(A) In order to insure compliance with the performance standards set forth below, the City Council may require the owner or operator of any permitted use to have made any investigations or tests as may be required to show adherence to the performance standards. Any investigation or tests as are required shall be carried out by an independent testing organization selected by the city. Any investigations or testing shall be ordered by the owner or operator. The cost of same shall be shared equally by the owner or operator and the city, unless the investigation or tests disclose noncompliance with the performance standards, in which situation the entire costs shall be paid by the owner or operator.
(B) The performance standards are as follows.
(1) Noise. At any property line, the sound pressure level of noise radiated from the industrial operation shall not exceed the values given in the table in this division. The sound pressure shall be measured with a sound level meter and an associated octave band analyzer, both of which are manufactured to specifications published by the American Standard Specifications for an Octave Band Filter Set for the Analysis of Noise and Other Sounds, Z24.10, 1953, American Standards Association, Inc., New York, New York. Measurements shall be made using the flat network of the sound level meter.
Frequency Band Maximum Permitted
(Cycles Per Second) Sound Level (Decibels)
(Cycles Per Second) Sound Level (Decibels)
20 - 75 72
75 - 150 67
150 - 300 59
300 - 600 52
600 - 1,200 46
1,200 - 2,400 40
2,400 - 4,800 34
Over 4,800 32
(2) Odors. No odors shall be detectable beyond the limits of the property.
(3) Exterior lighting. Any lights used for exterior illumination shall direct light away from adjoining property. Glare, whether direct or reflected, such as from floodlights, spotlights, or high- temperature processing, and as differentiated from general illumination, shall not be visible beyond the limits of the property.
(4) Vibration. No vibration shall be discernible at any property line to the human sense of feeling for an accumulated total of three or more minutes during any hour.
(5) Smoke. The emission of smoke shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the State Pollution Control Agency.
(6) Dust. The emission of dust shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the State Pollution Control Agency.
(7) Fumes or gases. Fumes or gases shall not be emitted at any point in concentrations or amounts that are noxious, toxic or corrosive. The values given in Table I (Industrial Hygiene Standards - Maximum Allowable Concentration for eight-hour day, five days per week), Table III (Odor Thresholds), Table IV (Exposure to Substances Causing Pain in the Eyes), and Table I (Exposure to
Substances Causing Injury to Vegetation) in the latest revision of Chapter 5, “Physiological Effects,” that contains such tables, in the Air Pollution Abatement Manual, by the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association Inc., Washington, D.C., are hereby established as guides for the determination of permissible concentration or amounts. Detailed plans for the elimination of fumes or gases may be required before the issuance of a building permit.
(8) Sewer and water. The design and construction of water supply facilities and treatment of all sewage and waste shall comply with the city, county and state health standards and requirements.
(Ord. 221, passed 11-6-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99