41-11 Modifies several sections to modernize Code, Repeals Chpt 761

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fuel containing less than twenty-three percent volatile matter on a dry basis, and subject to the following conditions in order to ascertain whether or not such standards aze met; (a) Complete plans and specifications of such process must be submitted to the Inspector and, from time to time, any additional information he may reasonably require regazding the product; (b) An adequate supply of the finished product must be made available to the Inspector to conduct whatever tests he deems necessary to establish its value as a smokeless solid fuel; and (c) Any person whose product is submitted to such tests must pay in ad- vance all expenses necessary to the attendant tests. The Inspector is au- thorized to publish a list of brands or trade names of smokeless solid fuels as defined under this section and to compile and publish, from time to time, statistics in reference to the supply, prevailing prices and other pertinent facts for the guidance of the public. "Surface burning type", as used in this chapter, means and includes any fuel- burning device in which the fresh fuel can be thrown duectly on the hot fuel bed,. 761.09 PERNIlT REQUIRED. No new fuel-burning plants, nor reconstmction, repair or maintenance of any exisfing fuel-burning plants, for producing power and heat, or either of them, nor refuse burning equipment, nor any chimney or furnace connected with such fuel or refuse-burning equipment, shall be installed, erected, reconstmcted, re- paired or maintained in the City until plans and specifications of the same have been filed by the owner, contractor, installer or other person in the office of, and approved by, the Inspector as being so designed that same can be managed and operated to conform to the provisions of this chapter and prevent air pollution, and until a permit is issued by him for such installafion, erection, reconstruction, repair or maintenance. 761.10 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Plans and specifications so filed with the Division of Smoke Inspection and Regulation shall show the type of installation, the amount of work and the amount of heating to be done by such fuel orrefuse-burning plans and all appur- tenances thereto, including all provisions made for the purpose of securing com- plete combustion of the fuel or refuse to be used and the manner in which it is to be burned for the purpose of preventing air pollution. Such plans and specifica- tions shall also contain a statement of the rate of burning, the kind of fuel or re- fuse proposed to be used and the manner in which it is to be burned. Such plans and specifications shall also show that the room or premises in which fuel or re- fuse-bumingplanu aze to be located is provided with doors, windows, air-shafts, fans or other means of ventilafion sufficient to prevent the temperature of such room, basement or other portion of building wherein such fuel or refuse-burning appazatus is to be used, from rising to a point higher than 120 degrees Fahren- heit, and sufficient also to provide that the atmosphere of any such room, base- ment or other portion of the building wherein such fuel or refuse-burning appa- ratus may be located, may be changed at least every ten minutes. Such plans shall further show the dimensions of such room in which such fuel or refuse burning appazatus is to be located and the location and dimensions of all chim-