No land or building in any district shall be used or occupied in any manner so as to create any dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable element or condition unless the following performance standards are observed:
(a) Fire Hazards. Any activity involving the use of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire fighting and fire suppression equipment and by such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material.
(b) Radioactivity or Electrical Disturbances. No activity shall emit dangerous radioactivity at any point, or electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.
(c) Noise. Noise which is objectionable as determined by the Board due to volume, frequency or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled, except during construction operations. Air raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement.
(d) Vibration. No vibration shall be permitted which is discernible without instruments on any adjoining lot or property.
(e) Air Pollution. Air pollution shall be subject to the requirements and regulations established by the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(f) Glare. No direct or reflected glare shall be permitted which is visible from any property or from any public street, road or highway.
(g) Erosion. No erosion, by either wind or water, shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
(h) Water Pollution. Water pollution shall be subject to the requirements and regulations established by the Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(i) Transmission and/or Receiving Towers, Wind Turbines, Masts and Aerials. These shall not exceed seventy (70) feet above grade level, without approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(j) Barbed Wire. Fences or walls having wire or metal prongs or spikes or cutting points or edges shall be permitted conditionally in B1, B2, M1 and M2.
(Ord. 1045. Passed 10-14-14.)