A. Prohibited Uses: No activities involving the manufacture of materials or products which decompose by detonation shall be permitted in the M1 and M2 districts. Such materials shall include, but shall not be limited to, all primary explosives such as lead azide, lead styphnate, fulminates and tetracene; all high explosives such as TNT, RDX, HMX, PETN and picric acid; propellants and components thereof such as nitrocellulose, black powder, boron hydrides, hydrazine and its derivatives; pyrotechnics and fireworks such as magnesium powder, potassium chlorate and potassium nitrate; blasting explosives such as dynamite and nitroglycerin; unstable organic compounds such as acetylides, tetrazoles and ozonides; strong oxidizing agents such as liquid oxygen, perchloric acid, perchlorates, chlorates and hydrogen peroxide in concentrations greater than thirty five percent (35%); and nuclear fuels, fissionable materials and products, and reactor elements such as uranium 235 and plutonium 239. (Ord., 5-15-1974)
B. Operations Within Enclosed Buildings, Outdoor Storage And Screening:
1. M1 Manufacturing District: All activities involving the manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembling, disassembling, repairing, cleaning, servicing and testing of materials, products and goods shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Truck and boat storage, fuel and ice storage, the overnight parking of commercial vehicles, building material storage, and landscaping materials such as landscaping rocks and bulk wood chips for sale at greenhouses, garden centers and nurseries, when operated as a use in the M1 manufacturing district, shall be screened as provided in subsection B3 of this section.
2. M2 Manufacturing District: Within five hundred feet (500') of any residence district, all activities involving the manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembling, disassembling, repairing, cleaning, servicing and testing of materials, products and goods shall be within completely enclosed buildings, or if outdoors, effectively screened as provided in subsection B3 of this section. Truck and boat storage, fuel and ice storage, the overnight parking of commercial vehicles, the dock areas of all air, rail or motor truck freight terminals, cartage facilities, railroad switching and classification yards, repair shops and roundhouses, building material storage, and landscaping materials such as landscaping rocks and bulk wood chips for sale at greenhouses, garden centers and nurseries, when operated as a use in the M2 manufacturing district, shall be screened as provided in subsection B3 of this section.
3. Screening: The area for permitted overnight outdoor storage and permitted outdoor activities, in the M1 manufacturing district as provided in subsection B1 of this section and in the M2 manufacturing district as provided in subsection B2 of this section, shall be screened by either or both of the following methods:
a. A wall extending from and immediately adjacent to the primary building of sufficient height and width sufficient to screen by an opacity of one hundred percent (100%) constructed:
(1) Of the same material of the exterior building facade facing the public street if the exterior building facade is constructed of masonry or tilt-up concrete panels; or
(2) Of masonry or tilt-up concrete panels if the exterior building facade is not constructed of masonry or tilt-up concrete panels.
b. A height not less than eight feet (8') and an opacity of not less than seventy five percent (75%) using any one or a combination of the following methods:
(1) Trees having a combination of sixty percent (60%) evergreen and overstory trees with fences having structural components though which only twenty five percent (25%) of the storage area is visible on a year round basis;
(2) Fences, berms and/or landscaping can be installed to a height where only twenty five percent (25%) of the storage area is visible; or
(3) Fences, berms and/or landscaping can be installed having a width or design where only twenty five percent (25%) of the remaining horizontal storage area is visible. (Ord. 2006-44, 11-28-2006)
C. Performance Standards: Any use established in the manufacturing districts after the effective date hereof shall be so operated as to comply with the performance standards governing:
1. Noise
2. Vibration
3. Smoke and particulate matter
4. Toxic matter
5. Odorous matter
6. Fire and explosive hazards
7. Glare
8. Radiation hazards
as set forth hereinafter for the district in which such use shall be located.
