[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Nyack 7-10-1935 (Ch. 46 of the 1972 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The unnecessary emission of thick or dense black smoke, soot,
dust, ash, cinders, noxious gases or other pollutions within the corporate
limits of the Village of Nyack, from the smokestack of any steamboat,
locomotive, steam roller, steam derrick, steam pile driver, tar kettle
or other similar machine or contrivance, or from any smokestack or
chimney of any building or premises used in connection with any stationary
engine, steam boiler or furnace of any description, or from any other
source within the corporate limits of the Village of Nyack, excepting
for 20 minutes in any one hour during which time such fire is being
cleaned or turned, or a new fire is being built therein, is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance and is prohibited.
Any person who, or firm or corporation which, or his or their
agents, servants or employees, operating or in charge or control of
any steamboat, locomotive, steam roller, steam derrick, steam pile
driver, tar kettle or other similar machine or contrivance, or any
building or premises, shall cause or permit the unnecessary emission
of thick or dense black smoke, soot, dust, ash, cinders, noxious gases
or other pollutions within the Village, from the smokestack or chimney
of such steamboat, locomotive, steam roller, steam derrick, tar kettle
or other similar machine or contrivance, or from the smokestack or
chimney of any such building or premises, or from any other source,
except as hereinbefore authorized and permitted, shall be deemed guilty
of a violation of this chapter and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each offense, and in
addition thereto the violation of this chapter shall constitute disorderly
conduct, and a person violating the same shall be deemed a disorderly
person.
