§ 74-169. Obnoxious gases or odors.  


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  • It shall constitute a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to burn in any furnace, grate, boiler, fireplace or upon any open land within the limits of the city any substance containing rubber, zinc, lead, sulfuric acid or any other substance which emits poisonous or obnoxious gases, fumes or smoke. This section shall not be construed so as to prohibit the burning of those substances within an enclosed structure and provided those gases, fumes or smoke are not allowed to escape from the enclosure in which those substances are burned in a state which would pollute the air or is harmful or injurious to the health and welfare of the citizens of the city.

(Code 1977, § 17-9011)