No use otherwise allowed shall be permitted within any district if such use does not conform to the following standards of use and operation, which standards are hereby established as the minimum requirements to be maintained within said area:
(a) Air Pollution. All uses in all districts shall comply with the requirements of the State of Michigan and/or the Federal Government with regard to smoke, dust, dirt, fly ash, odor, gases, general air-borne matter or other air pollutants.
(b) Glare and Radioactive Materials. Glare from any process (such as, or similar to, arc welding or acetylene torch cutting) which emits harmful ultraviolet rays, shall be performed in such a manner as not to be seen from any point beyond the property line and as not to create a public nuisance or hazard along lot lines. Radioactive materials and waste, including electromagnetic radiation, such as x-ray machine operations, shall not be emitted to exceed quantities established as safe by the American National Standards Institute, when measured at the property line.
(c) Vibration. Machines or operations which cause vibration shall be permitted in Industrial Districts, but no operation shall cause a displacement exceeding .003 of one inch as measured at the property line.
(d) Noise.
(1) The emission of measurable noises from the premises shall not exceed sixty-five decibels as measured at the property lines, except that where normal street traffic noises exceed sixty-five decibels during such periods, the measurable noise emanating from premises may equal, but not exceed, such traffic noises. Within I-1 Districts, sound levels not exceeding seventy decibels may be permitted. Within I-2 Districts, sound levels not exceeding seventy-five decibels may be permitted.
(2) Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature, or characterized by high frequencies even if falling below the aforementioned decibel readings, shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses.
(e) Water Supply.
(1) In the interest of protecting health and welfare. every building or structure hereafter erected, altered or moved upon any premises and used in whole or in part for human habitation, including buildings to be used for dwelling, business, recreational, commercial, industrial or other purposes, shall be provided with a safe and sanitary water supply.
(2) Where a Municipal water supply is available, every fixture from which water for human consumption can be obtained shall be supplied with water from such Municipal water supply except where a private well water supply meets the following requirements:
A. Each well utilized for human consumption shall comply with Act 294 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, Rules for Single-Family Dwellings, Act 399 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, and Rules for All Other Well Water Supplies.
B. Where the existence of any structure or condition prior to the effective date of this Zoning Code prevents full compliance with the provisions above, the Macomb County Department of Health may approve, in writing, exceptions which, in its opinion, will not constitute a potential menace to public health.
(3) There shall be no physical connection between a water supply system that is safe for drinking purposes and one that is, or may at any time be, unsafe for drinking purposes, nor shall any provision for such connection be provided.
(4) Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any structure proposed to be serviced by a private well water supply, a water quality inspection by the Macomb County Department of Health must be conducted. The result of such inspection shall be given to the Department of Building by the owner or his or her agent.
(f) Sewage Disposal. Individual on-site systems must meet the requirements and regulations of the Macomb County Department of Health. When an approved public sewer becomes available, existing dwellings and habitable buildings shall be connected within six months after such sewer becomes available for use.
(g) Sewage Wastes. All commercial or industrial wastes discharged into the public sewer system shall conform with standards and regulations controlling such discharges as issued by the City of Detroit and approved or modified by the Macomb County Agent.
(h) Excavations or Holes.
(1) The existence within the limits of the Township of Clinton of any unprotected, unbarricaded, open or dangerous excavations, holes, pits or wells, or of any excavations, holes, pits or wells which constitute or are reasonably likely to constitute a danger or menace to the public health, safety or welfare, are hereby prohibited and declared a public nuisance, provided, however, that this Zoning Code shall not prevent the construction of excavations under a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Zoning Code or the Building Code of the Township of Clinton, where such excavations are properly protected and warning signs and lights are located in such a manner as may be approved by the Township Board, and provided, further, that this subsection shall not apply to drains created or existing by authority of the State of Michigan, County of Macomb, Township of Clinton, or other governmental agency.
(2) Where the Township Department of Building shall determine a nuisance to exist as herein defined, it shall notify the owner as shown on the latest tax roll in writing of such finding and require the owner to abate such nuisance within a reasonable time, in no event more than thirty days.
(3) In the event no action is taken within the time allotted to abate such nuisance, the Township of Clinton may abate or cause to be abated such nuisance, and the cost or reasonable value of such work shall be placed as an assessment against such property on the next available tax roll.
(i) Fire and Explosive Hazards.
(1) The storage, manufacture or utilization of materials or products, ranging from non-combustible to moderate burning, as determined by the Township Fire Chief, is permitted within applicable districts of this Zoning Code, subject to compliance with State and Federal fire laws and with all other performance standards as mentioned above.
(2) The storage, utilization or manufacture of materials, goods or products, ranging from free or active burning to intense burning, as determined by the Township Fire Chief, is permitted subject to compliance with all other yard requirements and performance standards previously mentioned and provided that the following conditions are met:
A. Said materials or products shall be stored, utilized or produced within completely enclosed buildings or structures having non-combustible exterior walls which meet the requirements of the Building Code.
B. All such buildings or structures shall be set back at least forty feet from lot lines or, in lieu thereof, all such buildings or structures shall be protected throughout by an automatic sprinkler system complying with installation standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association.
C. The storage and handling of flammable liquids, liquefied petroleum gases and explosives shall comply with State rules and regulations as established by Act 207 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended.
(Ord. 260. Passed 7-9-79.)