Uses already established on the effective date hereof shall be permitted to be altered, enlarged, expanded or modified, provided that the additions or changes comply with said performance standards. (Ord., 5-15-1974)
1. Noise: The definitions and measurement procedures of 35 Illinois administrative code, titled "environmental protection", subtitle H, titled "noise", chapter 1, titled "pollution control board", parts 900, titled "general provisions", 901, titled "sound emission standards and limitations for property line noise sources", and 910, titled "measurement procedures for the enforcement of 35 Illinois administrative code 900 and 901" are adopted in full and incorporated, and as such may be subsequently amended, and such provisions will be incorporated in this section in their entirety. (Ord. 2013-30, 11-26-2013)
2. Vibration: In all manufacturing districts, no activity or operation shall cause or create earthborn vibrations in excess of the displacement values given below.
Measurements shall be made at or beyond the adjacent lot line or the nearest residence district boundary line, as described below. Vibration displacements shall be measured with an instrument or complement of instruments capable of simultaneously measuring in three (3) mutually perpendicular directions. The maximum vector resultant shall be less than the vibration displacement permitted.
The maximum permitted displacements shall be determined in each district by the following formula:
D = K
f
f
where | D = Displacement in inches. |
K = A constant to be determined by reference to the tables below. | |
f = The frequency of the vibration transmitted through the ground, cycles per second. |
a. M1 Manufacturing District: The maximum earth displacement permitted at the points described in the following table shall be determined by use of the formula in this subsection C2 and the appropriate K constant shown in table 1 of this section.
TABLE 1
VALUES OF K TO BE USED IN VIBRATION FORMULA
Location | K |
In any neighboring lot: | |
Continuous | 0.008 |
Impulsive | 0.015 |
Less than 8 pulses per 24 hour period | 0.037 |
In any residence district: | |
Continuous | 0.003 |
Impulsive | 0.006 |
Less than 8 pulses per 24 hour period | 0.015 |
b. M2 Manufacturing District: The maximum earth displacement permitted at the points described below shall be determined by use of the formula in subsection C2 and the appropriate K constant shown in Table 2.
Table 2
Values of K to be Used in Vibration Formula
Location | K |
In any neighboring lot | |
Continuous | 0.030 |
Impulsive | 0.060 |
Less than 8 pulses per 24-hour period | 0.150 |
In any residence district | |
Continuous | 0.003 |
Impulsive | 0.006 |
Less than 8 pulses per 24-hour period | 0.015 |
3. Smoke And Particulate Matter: The emission of smoke or particulate matter in such manner or quantity as to endanger or be detrimental to the public health, safety, comfort or welfare is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall not be permitted in the manufacturing districts.
For the purpose of grading the density or equivalent opacity of smoke, the Ringelmann Chart described in the U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 6888 shall be employed. The emission of smoke or particulate matter of a density or equivalent opacity greater than No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart is prohibited at all times except as otherwise provided hereinafter.
Dust and other types of air pollution borne by the wind from such sources as storage areas, yards, roads and the like within lot boundaries shall be kept to a minimum by appropriate landscaping, paving, oiling, fencing, wetting or other acceptable means.
The open burning of refuse, paint, oil, debris and any other combustible material is prohibited in all manufacturing districts.
No operation shall cause or allow to be emitted into the open air from any process or control equipment or to pass any convenient measuring point in a breaching or stack, particulate matter in the gases that exceeds six-tenths (0.60) pounds per thousand pounds of gases during any one hour.
Particulate matter loadings in pounds per acre described below shall be determined by selecting a continuous four (4) hour period which will result in the highest average emission rate.
a. M1 Manufacturing District: The emission of smoke having a density or equivalent opacity in excess of Ringelmann No. 1 is prohibited. However, for two (2) minutes in any four (4) hour period, smoke up to and including Ringelmann No. 2 shall be permitted.
The rate of emission of particulate matter from all vents and stacks within the boundaries of any lot shall not exceed five-tenths (0.5) of a pound per acre of lot area per hour.
b. M2 Manufacturing District: The emission of smoke having a density or equivalent opacity in excess of Ringelmann No. 2 is prohibited. However, for two (2) minutes in any four (4) hour period, smoke up to and including Ringelmann No. 3 shall be permitted.
The rate of emission of particulate matter from all stacks and vents within the boundaries of any lot shall not exceed three (3) pounds per acre of lot area per hour.
