The following performance standards shall apply to all uses permitted in the I-2 Districts. Noncompliance with one (1) or more of these performance standards shall be considered a violation of this Code.
(a) Fire hazards. Flammable or explosive materials shall only be permitted in structures having non-combustible exterior walls. The storage, handling and use of flammable or explosive materials shall be permitted only in structures having non- combustible exterior walls, and all operations in connection therewith shall be provided with adequate safety and protective devices against hazards of fire and explosion as well as with adequate fire-fighting and suppression equipment and devices standard to the operation involved.
(b) Radioactive or electrical disturbances. Radioactive emissions or electrical discharges shall be confined to the use and lot from which they originate. Disturbances shall not be created which would adversely affect any form of life or equipment at or beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied by the use.
(c) Noise. No use permitted in an I-2 District shall emit noise which when measured at any property line of the lot occupied by the cause of the noise exceeds the standards set forth in Section 511 of the Codified Ordinances.
(d) Vibration. Vibrations which are perceptible without the aid of instruments shall not be permitted beyond the lot occupied by the use generating such vibrations.
(e) Heat and/or glare. No use shall generate heat or glare which is perceptible without the aid of instruments at any point beyond the lot occupied by the use.
(f) Smoke. Smoke shall not be emitted for longer than eight (8) minutes in any hour which is of a shade equal to or darker than Number Three (3) on the Standard Ringelmann Chart as issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines by any use in the I-2 District.
(g) Odors. No malodorous gas or matter shall be emitted by a use in the I-2 District which is discernible on any adjoining lot or property.
(h) Air pollution. No I-2 District use shall emit fly ash, dust, vapors or other substances which are harmful to health; animals, vegetation or other property or which can cause excessive soiling.
(i) Enclosure. All permitted main and accessory uses and operations, except patios, courtyards and off-street parking, shall be performed wholly within an enclosed building or buildings except for dumpsters as described in item (m) below. All raw materials, finished products and mobile and other equipment shall be stored within enclosed buildings or behind suitable barriers that effectively screen the storage from sight from the road. The Planning Commission shall review and approve all plans for outside storage of materials or equipment.
(j) Incineration Facilities. Incineration facilities emitting neither smoke nor odor shall be permitted within the I-2 zone.
(k) Trash and Garbage: No garbage, rubbish, waste matter or empty containers or pallets shall be permitted outside of buildings except for trash dumpsters as described in item (m) herein.
(l) Waste Materials. Liquid wastes generated by research and development, manufacturing, cleaning or any other process or operation shall not be discharged into an open reservoir, stream or other open body of water, or into any storm or sanitary sewer without the written permission of the Bedford Service Director or City Manager and unless treated or controlled so that the amount of solid substances, oils, grease, acids, alkalines and other chemicals shall not exceed the amount permitted by other codes of the State, County or City.
(1) Waste sampling. Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character and concentration of such wastes. The determinations shall be made in the manner and as often as may be deemed necessary by the approving authority. Samples shall be collected by the representative of the Bedford Wastewater Treatment Facility in such a manner as to be representative of the composition of the wastes. Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the approving authority or its duly authorized representatives at all reasonable times.
(2) Analysis. Laboratory procedures used in the examination of industrial wastes shall be those set forth by the Superintendent of the Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant, who is also referred to as the approving authority. However, alternate methods for certain analysis of industrial wastes may be used subject to mutual agreement between the approving authority and the person. Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial wastes shall be made by any qualified person or testing laboratory designated by the approving authority. The person whose wastes are being tested shall promptly reimburse the City for the taking of samples at the appropriate market rate for each day or part thereof that such samples are taken.
The person or testing laboratory designated by the Superintendent of the Bedford Wastewater Treatment Plant for the testing of the samples shall submit its invoices for the costs of such testing directly to the person whose samples were tested, and such invoices shall be promptly paid thereafter directly to the tester.
(m) Dumpsters and Enclosures. A dumpster enclosure shielding the container from sight from all directions shall be provided on every site for every dumpster or trash container. Dumpster enclosures shall be constructed of brick masonry, split-face masonry units or textured, architectural pre-cast concrete panels corresponding with the main structure with a suitable gate constructed of opaque materials. Dumpsters enclosures shall only enclose dumpsters and shall not be used for miscellaneous storage.
(n) Underground utilities; No electrical services or wires and no telecommunications wires or equipment shall be run or placed above the surface of the ground other than the location of the entrance of the electrical or telecommunications service to the structure in any area of the I-2 district.
(o) Mechanical Equipment: All mechanical equipment must be placed on the building roof and shall be set back a minimum or fifteen (15) feet from any exterior wall. Such equipment may not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height and shall be screened from view from the road or from adjacent parcels by the parapet wall or other architectural screening.
(p) Drives, Aprons and Parking Areas; All aprons for commercial trucks or vehicles shall be constructed of reinforced concrete construction of the minimum thickness of 8-inches. Aprons serving drives used solely for private automobiles shall be constructed of a minimum thickness of 6-inches of reinforced concrete. All driveways and parking areas shall be constructed of either concrete or asphalt in a thickness and manner acceptable to the City Engineer. All streets and parking areas shall be provided with curbs and shall be striped. There shall be a maximum of one apron and driveway for car access and one apron and driveway for truck access per lot, each apron and driveway appropriately designed for the loads imposed.
(q) Building Facades; The exterior wall of each primary structure which faces the road and is considered the front of the building shall be constructed of brick masonry; split-face masonry; textured, architectural, pre-cast concrete panels or other quality material approved by the Planning Commission. Other sides of the structure shall be constructed of split face masonry, architectural pre-cast concrete panels, or other similar cementitious materials in colors which coordinate with the primary side materials. Primary or accessory pole buildings shall not be permitted, nor shall any buildings be equipped with exterior siding made of wood or wood by-products.
(Ord. 7669-04. Passed 2-7-05.)