|
(Amended by Ord. No. 138468; passed and effective July 3, 1974.)
Upon notification by the authority as designated in Section 12.08.020 that an
air pollution EMERGENCY is in effect, the Mayor shall take the procedure as
follows:
A. The Mayor shall release a
statement to the news media, which statement will contain the following basic
information:
1. Basic
information provided in the press release will be the carbon monoxide
measurement level, that previous measures to curb the level of carbon monoxide
have failed and that an air pollution condition EMERGENCY has been declared;
that no traffic except authorized emergency vehicles as defined in 12.08.040 A
herein will be permitted within the traffic control area; that barricades have
been or will be erected and police will enforce the prohibition against
vehicle entry into the traffic control area and violators will be subject to
arrest. That the control measures are necessary and required to prevent
carbon monoxide from reaching a level that would constitute an imminent and
substantial endangerment to the health of persons; that all controls will be
continued until the carbon monoxide content returns to a safe
level.
B. The Mayor will request
DEQ and the news media to continue public information procedures.
C. The Mayor hereby is
authorized and shall order the implementation of traffic control plans to
prohibit entry of all vehicles, except authorized emergency vehicles as defined
in 12.08.040 A herein, into the traffic control area.
|
| |
