The purpose of the (I) Industrial District is to provide suitable areas for a wide range of industrial activities, while protecting the character of nearby residential and commercial areas. Permitted uses within the Industrial District shall comply with the following minimum standards:
(a) Fire and Explosion Standards. All activities, including storage, involving flammable or explosive material shall comply with regulations as enforced by the Ohio State Fire Marshal. All standards enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall be adhered to. Burning of waste materials in open fire is prohibited, as enforced by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA)
(b) Air Pollution. No emission of air pollutants shall be permitted which violates the Clean Air Act as enforced by the OEPA.
(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 and enclosed building and not be visible beyond the lot line bounding the property whereon the use is conducted.
(d) Liquid or Solid Wastes. No discharge at any point into any public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or stream, or onto the ground, of any materials of such nature or temperature as may contaminate any water supply or interfere with bacterial processes in sewage treatment, shall be permitted. The standards of the OEPA shall apply.
(e) Vibration and Noise. No uses shall be located and no equipment shall be installed in such a manner as to produce intense, earth shaking vibration which is discernable without instruments at or beyond the property line of the subject premises. Noise standards of the OEPA shall be adhered to.
(f) Odors. The applicable standards of the OEPA shall be adhered to.
(g) Open Storage and Display of Material and Equipment. The open storage and display of material and equipment incidental to permitted uses shall be permitted, provided the area used for open storage shall be effectively screened from all adjoining properties in any residential district by means of walls, fences or plantings. Walls or fences shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height without advertising thereon. In lieu of such wall or fence, a strip of land not less than ten (10) feet in width, planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four (4) feet in height at the time of planting may be substituted. (Ord. 2004-111. Passed 7-26-04.)