The performance standards apply to the following districts: B1, B2, LI, HI, PB. All uses placed into operation after the effective date of this chapter should comply with the following general performance standards in the interests of protecting public health, safety, and general welfare and lessening damage to property. No use on a property should exhibit obnoxious characteristics to the extent that it constitutes a public nuisance or interferes with reasonable enjoyment of neighboring properties. No use in existence on the effective date of this chapter should be altered or modified to conflict with these standards. The "Right to Farm" laws may supersede these guidelines as they pertain to farming and agricultural uses.
(A) Air pollution. No use on a property should release fly ash, dust, smoke, vapors, noxious, toxic or corrosive matter or other air pollutants in such concentration as to be detrimental to health, animals, vegetation or property, or conflict with public air quality standards.
(B) Electrical disturbance. No use on a property should cause electrical disturbance adversely affecting radio, television or other equipment in the vicinity.
(C) Fire protection. Fire fighting equipment and prevention measures acceptable to the local Fire Departments should be readily available and apparent when any activity involving the handing and storage of flammable or explosive materials is conducted.
(D) Noise. No use on a property should produce noise in such a manner as to be objectionable because of volume, frequency, intermittence, beat, shrillness, or vibration. Such noise should be muffled or otherwise controlled so as not to become detrimental. Public safety sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes shall be exempt from this standard.
(E) Odor. No use on a property should emit across lot lines any gas or matter with a bad odor in such quantity as to be readily detectable at any point along such lines.
(F) Vibration. No use on a property should cause vibrations detectable beyond lot lines without the aid of instruments.
(G) Heat and glare. No use on a property should produce heat and glare in such a manner as to create a hazard to neighboring property. No such heat or glare interfere with the reasonable enjoyment of neighboring property, or the safety of transportation routes.
(H) Waste matter. No use on a property should accumulate within the lot or discharge waste matter beyond the lot lines.
(I) Water pollution. No use on a property should produce erosion or other pollutants in such a quantity as to be detrimental to adjacent properties or to conflict with public water quality standards.
(J) Traffic. No use on a property should cause excessive vehicular traffic on adjoining roads.
(K) Visual character. No use on a property should adversely impact the general visual or aesthetic character of the neighboring properties or disrupt the general or aesthetic character of the area.
(Ord. 2013-02, passed 3-11-13)