No zoning certificate shall be issued for a "I-1" use until the applicant shall have certified to the Zoning Inspector that:
(a) The industrial activity will be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for automobile service stations, drive-in restaurants, equipment rental services, including automobiles, trucks, and trailers; truck and motor freight terminals and hauling services.
(b) Objectionable noise, as determined by the Zoning Inspector, which is due to volume, frequency, beat, either continuous or intermittent, shall be muffled or otherwise controlled.
(c) No emission of toxic or noxious matter which is injurious to human health, comfort or enjoyment of life and property or to animal or plant life shall be permitted. Where such emissions could be produced as a result of accident or equipment malfunction, adequate safeguards considered suitable for safe operation in the industry involved shall be taken.
(d) The emission of smoke or other air pollutants shall not violate the standards and regulations of the Clark County Health Department. Dust and other types of air pollution borne by the wind shall be kept to a minimum by appropriate landscaping, paving, oiling, or other acceptable means.
(e) There will be no emission of odors or odor-causing substances which can be detected without the use of instruments at or beyond the lot lines.
(f) There will be no vibrations which can be detected without the use of instruments at or beyond the lot lines.
(g) Where the property lines separate an Industrial District from a Residential District, a visual and mechanical barrier, a minimum of six feet in height, shall be provided along the common lot line, which may consist of any of the following:
(1) An evergreen hedge used with a chain link fence not less than three feet in height.
(2) A fence of a nondeteriorating material.
(3) Masonry wall.
(h) Exterior lighting shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid casting direct light upon property located in any Residential District or upon any public street.
(i) No building or structure shall be used for residential purposes except that a watchman or custodian may reside on the premises.
(j) No raw materials shall be processed into any of the following basic products: metals of any kind, glass, plastic, textiles, leather, or paper.
(k) All premises shall be furnished with all-weather hard surface walks of a material such as bituminous or portland cement concrete, wood, tile, terrazzo, or similar material, and except for parking areas, the grounds shall be planted and landscaped.
(l) The storage, utilization, and manufacture of solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals and other materials shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:
(1) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from free or active burning to intense burning is permitted; but only if such materials or products are stored, utilized, or manufactured within completely enclosed buildings having incombustible exterior walls and protected throughout by an automatic fire extinguishing system.
(2) All activities involving the use and/or storage and/or disposal of flammable liquids or materials which produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases shall be provided not only with adequate safety and protective devices against hazards of fire and explosion but also with adequate fire fighting and suppression equipment and devices standard to the industry involved. All above ground storage shall be in enclosed fireproof vaults.
(3) The storage, utilization, or manufacture of pyrophoric and explosive powders and dusts, and of materials and products which decompose by detonation is prohibited.
(4) The manufacture of flammable liquids or materials which produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases is prohibited.
(5) The storage and utilization of flammable liquids or of materials that produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases shall be permitted on any lot in accordance with the following table:
Total Permitted Quantities of Flammable Materials in Gallons | ||
Closed Cup Flash- Point in Degrees F. | Above Ground | Below Ground |
Class I below 100 degrees F. | I Not Permitted | 20,000 |
Class II above 100 degrees F. and below 140 degrees F. | II 1,000 | 40,000 |
Class III above 140 degrees F. | III 5,000 | 80,000 |
(m) The handling of radioactive materials, the discharge of such materials into air and water, and the disposal of radioactive wastes shall be in strict conformance with:
(1) The applicable regulations of the Atomic Energy Commission.
(2) The applicable regulations of any instrumentality of the State of Ohio.
Failure to comply with any of the Required Conditions by property owners or users will be considered a zoning violation appropriate for prosecution under the terms of the Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 74-8. Passed 10-3-74.)