No odors, vibration, noise, smoke, air pollution, liquid or solid wastes, heat, glare, dust or other such sensory irritations or health hazards shall be permitted in any district in excess of the minimum standards as set forth in this section. Any violation of said standards is hereby declared a nuisance.
(A) Exterior Lighting.
(1) Exterior lighting shall be designed and arranged to limit direct illumination and glare upon or into any contiguous parcel. Reflected glare or spill light shall not exceed five-tenths foot- candles as measured on the property line when abutting any residential parcel and one foot-candle on any abutting Commercial or industrial parcel. Streetlights installed in public right-of- way shall be excepted from these standards.
(2) Mitigative measures shall be employed to limit glare and spill light to protect neighboring parcels and to maintain traffic safety on public roads. These measures shall include lenses, shields, louvers, prismatic control devices and limitations on the height and type of fixtures. The City may also limit the hours of operation of outdoor lighting if it is deemed necessary to reduce impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.
(3) No flickering or flashing lights shall be permitted.
(4) Direct, off-site views of the light source shall not be permitted except for globe and/or ornamental light fixtures approved in conjunction with a site and Building plan. Globe and ornamental fixtures shall only be approved when the developer can demonstrate that off-site impacts stemming from direct views of the bulb are mitigated by the fixture design and/or location.
(5) The City may require submission of a light distribution plan if deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the intent of this chapter.
(B) Odors. No Use shall produce unreasonable or disturbing odors beyond the property line exceeding applicable regulations established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
(C) Noise and Vibration.
(1) Noise. Noises emanating from any Use shall be in compliance with and regulated by the standards of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Any Use established or remodeled after the effective date of this chapter shall be so operated as to prevent vibration discernable at any point beyond the Lot line of the site on which such Use is located. The City may also limit the hours of operation of outdoor noise if it is deemed necessary to reduce impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.
(2) Ground vibration and noise caused by motor Vehicles, trains, aircraft operations or temporary construction or demolition shall be exempt from these regulations. However, if deemed appropriate, the City may establish limits on the hours of operation of temporary construction or demolition operation to limit off-site impacts.
(D) Toxic or Noxious Matter. No Use or operation shall emit a concentration of toxic or Noxious Matter across the property line which exceeds applicable regulations of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
(E) Smoke and particulate matter. No Use shall produce or emit smoke, dust or particulate matter exceeding applicable regulations established by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
(F) Animals. Any Building in which domestic farm animals are kept shall be a minimum distance of 100 feet from all Lot lines. (See § 157.067(O).
(G) Radiation. No operation shall be conducted which exceeds the standards established by applicable regulations of the Minnesota Department of Health.
(H) Heat and humidity. No Use shall produce any unreasonable, disturbing, or unnecessary emissions of heat or humidity beyond the property line which cause material distress, discomfort, or injury to Persons of ordinary sensitivity.
(I) Electromagnetic interference. No Use shall produce electromagnetic interference with normal radio or television reception in any Residential District, or exceed applicable standards established by any applicable federal or state regulations.
(J) Liquid or solid waste. All Uses shall be subject to applicable regulations of the City governing discharge into a public storm or sanitary sewer, waterway or stream.