Subd. 1. Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to establish general development performance standards. These standards are intended and designed to assure compatibility of uses; to prevent urban blight, deterioration, and decay; and to enhance the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the community.
Subd. 2. Investigations or Tests. The City Council may require the owner or operator of any use to have made such investigations or tests as may be required to show adherence to the performance standards. The investigation or tests required shall be carried on by an independent testing organization selected by the city. The investigations or testing shall be ordered by the owner or operator and the associated costs shall be paid by the owner or operator.
Subd. 3. Air Pollution. The emission of air pollution, including potentially hazardous emissions, by any use, shall be in compliance with and regulated by M.S. Chapter 116, as may be amended from time to time. The emission of smoke by any use shall be in compliance with and regulated by the State Pollution Control Standards, Minn. Rules Chapter 7017, as it may be amended from time to time.
Subd. 4. Bulk Storage (Liquid). All uses associated with the bulk storage of all gasoline, liquid fertilizer, chemical, flammable and similar liquids shall comply with requirements of and have appropriate permits indicating compliance with the State Fire Code and State Department of Agriculture relations.
Subd. 5. Dust and Other Particulate Matter. Dust, fly ash, or other particulate matter by any use shall not be emitted at any point in concentrations exceeding three-tenths grains per cubic foot of the conveying gas or air. For measurements of the amount of particles in gases resulting from combustion, standard corrections shall be applied to a stack temperature of 500°F and 50% excess air.
Subd. 6. Electrical Emission. All activities which create electrical emissions shall comply with the minimum requirements of the Federal Communications Commission.
Subd. 7. Fumes or Gases. Fumes or gases shall not be emitted at any point in concentrations or amounts that are noxious, toxic, or corrosive. The values given in Table I (Industrial Hygiene Standards Maximum Allowable Concentration for eight-hour days, five days per week), Table III (Odor Thresholds), and Table IV (Exposure to Substances Causing Injury to Vegetation) in the latest revision of Chapter 5, “Physiological Effects”, that contains the tables, in the Air Pollution Abatement Manual, by the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association, Inc., Washington, DC, are hereby established as guides for the determination of permissible concentration or amounts. Detailed plans for the elimination of fumes or gases may be required before the issuance of a building permit.
Subd. 8. Lighting.
1. Required Lighting. All off-street parking areas, including bicycle parking, shall be illuminated to a level that allows for safe, secure access to the parking area and within it, subject to the determination of the City Engineer. Parking areas accessory to single-family and two-family dwellings, townhouses, and multiple-family dwellings of four or fewer units shall be exempt from this requirement.
2. Lighting Guidelines.
a. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, sign, yard, or other structure, shall be arranged as to deflect light away from adjoining property, lakes, and rivers and from public streets.
b. Direct or sky-reflected glare from floodlights or from high temperature processes such as combustion or welding shall not be directed into any adjacent property.
c. The sources of lights shall be hooded or controlled in some manner so as not to light adjacent property.
d. Bare incandescent light bulbs shall not be permitted in view of adjacent property or public right-of-way.
e. Except for public street lights, any light or combination of lights which cast light on a public street shall not exceed one foot-candle as measured from the property line of said street.
f. Any light or combination of lights which cast light on any adjacent property shall not exceed four-tenths foot candle (meter reading) as measured from the property line.
g. Photometric plans shall be required for all applications which include exterior lighting, to demonstrate compliance with this performance standard.
Subd. 9. Noise. Noises emanating from any use shall be in compliance with and regulated by the State Pollution Control Standards, Minn. Rules Chapter 7030, as amended from time to time.
Subd. 10. Odors. No odors shall be detectable beyond the limits of the property. All restaurants or operations where food is prepared shall install the appropriate exhaust systems and/or equipment to remove food odor, smoke from grilling operations, or other similar odors associated with food or beverage preparation.
Subd. 11. Radiation Emission. All activities that emit radioactivity shall comply with the minimum requirements of the State Pollution Control Agency.
Subd. 12. Sewage Disposal. Individual sewage disposal systems shall be installed and operated in compliance with the applicable provisions of Section 810 (Public Sewers) of the City Code.
Subd. 13. Trash Receptacles. Trash handling equipment and enclosures shall be provided according to the following provisions: with the exception of single-family and two-family dwellings, all uses having exterior trash receptacles shall provide an enclosed area in conformance with the following.
1. Exterior wall treatment shall be similar and/or complement the principal building.
2. The enclosed trash receptacle area shall be located in the rear or side yard and shall comply with the accessory use setback requirements in subsection 1005.01 for the underlying zoning district.
3. The trash enclosure shall be in an accessible location for servicing vehicles and shall not conflict with site circulation.
4. The trash receptacles shall be fully screened from view of adjacent properties and the public right-of-way.
5. The design and construction of the trash enclosure shall be subject to the approval of the Building Official.
6. Recycling space shall be provided as required by the State Building Code.
7. Noise emanating from trash collection activities shall be minimized so as not to constitute a nuisance as defined and regulated by City Code Section 500 (Nuisances).
Subd. 14. Vibration. No vibration shall be discernible at any property line to the human sense of feeling for an accumulated total of three or more minutes during any hour.
Subd. 15. Waste. All waste generated shall be disposed in a manner consistent with all State Pollution Control Agency rules.
1. Any accumulation of waste generated on any premises not stored in containers which comply with Section 590 (Refuse) of the City Code and this chapter, and State Pollution Control Agency rules, or any accumulation of mixed municipal solid waste generated on any premises which has remained thereon for more than one week, or any accumulation of infectious, nuclear, pathological, or hazardous waste which is not stored and disposed in a manner consistent with State Pollution Control Agency rules is a nuisance and may be abated, and the cost of abatement may be assessed against the property where the nuisance is found.
2. The accumulation, storage, processing, and disposal of waste on any premises, which is not generated on that premises, is prohibited, except as specifically provided in this chapter.