(a) Fire Hazards and Protection: Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire-fighting and fire-suppression equipment acceptable to the Board of Fire Underwriters and shall be readily available when any activity involving the handling or storage of flammable or explosive materials is carried on.
(b) Radioactivity or Electrical Disturbances: No activity shall emit dangerous radioactivity at any point, or electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.
(c) Noise: Noise which is determined to be objectionable because of volume, frequency or heat shall be muffled, suppressed or otherwise controlled, except fire sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes shall be exempt from this requirement.
When measured at any lot line, the sound pressure level of noise emanating from within the lot when measured on the "A" scale of a sound pressure level meter shall not exceed the values shown in Table I after applying the corrections shown in Table II. This section shall not apply during the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. prevailing time, for land or buildings under construction or home repairs. The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter conforming to the standards as prescribed by the American National Standards Institute, New York, N.Y. in Specifications for Sound Level Meters, S1.4-1971, or latest approved revision thereof.
TABLE I | |
Residential (all districts) | 55 dBA |
Commercial | 60 dBA |
Light Industrial and Industrial | 65 dBA |
TABLE II | |
Type or Location of Operation or Character of Noise | Correction Decibels |
1. Daytime operation only | -5 |
2. Noise source operates less than * | |
a. 20% of any one-hour period | -5 |
b. 5% of any one-hour period | -10 |
3. Noise of impulsive character (hammering, etc.) | -5 |
4. Noise of periodic character (hum, screech, etc.) | -5 |
5. Property is located in any C or I district and is not within 500 feet measured horizontally or vertically from any residential district | 0 |
*Apply one of these corrections only. | |
(d) Vibration: No vibration shall be permitted which is discernible without instruments on any adjoining lot or property, except that the temporary vibration as a result of construction activity shall be permitted.
(e) Air Pollution: No pollution of air by fly-ash, dust, vapors or other substances shall be permitted which is harmful to health, or to animals, vegetation or other property or which can cause soiling of property.
(f) Smoke: Smoke which is of a shade equal to or darker than No. 3 on the Standard Ringlemann Chart issued by the United States Bureau of Mines shall not be emitted by industrial or commercial uses for longer than eight minutes in any hour.
(g) Odors: No malodorous gas or matter shall be permitted which is discernible on any adjoining lot or property.
(h) Glare: Lighting devices which produce objectionable direct or reflected glare on adjoining properties or thoroughfares shall not be permitted.
(i) Erosion: No erosion by wind or water shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
(j) Liquid and Solid Wastes: There shall be no discharge at any point into any public or private sewerage system or watercourse, or into the ground, of any materials in such a way or of such nature as will contaminate, pollute or otherwise cause the emission of hazardous materials in violation of the laws of the Commonwealth.
(k) Major Excavation, Grading or Filling: No major excavation, grading or filling shall be permitted which shall fail to be undertaken in such a manner as to offer reasonable protection to the neighborhood against detrimental effects, taking into consideration the physical relationship to surrounding properties and access to the site, including any nearby residential streets that may be traversed in conveying materials to and from the site.
In order to determine whether a proposed use will conform to the requirements of this section, Council may obtain a qualified consultant to testify and/or make tests to determine if a violation exists, whose cost for services shall be borne by the applicant or persons found to be in violation.
(Ord. 2717. Passed 2-10-86.)