The following performance standards apply to uses in all zoning districts.
(A) Obnoxious characteristics. No use can exhibit obnoxious characteristics to the extent that is constitutes a public nuisance.
(B) Fire protection. Firefighting equipment and prevention measures acceptable to the Fire Department and any federal, state, county, and/or local authorities that may have jurisdiction must be readily available and apparent when an activity involving the handling or storage of flammable or explosive materials is conducted.
(C) Electrical disturbance. No use can cause electrical disturbance adversely affecting radio, television, or other equipment in the vicinity.
(D) Noise. No use can produce noise in such a manner as to be objectionable because of volume, frequency, intermittence, beat, shrillness, or vibration. Noises must be muffled or otherwise controlled to not become detrimental.
(E) Vibration. No use can cause vibrations or concussions detectable beyond the lot lines without the aid of instruments.
(F) Odor. No use can emit across the lot lines malodorous gas or obnoxious odor in such a quantity as to be detectable at any point along a lot line.
(G) Air pollution. No use can discharge across a lot line fly ash, dust, smoke, vapors, noxious, toxic, or corrosive matter, or other air pollutants in such a concentration as to be detrimental to health, animals, vegetation, or property, or conflict with public air quality standards.
(H) Heat and glare. No use can produce heat or glare in a manner to be a nuisance or create a hazard perceptible from any point beyond a lot line.
(I) Water and solid waste pollution. No use can produce erosion or pollutants in such quantity as to be detrimental to adjacent properties or conflict with public water quality standards.
(J) No approval of a use under this chapter includes the authority to discharge liquid or solid wastes into public waters except as permitted under Indiana State statute. Plans and specifications for proposed sewage and other waste treatment and disposal facilities must be approved by the authorities with rightful jurisdiction.
(K) No use can accumulate within the lot or discharge beyond the lot lines any waste matter, whether liquid or solid, in conflict with applicable public health, safety, and welfare standards and regulations.
(L) The performance standards above do not apply to: (1) site construction, maintenance, repair, or alterations of buildings or other improvements on or within the lot per § 90.16(H); (2) the operation of motor vehicles; and (3) safety or emergency warning signals or alarms.
(M) Any industrial use must conform to any applicable state and federal government regulations. All relevant federal and state permits or approvals are required prior to issuance of an improvement location permit.
(Ord. 2022-17, passed 7-19-2022)