Air Pollution Control Code Update

At a glance

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• What: A rewrite of the city's air pollution control code, last substantially updated in 1977, adding cumulative-impact and health impact assessments, higher permit fees funding a mitigation fund, indoor air quality authority, anti-idling responsibility and a right to charge electric vehicles.
• Where it stands: Discussed without action on October 5, 2026; the chair aims for passage before the December recess.

Sources

• 2026-10-05 - Health, Human Services and the Arts Committee

Log

• 2026-10-05 - Health, Human Services and the Arts Committee - Discussion only; members asked for enforcement tools and lists of regulated facilities.