4. Toxic Matter:
M1 And M2 Manufacturing Districts: The release of airborne toxic matter (including radioactive matter) shall not exceed one-thirtieth (1/30) of the maximum permissible concentration allowed an industrial worker when measured by any point beyond the lot line, either at ground level or habitable elevation, whichever is more restrictive. Concentrations shall be measured and calculated as the highest average that will occur over a continuous twenty four (24) hour period.
If a toxic substance is not contained in the most recent listing of threshold limit values published by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the applicant shall satisfy the Grundy County Health Department that the proposed levels will be safe and not detrimental to the public health or injurious to plant and animal life.
5. Odorous Matter: The release of materials capable of becoming odorous, either by bacterial decomposition or chemical reaction, shall meet the standards of the district in which the odor is created.
a. M1 Manufacturing District: When odorous matter is released from any operation, activity or use in the M1 Manufacturing District, the concentration of such odorous materials shall not exceed the odor threshold when measured beyond the lot line, either at ground level or habitable elevation.
b. M2 Manufacturing District: When odorous matter is released from any operation, activity or use in the M2 District, the concentration of such odorous materials shall not exceed the odor threshold when measured beyond the M2 District boundary line.
6. Fire And Explosion Hazards: All flammable solid, liquid and gaseous substances shall be manufactured, stored and utilized in accordance with all applicable codes.
In all manufacturing districts the storage, utilization or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from incombustible to moderate burning is permitted.
In the M1 and M2 Manufacturing Districts, the storage, utilization or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from free or active burning to intense burning is permitted, provided either of the following conditions is met:
Said materials or products shall be stored, utilized or manufactured within completely enclosed buildings having no less than two (2) hour fire resistant exterior walls and protected with an automatic fire extinguishing system, or
Said material, if stored outdoors, will be no less than fifty feet (50') to the nearest lot line.
a. M1 Manufacturing District: The storage, utilization or manufacture of flammable liquids shall be permitted in accordance with the following table, exclusive of storage of finished products in original sealed containers, which shall be unrestricted. Flammable liquid and gas storage tanks shall not be less than fifty feet (50') from all lot lines.
Total Capacity Of Flammable Materials Permitted
(In Gallons)
Above Ground Within Enclosed Building | Underground
| |
Materials having a closed cup flash point over 187°F but less than 300°F | 20,000 | 100,000 |
From and including 105°F to and including 187°F | 10,000 | 100,000 |
Materials having a closed cup flash point of less than 105°F | 3,000 | 100,000 |
When flammable gases are stored, utilized or manufactured and measured in cubic feet, the quantity in cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure shall not exceed thirty (30) times the quantities listed above.
b. M2 Manufacturing District: The storage, utilization or manufacture of flammable liquids shall be permitted in accordance with the following table, exclusive of storage of finished products in original sealed containers, which shall be unrestricted. Flammable liquid and gas storage tanks shall not be less than fifty feet (50') from all lot lines.
Total Capacity Of Flammable Materials Permitted
(In Gallons)
Industries Engaged in Storage for Resale | Above Ground |
Materials having a closed cup flash point over 200°F but less than 350°F | 400,000 |
From and including 105°F to and including 200°F | 200,000 |
Materials having a closed cup flash point of less than 105°F | 100,000 |
Total | 700,000 |
Industries Engaged in Utilization and Manufacture of Flammable Materials Where Storage is an Ancillary Use | Above Ground |
Materials having a closed cup flash point over 200°F but less than 350°F | 200,000 |
From and including 105°F to and including 200°F | 100,000 |
Materials having a closed cup flash point of less than 105°F | 50,000 |
Total | 350,000 |
The quantity of flammable liquids or materials stored below ground shall be unrestricted.
When flammable gases are stored, utilized or manufactured and measured in cubic feet, the quantity in cubic feet at standard temperature and pressure shall not exceed thirty (30) times the quantities listed above.
7. Glare: Any operation or activity producing glare shall be conducted so that direct and indirect illumination from the source of light shall not cause illumination in excess of one- half (1/2) foot-candle when measured in a residence district.
