(A) Purpose. The guiding of urban development so as to bring about a compatible relationship of uses depends upon certain standards being maintained. Permitted uses, uses by conditional permit and accessory uses in the various districts shall conform to the following standards.
(B) Noise. Any use established shall be so operated that no noise resulting from the use is perceptible beyond the boundaries of the lot line of the site on which the use is located. This standard shall not apply to incidental traffic, parking, loading, construction or maintenance operations.
(C) Smoke and particulate matter. Any use established, enlarged or remodeled after the effective date of this chapter shall be so operated as to control the emission of smoke or particulate matter to the degree that it is not detrimental to or shall endanger the public health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the public. For purpose of determining when the degree of smoke is unsatisfactory, the Ringelmann Chart published and used by the United States Bureau of Mines shall be employed. The emission of smoke shall not be of a density greater than No. 2 in the Ringelmann Chart.
(D) Toxic or noxious matter. Any use established shall be so operated as not to discharge across the boundaries of the lot or through percolation into the subsoil beyond the boundaries, of the lot wherein the use is located, toxic or noxious matter in the concentration as to be detectable or to endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare, or cause injury or damage to property or business.
(E) Odors. Any use established, enlarged or remodeled shall be so operated as to prevent the emission of odorous matter in the quantities as to be readily detectable at any point beyond the lot line of the site on which the use is located.
(F) Vibration. Any use creating periodic earth-shaking vibrations, that may be created from a drop forge, shall be prohibited if the vibrations are perceptible beyond the lot line of the site on which the use is located. This standard shall not apply to vibrations created during the process of construction.
(G) Glare or heat. Any use requiring an operation producing an intense heat or light transmission shall be performed with the necessary shielding to prevent the heat or light from being detectable at the lot line of the site on which the use is located.
(H) Explosives. Any use requiring the storage, utilization or manufacturing of products governed by Chapter 118 shall be located not less than 400 feet from an R District line.
(I) Waste material. Waste material shall not be washed into the public storm sewer system nor the sanitary sewer system without first having received a permit to do so from the city. If the permit is not granted, a method of disposal shall be devised which will not require continuous land acquisition for permanent operation and will not cause a detrimental effect to the adjacent land. Should the waste be of a solid form rather than fluid, the storage area shall be so located and fenced as to be removed from public view.
(J) Visual. Where any business or industrial use is adjacent to property zoned or developed for residential use, that business or industry shall provide screening along the boundary of the residential property if abutting property owners petition the Planning Commission for the action and the Commission shall find the petition to be valid.
(K) Dumps and junk yards. Existing and new dumps and junk yards shall be adequately screened by fencing or appropriate landscaping when visible from any highway.
(L) General industry uses. General industry uses may be excepted from the performance standards.
(Prior Code, § 601.16) Penalty, see § 10.99