Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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written notice to the operator within seven violation within one working day of the
working days of the complaint. violation. The Building Authority shall confirm
2. In the event that 10 complaints are this notification in writing within seven working
confirmed as set forth in paragraph (1) days of this initial notice. In the event that the
above in two separate 24-hour periods Building Authority is unable to contact the
within a 90-day period, the Building owner or operator by telephone or in person
Authority shall cause a certified odor within the required time period, then it will
inspector to investigate any odor send written notification within seven working
complaints received in the next 30 days days of the violation.
following the receipt of the tenth C. Upon receipt of the written notice of violation,
confirmed complaint from the second 24 the owner or operator of the odor source shall
hour period. If the odors remain under the do the following:
ambient intensity standard as established 1. Implement odor reduction procedures
in this subsection for the next 30 days, immediately upon notification by the
then a new odor nuisance must be Building Authority that the facility has
established after that time in accordance violated this subsection wherever odor
with the requirements of this subsection. reduction can be achieved by operational
The certified odor inspector shall do the or procedural changes at the facility.
following in response to a complaint under 2. Submit to the Building Authority, within 30
this subsection: days of the written notice of violation, an
a. Verify that an odor is detectable in the odor reduction plan which is designed to
area of the complaint and confirm reduce ambient odors attributable to
that it is the odor that resulted in the emissions from that source to the
complaint. maximum allowable intensity for that zone.
b. Quantify the intensity of the odor on The plan shall include a detailed summary
the eight point in butanol intensity of the measures that the owner or
scale as defined in regulations operator will take to mitigate the
promulgated by the Planning & Urban community annoyance and estimated
Development Director to establish dates for completion of those measures. In
training and technical standards to the event that it will take longer than 30
support this subsection. days to develop the odor reduction plan,
c. Track the odor to its source. the owner or operator of the facility shall
B. When the certified odor inspector determines submit within the 30-day time period a
that a violation has occurred because an odor schedule for the development of the odor
has exceeded the maximum ambient odor reduction plan. The Building Authority shall
levels set forth in this subsection, the Building review this plan to determine whether it
Authority shall notify the owner or operator will be adequate to resolve the odor
either by telephone or in person of the nuisance in a reasonable time period. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 6-43 USE STANDARDS

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