Chapter 23 — MATERIAL EFFECTS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

CHAPTER 23 - MATERIAL EFFECTS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

18.23.010 - General provisions.

No building, structure or land shall be used, hereafter erected, structurally altered, or enlarged to be used or occupied in such a manner as to create any dangerous, injurious, noxious, annoying, or otherwise objectionable fire, explosive, or other hazard, noise or vibration, smoke, dust, odor, gas, or other form of air pollution; heat, cold, electrical or other disturbance; glare; liquid or solid refuse or wastes; or any other substances, conditions, or elements which would adversely affect the surrounding area or adjoining premises.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

18.23.020 - Locations where determinations are to be made.

Measurements necessary for the enforcement of performance standards shall be taken at the following points:

A.

At the lot line of the establishment or use in any zone except C-3, M-1, M-2 zones.

B.

In the C-3, M-1, and M-2 zones, 300 feet from the establishment or use, or at the boundary of the zone if closer to the establishment or use, or at any point within an adjacent non-industrial zone.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)

18.23.030 - Dangerous and objectional elements.

A.

Noise. No noise shall be radiated from any use or facility that either;

Fails to comply with the noise standards established in chapter 9.04 of this Code; or

2.

In any other way constitutes a nuisance to adjacent or adjoining properties.

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Vibration. No use shall produce any vibration that is transmitted through the ground and is discernable without the aid of instruments.

C.

Odors. All uses shall be so operated that they do not emit any odors in such quantity or degree as to constitute a nuisance to adjacent or adjoining properties.

D.

Glare. Every use shall be so operated that it does not emit direct or indirect glare in such quantities or degree as to constitute a nuisance to adjacent or adjoining properties.

E.

Fire and explosion hazards. All activities involving the use and storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion and adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment and devices standard in the industry.

F.

Heat. No heat emission shall be permitted by any use or facility which at any time either:

1.

Increases the temperature on any adjacent property in excess of ten degrees Fahrenheit, whether such an increase be in the air or on the ground, or in a natural stream or lake, or in any structure; or

2.

In any other way constitutes a nuisance to adjacent or adjoining properties.

G.

Radioactivity or electric disturbance. No use or activity shall be permitted which emits dangerous radioactivity at any point, or electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation of any equipment located on adjacent properties.

H.

Smoke, fumes, gases, dust, and particulate matter. No emission shall be permitted at any point which would violate the current regulation for such emission as established by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.

I.

Liquid or solid waste. No discharge shall be permitted at any point into any public sewer, private sewage system, or stream or into the ground, except in accord with standards approved by the State and County Departments of Health and local ordinances, of any materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water supply, interfere with material processes in sewage treatment, or otherwise cause

the emission of dangerous or offensive elements. There shall be no accumulation outdoors of solid wastes conducive to the breeding of rodents or insects, unless stored in closed containers.

(Ord. No. 2020-1059, § 1, 3-23-2020)