No land or structure, in any district, shall be used or occupied in any manner so as to create any dangerous, injurious, noxious, or otherwise objectionable fire, explosive, or other hazard, including potential hazards; noise or vibration; smoke, dust, odor, or other form of air pollution; heat, cold, dampness, electrical, or other substance, condition, or element; in such a manner or in such amount as to adversely affect the adjoining lots or surrounding areas.
The following minimum standards shall apply to all uses:
(a) Fire and Explosion Hazards. All activities, including storage, involving flammable or explosive materials shall include the provision of adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion, such safety devices being standard in the industry. Burning of waste materials in open fire is prohibited at any point.
(b) Fly Ash, Dust, Fumes, Vapors, Gases, and Other Forms of Air Pollution. No emission of air pollutants shall be permitted which violate the minimum requirements of the Montgomery County Department of Health. Dust and other airborne pollutants shall be minimized through the paving or landscaping of the lot area around any building.
(c) Glare, Heat, and Exterior Light. Any operation producing intense light or heat, such as high temperature processes like combustion, welding, or otherwise, shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be visible beyond any lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted. No exterior lighting shall be positioned so as to extend light or glare onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way.
(d) Liquid or Solid Wastes. No discharge at any point into any public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or stream, or into the ground, of any materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water supply, interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment, or otherwise cause the emission of dangerous or offensive elements, shall be permitted, except in accord with standards approved by the Ohio Department of Health or such other governmental agency as shall have jurisdiction of such activities.
(e) Noxious Gases. Processes and operations of permitted uses capable of dispersing gases or toxic particulates into the atmosphere shall be hooded or otherwise suitably enclosed. The emission of such toxic gases or particulate matter shall be from a stack.
(f) Vibrations and Noise. No uses shall be located and no equipment shall be installed in such a way to produce intense, earth-shaking vibrations which are discernable without instruments at the property lines of the subject premises. Noise standards of the Environmental Protection Agency shall be adhered to.
(g) Odor. Any use, activity, or operation which releases odors to the atmosphere shall be so controlled as to ensure that it will produce no public nuisance or hazard at or beyond the nearest lot.
(Ord. 00-30. Passed 6-5-2000.)