Flickering or intense sources of light shall be controlled or shielded so as not to cause a nuisance across lot lines.
When street lighting produces illumination in excess of one foot candle at any point in a residence district, the contribution by light sources from within any of the manufacturing districts measured at the same point shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the street lighting.
8. Radiation Hazards:
a. Release Outside Property Lines: In all manufacturing districts, the release of radioactive materials or the emission of ionizing radiation outside of property lines shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State of Illinois.
b. Unsealed Radioactive Materials: In all manufacturing districts, unsealed radioactive materials shall not be manufactured, utilized or stored (except when such materials are stored in a fireproof container at or below ground level) in excess of the following multiples of the quantities set forth in Table 3 of this Section.
Table 3
QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Radioactive Material | Unsealed, Curies |
Antimony (Sb124) | 1 |
Arsenic 76 (As76) | 10 |
Arsenic 77 (As77) | 10 |
Barium-lanthanum 140 (BaLa140) | 1 |
Beryllium (Be7) | 50 |
Cadmium-silver 109 (CdAg109) | 10 |
Calcium 45 (Ca45) | 10 |
Carbon 14 (C14) | 50 |
Cerium-praseodymium 144 (CePr144) | 1 |
Cesium-barium 137 (CsBa137) | 1 |
Chlorine 36 (Cl36) | 1 |
Chromium 51 (Cr51) | 50 |
Cobalt 60 (Co60) | 1 |
Copper 64 (Cu64) | 50 |
Europium 154 (Eu154) | 1 |
Fluorine 18 (F18) | 50 |
Gallium 72 (Ga72) | 10 |
Germanium 71 (Ge71) | 50 |
Gold 198 (Au198) | 10 |
Gold 199 (Au199) | 10 |
Hydrogen 3 (tritium) (H3) | 250 |
Indium 114 (In114) | 1 |
Iodine 131 (I131) | 10 |
Iridium 192 (Ir192) | 10 |
Iron 55 (Fe55) | 50 |
Iron 59 (Fe59) | 1 |
Lanthanum 140 (La140) | 10 |
Manganese 52 (Mn52) | 1 |
Manganese 56 (Mn56) | 50 |
Molybdenum 99 (Mo99) | 10 |
Nickel 59 (Ni59) | 1 |
Nickel 63 (Ni63) | 1 |
Niobium 95 (Nb95) | 10 |
Palladium 109 (Pd109) | 10 |
Palladium-rhodium 103 (PdRh103) | 50 |
Phosphorus 32 (P32) | 10 |
Polonium 210 (Po210) | 0.1 |
Potassium 42 (K42) | 10 |
Praseodymium 143 (Pr143) | 10 |
Promethium 147 (Pm147) | 10 |
Radium 226 (Ra226) | 0.1 |
Rhenium 186 (Re186) | 10 |
Rhodium 105 (Rh105) | 10 |
Rubidium 86 (Rb86) | 10 |
Ruthenium-rhodium 106 (RuRh106) | 1 |
Samarium 153 (Sm153) | 10 |
Scandium 46 (Sc46) | 1 |
Silver 105 (Ag105) | 1 |
Silver 111 (Ag111) | 10 |
Sodium 22 (Na22) | 10 |
Sodium 24 (Na24) | 10 |
Strontium 89 (Sr89) | 1 |
Strontium-yttrium 90 (SrY90) | 0.1 |
Sulfur 35 (S35) | 50 |
Tantalum 182 (Ta182) | 10 |
Technetium 96 (Tc96) | 1 |
Technetium 99 (Tc99) | 1 |
Tellurium 127 (Te127) | 10 |
Tellurium 129 (Te129) | 1 |
Thallium 204 (Tl204) | 50 |
Tin 113 (Sn113) | 10 |
Tungsten 185 (W185) | 10 |
Vanadium 48 (V48) | 1 |
Yttrium 90 (Y90) | 1 |
Yttrium 91 (Y91) | 1 |
Zinc 65 (Zn65) | 10 |
Beta and/or gamma emitting radioactive material not listed above | 1 |
(Ord., 5-15-1974)