(A) New commercial buildings will require approval from the Fire Department.
(B) No land or building in any district shall be used or occupied in any manner creating dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable conditions which could adversely affect the surrounding areas or adjoining premises, except that any use permitted by this chapter may be undertaken and maintained if acceptable measures and safeguards to reduce dangerous and objectionable conditions to acceptable limits are established by adhering to the following performance requirements.
(1) Air pollution. Air pollution shall be subject to the requirements and regulations established by the health authority.
(2) Enforcement provisions. The Administrator, prior to the issuance of a building permit, may require the submission of statements and plans indicating the manner in which dangerous and objectionable elements involved in processing and in equipment operations are to be eliminated or reduced to acceptable limits and tolerances.
(3) Erosion. No erosion by human, wind or water which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties shall be permitted.
(4) Fire hazards.
(a) Any activity involving the use or storage or sale or manufacturing of noxious, flammable or explosive materials, including, but not limited to, chemicals, pesticides, petroleum products or fertilizers, shall be protected by adequate firefighting and fire prevention equipment and by such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material.
(b) Such hazards shall be kept removed from adjacent activities to a distance which is compatible with the potential danger involved, as specified in the International Fire Code and the National Safety Foundation, and not less than 300 feet from a residential zone, a residence, except for an owner’s residence, a motel or hotel, and shall comply with the following:
(a) Will be erected subject to the approval of the Fire Chief;
(b) Will have suitable loading and unloading spaces and off-street parking facilities subject to the approval of the Fire Chief; and
(c) Will comply with the city’s wellhead protection plan.
(5) Glare. No direct or reflected glare shall be permitted which is visible from any property outside a commercial or manufacturing district or from any street.
(6) Measurement procedures. Methods and procedures for the determination of the existence of any dangerous and objectionable elements shall conform to the standards set by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
(7) Noise. Objectionable noise, as determined by the Administrator, which is due to volume, frequency or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled. Air raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement.
(8) Radioactivity or electrical disturbance. No activity shall emit harmful radioactivity at any point or electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation of any equipment at any point other than that of the creator of such disturbance.
(9) Twenty-four-hour businesses. Businesses operating for 24 hours must provide buffers such as evergreen trees or walls sufficient to address noise and light abatement if they abut residential areas.
(10) Vibration. No vibration shall be permitted which is discernible without instruments on any adjoining lot or property.
(11) Water pollution. Water pollution shall be subject to the requirements and regulations established by the health authority and shall be subject to the city’s wellhead protection provisions.
(Prior Code, § 17.40.040)