§ 40505 Small Business Pollution Assistance

• •If you own a small business and need to fill out a form to ask for special permission (variance) about air pollution rules, the form will tell you where to get help.
• •You can get help with filling out the form, making a plan to follow the rules, and finding cheap loans to buy equipment that reduces air pollution.
• •This help is just for small businesses in the south coast area.

A small bakery in Los Angeles wants to install a new oven but is worried about air pollution rules. They need to ask for special permission because their building is old and can't easily meet the new rules.

When the bakery gets the form to ask for special permission, the form will have a notice telling them they can get help filling it out. They can also get help making a plan to follow the rules over time and find a cheap loan to buy a special filter for their oven.