§ 3.1100. Coal tar.

(a)

Scope of Section. This section applies to any product that is used to seal the surface of driveways, parking areas, and other pavement and that contains levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) greater than 10,000 milligrams per kilogram, including, but not limited to, coal tar pitch or ethylene cracker residue.

(b)

Findings. The County Council finds that, under some conditions, certain pavement sealing products contaminate water, soil, and air, and therefore control of these pavement sealing products is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

(c)

Prohibition. A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or apply to pavement a pavement sealing product described in subsection (a) of this section.

(d)

Penalty.

(1)

A violation of this section is a Class A civil violation under title 24 of the County Code.

(2)

For purposes of this section, the Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits has the duties of the Enforcement Official under title 24 of the County Code.

(C.B. 60, 2018, § 1)