(A) No lot, building, or structure in any district shall be used in any manner so as to create any dangerous, injurious, noxious, or otherwise objectionable element or condition so as to adversely affect the surrounding area or adjoining premises.
(B) Uses in all districts, where permitted, shall comply with the following performance requirements.
(1) Noise which is objectionable due to volume, frequency, or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled so that there is no production of sound discernable at lot lines in excess of the average intensity of street and traffic noise at the lot lines. Air raid sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement.
(2) No vibration shall be permitted which is discernable without instruments on any adjoining lot or property.
(3) Smoke shall not be emitted with a density greater than number one on the Ringleman Chart as issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, except for blow-off periods of ten minute durations of one per hour when a density of not more than number two is permitted.
(4) No malodorous gas or matter shall be permitted which is offensive or as to produce a public nuisance or hazard on any adjoining lot or property.
(5) No pollution of air by fly-ash, dust, vapors, or other substances shall be permitted which is harmful to health, animals, vegetation, or other property, or which can cause excessive soiling.
(6) No direct or reflected glare shall be permitted which is visible from any property or from any public street, road, or highway.
(7) No erosion, by either wind or water, shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances into neighboring properties, lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams.
(C) The application for a zoning compliance permit for a use subject to performance requirements shall be accompanied by a description of the machinery, process, and products, and specifications for the mechanisms and techniques to be used in meeting the performance standards.
(D) The Zoning Inspector may refer the application to one or more expert consultants qualified to advise as to whether a proposed use will conform to the performance standards.
(E) The cost of such services shall be borne by the applicant, and a copy of any report shall be furnished to the applicant and the Township Board.
(Ord. 5, passed 1-18-1973)