Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Part B of Article II of Chapter 11-4 ofthe Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding a new section 11-4-615, underscored as follows:
Part B. Permitting
11-4-615 Notice of Air Permit Application.
Whenever a person applies for a facility permit or an operating permit to be issued under Title V of the Clean Air Act, a Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP), the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/1 et seq., or another applicable state law regarding air emissions because the facility will have the potential to emit 100 tons or more per year for anv air pollutant, as defined bv 42 U.S.C. § 7602, or 10 tons per year for a single hazardous air pollutant, as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 7412, or 25 tons per year for anv combination of hazardous air pollutants, the person shall give notice to the Commissioner of Public Health within seven days of applying for the facility or operating permit. The notice shall be mailed via certified or registered mail, or via electronic mail, and shall indicate who the owner ofthe facility is, the owner's contact information, the location ofthe facility, the permit applied for, the date the permit was applied for, and the name ofthe permitting agency.
Within fourteen days after receipt of the notice of the facility or operating permit application, the Commissioner of Public Health shall mail a copy ofthe notice to all residents who live within 1,000 feet of the facility and any aldermen whose wards are affected by this 1,000-foot zona y|
(c) ; Whenever any facility subject to the permitting reguirements described in
subsection (aV is located in an environmental justice community, the Commissioner of Public
Health shall notify the Chairman ofthe Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy, or
subseguent appropriate committee of the Citv Council. The Chairman shall conve...
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