Every performance standard set forth herein shall be complied with as a precedent to occupancy of any use in an industrial district.
(a) Structures.
(1) Enclosure. All permitted main and accessory uses and operations, except for off-street parking and loading facilities, shall be performed wholly within an enclosed building or buildings. Open testing procedures and open storage of materials and/or equipment used or produced on the premises shall be permitted if suitably screened by a fence or dense landscaping so that no stored material is visible from an abutting street. Outdoor overnight parking of cargo carriers shall be permitted.
(2) Fire and explosion hazards. All permitted main and accessory uses shall be carried on only in buildings classified as fireproof by the Building Code.
(3) Incineration facilities. Incineration facilities shall be provided and shall be located within the main building. Only closed commercial containers for rubbish shall be permitted and shall be located in the rear yard outside of buildings.
(b) Air Pollution.
(1) Smoke, fly ash, dust and dirt. No industrial operation shall exhaust or discharge into the air, any quantity of fly ash, dust, dirt or similar form of air pollution which may become discernible as settlement at, or beyond, the boundaries of the lot occupied by the use.
(2) Noxious or toxic matter. The emission of toxic, noxious or corrosive fumes or gases which may be demonstrably injurious to property, vegetation, animal or human health at or beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied by the use, shall not be permitted.
(3) Odorous matter. The emission of odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities as to produce a public nuisance or hazard beyond the lot occupied by the use shall not be permitted.
(c) Noise. The sound pressure level at the nearest residential street, of any operation on a lot, other than the operation of autocalls, bells, sirens or whistles, shall not exceed the average intensity of the street traffic noise at the nearest residential district and no sound shall be objectionable due to intermittance, beat frequency or shrillness.
(d) Vibration. Vibrations shall not be permitted beyond the lot line occupied by the use which would be perceptible without the aid of instruments.
(e) Radioactive or Electrical Disturbance. Radioactive or electrical disturbances which adversely affect any form of life or equipment at or beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied by the use shall not be created.
(f) Heat and Glare and Exterior Lighting. No industrial operation that produces heat or glare perceptible from any property line of the lot on which the operation is located shall be permitted. Exterior lighting shall be in accordance with Section 1230.03. (Ord. 2017-110. Passed 12-21-17.)
(g) Industrial Wastes. No industry shall discharge any treated or untreated sewage or industrial waste into any reservoir or lake, or discharge any untreated sewage or industrial waste into any stream. All methods of sewage and industrial waste treatment and disposal shall be approved by the State Department of Health and all effluent from a treatment plant shall, at all times, comply with the requirements of the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board.
(h) Soil Removal. No mining, extracting, filling or soil-stripping operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to leave unsightly or dangerous excavations or soil banks, or in such a manner as to increase erosion. Soil removal shall further be regulated by the provisions of Chapter 1367
of the Building Code.
(i) Trash Receptacles. All trash receptacles shall be located wholly within the main building or in an approved enclosed structure. Exterior trash enclosures shall be six feet in height with masonry walls on three sides with a solid gate or door on the fourth side. Enclosures shall be designed to be compatible in design and material as the main building. Exterior enclosures shall be at least six feet from the main building and provide a setback from property lines equal to the required loading area setback. Where adjacent to residential districts, trash enclosures shall be further screened with a landscape buffer approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 1991-129. Passed 10-3-91.)