(A) Generally. The districts designated for business, B-1 and B-2, are limited to business.
(B) Performance standards for uses in Business District. All uses within the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts shall conform with the following performance standards.
(1) Smoke. No smoke is emitted of a density greater than No. 1 according to the Ringlemann’s Scale, except that smoke of a density not in excess of No. 2 of Ringlemann’s Scale shall be permitted for a period not in excess of six minutes in any hour.
(2) Fly ash. No particles from any flue or smokestack shall exceed 0.2 grains per cubic foot of flue gas at a stack temperature of 500°F.
(3) Dust. No dust of any kind produced by the business operations shall be permitted to escape beyond the confines of the building in which it is produced.
(4) Odor. No noxious odor of any kind shall be permitted to extend beyond the lot lines.
(5) Gasses and fumes. No gasses or fumes, toxic to persons or injurious to property shall be permitted to escape beyond the building in which they occur.
(6) Glare. No glare shall be seen from any street or any residential area.
(7) Vibration. No intense earth shaking vibration shall be created or maintained by any business beyond the boundary line of the tract on which it is located.
(8) Noise and sound. A maximum of 70 decibels at the property line is permitted. Noise is required to be muffled so as not to become objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness. Sound may equal but not exceed street traffic noise in the vicinity during a normal day shift work period.
(Ord. O-C-97-10, passed 12-22-1997)