Local Ordinance

For local regulations please see the Chattanooga Air Pollution Control Ordinance, which serves as the basis of all air pollution control regulations. Similar regulations have been adopted by Hamilton County and the included municipalities. The following table cross references the Chattanooga Air Pollution Control Ordinance with those in Hamilton County and the cities of Collegedale, East Ridge, Lakesite, Lookout Mountain, Red Bank, Ridgeside, Signal Mountain, Soddy Daisy, and Walden. There may be slight variation from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. One should refer to the actual ordinances for precise wording.

Section Topic	Chattanooga	Hamilton County, Lookout Mt., Ridgeside, Signal Mt., Walden	Collegedale, Lakesite	East Ridge	Red Bank	Soddy Daisy
Purpose & Title	4-1	1	14-301	8-701	20-101	8-101
Definitions	4-2	2	14-302	8-702	20-102	8-102
Test Methods & Rules Cumulative	4-3	3	14-303	8-703	20-103	8-103
Penalties	4-4	4	14-304	8-704	20-104	8-104
Limitations	4-5	5	14-305	8-705	20-105	8-105
Applicability	4-6	6	14-306	8-706	20-106	8-106
Board Powers	4-7	7	14-307	8-707	20-107	8-107
Permits, Including Asbestos D&R	4-8	8	14-308	8-708	20-108	8-108
Charges for Reports	4-9	9	14-309	8-709	20-109	8-109
Duty to Keep Records	4-10	10	14-310	8-710	20-110	8-110
General	4-11	11	14-311	8-711	20-111	8-111
Malfunctions	4-12	12	14-312	8-712	20-112	8-112
Certificate of Alternate Control	4-13	13	14-313	8-713	20-113	8-113
Two Applicable Standards	4-14	14	14.314	8-714	20-114	8-114
Suit to Abate	4-15	15	14-315	8-715	20-115	8-115
Right of Entry	4-16	16	14-316	8-716	20-116	8-116
Enforcement	4-17	17	14-317	8-717	20-117	8-117
Appeals/Hearings/ Judicial Reviews	4-18	18	14-318	8-718	20-118	8-118
Confidentiality	4-19	19	14-319	8-719	20-119	8-119
Emergencies	4-20	20	14-320	8-720	20-120	8-120
Variences	4-21	21	14-321	8-721	20-121	8-121
Reserved	4-22 thru 4-40	22 thru 40	14-322 thru 14-340	8-722 thru 8-740	20-122 thru 20-140	8-122 thru 8-140
Rules - Section	4-41	41	14-341	8-741	20-141	8-141
Nitrogen Oxides	2	2	2	2	2	2
Visible Emissions	3	3	3	3	3	3
Fuels	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hand-fired Fuel Equipment	5	5	5	5	5	5
Open Burning	6	6 *Signal Mountain Ordinance Title 7, Chapter 2	6	6	6	6
Incinerators	7	7	7	7	7	7
Fuel-burning Equipment	8	8	8	8	8	8
Internal Combustion Engine Visible Emissions	9	9	9	9	9	9
Process Emissions	10	10	10	10	10	10
Transport (Open Air)	11	11	11	11	11	11
Odors	12	12	12	12	12	12
Sulfur Oxides	13	13	13	13	13	13
Nuisances	14	14	14	14	14	14
New Source (NSPS)	15	15	15	15	15	15
NESHAPS & MACT	16	16	16	16	16	16
Asbestos Emissions Standard	17	17	17	17	17	17
Prevention of Significant Deterioration	18	18	18	18	18	18
Lead	19	19	19	19	19	19
Infectious Waste Incinerators	20	20	20	20	20	20
Ambient Standards	21	21	21	21	21	21
Stack Heights	22	22	22	22	22	22
Process Gaseous Emissions	23	23	23	23	23	23
VOC's (New: LAER or BACT)	25	25	25	25	25	25
Particulate Matter RACT	26	26 (Hamilton County Only)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Particulate Matter BACT	27	27	27	27	27	27
Sulfuric Acid Mfg. Plants and Oleum Mfg. Plants	28	28	28	28	28	28
Oleum Transfers	29	29	29	29	29	29
Part 70 Sources	4-50 thru 4-67	50 thru 67	14-350 thru 14-367	8-750 thru 8-765	20-150 thru 20-165	8-150 thru 8-165
General Incorporation by Reference	4-68	68	14-368	8-768	20-168	8-168