MOJAQMD RULE 213 - 1 STANDARDS FOR PERMITS TO OPERATE AIR QUALITY

IMPACT LAST REVISED 10/08/76 

## RULE 213.1

STANDARDS FOR PERMITS TO OPERATE

AIR QUALITY IMPACT (As adopted by the California Air Resources Board on October 8, 1976)
**(a) Requirement for Permit to Construct as Condition for Permit to Operate: The Air Pollution Control Officer shall deny a permit to operate for any stati**  **onary source subject to the requirements of Rule 213 unless the applicant has obtained a permit to construct.**  **(b) Air Quality Impact Analysis for Sources Emitting Larger Quantities of A ir Contaminants Than**  **Assumed in the Analysis Performed Pursuant to Rule 213: The Air Pollution Control Officer shall not grant a permit to operate to any sta** **tionary source that he determines emits quantities of air contaminants larger than were assumed i**  **n the analysis performed for the permit to construct for the source, unless the Air Pollution Control Officer**  **performs the air quality impact analysis required by Rule 213 and determines that the actual emissions from** **the source will not cause a violation of, or will not interfere with the attainment or maintenance of, a**  **ny state or national ambient air quality standard.**  **(c) Permit Conditions: The Air Pollution Control Officer shall condition the issuance of a permit to ope**  **rate, on such terms as are deemed necessary to ensure that the stationary source will be operated in t** **he manner assumed in making the analysis required by Rule 213 or subsection (b) of this Rule, whichever is ap**  **plicable. Where appropriate, such conditions shall prohibit a new stationary source which is a rep**  **lacement for an existing stationary source from operating, unless the operation of the existing source is**  **terminated. The Air Pollution Control Officer may allow a maximum of 90 days as a start-up period for si**  **multaneous operation of the existing stationary source or replaced portion thereof, and the new st**  **ationary source or replacement portions thereof.**  **(d) Exemptions: The Air Pollution Control Officer shall exempt from the provisions of this Rule, a** **ny stationary source which:**  **1. Has received a permit to construct prior to the adoption of Rule 213. Page**  **1 of**  **2 MOJAQMD 213** 
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**from the permit provisions of these Rules and Regulations and a permit to opera te is required**  **solely because of a change of permit exemptions stated in Rule 219. (e) Severability**  **If any portion of this Rule shall be found to be unenforceable, such finding shall have no effe ct on the**  **enforceability of the remaining portions of the Rule, which shall continue to be in full force and effect.**  **Page 2**  **of 2**  **MOJAQMD 213**
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