Permitted uses within the GI District shall comply with the following standards:
(a) Fire and Explosion Standards. All activities, including storage, involving flammable or explosive material shall comply with regulations as enforced by the Ohio State Fire Marshal and/or the City of Chillicothe. All standards enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall be adhered to. Burning of waste materials in open fire is prohibited, as enforced by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA).
(b) Air Emissions. No emission of air pollutants shall be permitted which violates the Clean Air Act as enforced by the OEPA.
(c) Glare, Heat and Light. Any operation producing intense light or heat, such as high temperature processes like combustion, welding, or otherwise, shall be performed within an enclosure and not be visible beyond the lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted.
(d) Liquid or Solid Waste Emission. No discharge at any point into any public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or stream, or onto the ground, of any materials of such nature or temperature as may contaminate any water supply or interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment, shall be permitted. The standards of the OEPA shall apply.
(e) Vibration and Noise. No uses shall be located and no equipment shall be installed in such a manner as to produce intense, earth shaking vibration which is discernable without instruments at or beyond the property line of the subject premises.
(f) Odors. Any applicable standards of the Ohio Department of Health, OEPA and/or other applicable agencies shall be adhered to.
(g) Open Storage and Display of Material and Equipment. The open storage and display of material and equipment incidental to permitted uses shall be permitted, provided the area used for open storage shall be effectively screened from all adjoining properties in any residential district by means of walls, fences or plantings. Walls or fences shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height without advertising thereon. In lieu of such wall or fence, a strip of land not less than ten (10) feet in width, planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four (4) feet in height at the time of planting may be substituted.
(Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)