PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ITS DEPARTMENTAL BOARDS
§5-302. Air Pollution Control Board.
The Air Pollution Control Board shall advise the
Department of Public Health and the Board of Health on all matters pertaining to
the control of air pollution and shall make reasonable regulations, not contrary
to any statute or ordinance or to the regulations of the Board of Health,
controlling air pollution.
ANNOTATION
Sources: Ordinance of the City of Philadelphia, June 25,
1948.
Purposes: The function of the Air Pollution Control Board is
limited to the promulgation of administrative regulations since provision is
made elsewhere in the Charter for uniform licensing practices and ultimately,
enforcement procedures. See Article V, Chapter 10. Air pollution control
regulation is made a function of a board of experts because of the technical
nature of the subject. The regulations of the Board must not conflict with any
statute or ordinance or the general regulations of the Board of
Health.