(A) Residual features. No activity or operation shall be established or maintained which, by reason of its nature or manner of operation, will cause the emission of noise, odor, toxic or noxious fumes, smoke, dust and particulate matter in concentrations as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, welfare, comfort and safety or cause injury to property or business.
(B) Glare. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area or sign shall be arranged so as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential property or from the public streets. Direct or sky reflected glare, whether from flood lights or from high temperature processes such as combustion or welding, shall not be directed into any adjoining property.
(C) Explosives. No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials, goods or products which could decompose by detonation shall be permitted, except such as are specifically licensed by the County Board.
(D) Vibration. No activity or operation shall cause earth vibrations perceptible beyond the limits of the lot upon which the operation is located, except such as are specifically permitted by the County Board.
(E) Enclosed space. All fabrication, manufacturing, processing or production shall be undertaken substantially within enclosed buildings.
(F) Screening. Where outdoor storage of materials, goods and products exists within the General Industrial District, the storage shall be effectively screened from adjacent residential districts and public streets by a solid fence, compact hedge or similar opaque landscaped element. The screening shall be placed along property lines or, in the case of screening along a street, 15 feet from the street right-of-way or adjacent property line with landscaping between the screening and the pavement A louvered fence shall be considered “solid” if it blocks direct vision.
(G) Refuse. All waste material, debris, refuse or garbage not disposed of through the public sanitary sewerage system shall be kept in an enclosed building or properly contained in a closed container designed for those purposes. The owner of vacant land shall be responsible for keeping the land free of refuse.
(H) Landscaping. In all but the General Commercial and General Industrial Districts all developed uses shall provide a landscaped yard along the all streets. The yard shall be kept clear of structures and storage except off-street parking. The yard shall be at least eight feet in depth along all streets, measured from the street right-of-way. Except for driveways, the yard shall extend the entire frontage of the lot and along both streets in the case of a corner lot.
(I) Drainage. No land shall be developed and no use shall be permitted that results in water run-off, flooding or erosion on adjacent properties. The run-off shall be properly channeled into a storm drain, water course, ponding area or other public facilities.
(J) Construction within the floodplain. Construction in areas subject to flooding shall conform to regulations set forth in § 155.052.
(K) Junk motor vehicles or equipment. Parking of junk motor vehicles or equipment is prohibited in all areas, except Industrial Districts. All contractor’s equipment or tools or junk motor vehicles shall be parked or stored in a completely enclosed structure on any residential premises, except when making a delivery or rendering a service at the premises. Contractor’s equipment shall not be construed to include pickup or paneled trucks.
(L) Medical cannabis cultivation centers and dispensaries - compliance with state regulations and rules. Each cultivation center and all dispensaries shall comply with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act (Ch. 410, Act 130, §§ 1 et seq.) and all rules and regulations adopted in accordance thereto.
(Prior Code, § 152.076) (Ord. passed 3-9-1976; Ord. passed 9-11-1997; Ord. passed 7-10-2014) Penalty, see § 155.999