-Lo Drum,

q. Hy-Lo Hot Blast,

r. Pheysey Beacon;

(5) Use or operate for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage the commonly known or designated types of orchard or citrus grove heating equipment as follows:

unless the primary air orifice(s) contained therein are not more than the maximum area designated above in this subdivision (5);

(6) Use or operate for the purpose of giving protection from frost damage the commonly known or designated types of orchard or citrus grove heating equipment as follows:

unless the primary air orifice(s) thereof is (are) adjusted or regulated to a maximum opening of not greater than the area designated above in this subdivision (6);

(7) Use any new complete orchard or citrus grove heating equipment of the distilling type not listed above in subdivisions (5) and (6) unless the equipment contains a primary air orifice of such design that not more than one gram per minute of unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter is emitted.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-604)

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Officer and his duly appointed representatives shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-605)

Section 1.04.010 is applicable to any violation or violations of this chapter.

(Ord. 1112 § 1 (part), 1970: prior code § 7-606)