The disturbed land area and the duration of exposure shall be kept to a practical minimum.

Except for agricultural activities, any earth disturbance over 5,000 square feet of land area shall require the submission of an adequate erosion and sedimentation control plan to the County Conservation District.

See state erosion control regulations [NOTE: As of 2005, in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102].

No landowner, tenant nor lessee shall use or allow to be used any land or structures in a way that results or threatens to result in any of the following conditions:

Additional information. If the Zoning Officer has reason to believe that the proposed use may have difficulty complying with the standards of this article, then the Zoning Officer may require an applicant to provide written descriptions of proposed machinery, hazardous substances, operations and safeguards.

No principal or accessory use, or operations or activities on its lot, shall generate a sound level exceeding the limits established in the table below, when measured at the specified locations:

The maximum permissible sound level limits set forth in the above table shall not apply to any of the following noise sources:

Streetlighting exempted. This § 255-46 shall not apply to: streetlighting that is owned, financed or maintained by the Borough or the state; or an individual porch light of a dwelling (not including a spot light).

Height of lights. No luminaire, spotlight or other light source that is within 200 feet of a lot line of an existing dwelling or approved residential lot shall be placed at a height exceeding 35 feet above the average surrounding ground level. This limitation shall not apply to lights needed for air safety nor lights intended solely to illuminate an architectural feature of a building, nor lighting of outdoor public recreation facilities or a ski resort.

Diffused. All light sources, including signs, shall be properly diffused as needed with a translucent or similar cover to prevent exposed bulbs from being directly visible from streets, public sidewalks, dwellings or adjacent lots.

Shielding. All light sources, including signs, shall be shielded around the light source and carefully directed and placed to prevent the lighting from creating a nuisance to reasonable persons in adjacent dwellings, and to prevent the lighting from shining into the eyes of passing motorists.

Flickering. Flashing, flickering or strobe lighting are prohibited, except for nonadvertising seasonal lights between October 25th and January 10th.

Spillover. Exterior lighting on an institutional, commercial or industrial property shall not cause a spillover of light onto a residential lot that exceeds 1.0 horizontal footcandle at a distance 10 feet inside the residential lot line.

Gasoline sales canopies. Any canopy over gasoline pumps shall have light fixtures recessed into the canopy or screened by an extension around the bottom of the canopy so that lighting elements are not visible from another lot or street.

Horizontal surface lighting. For the lighting of predominantly horizontal surfaces such as, but not limited to parking areas, streets, driveways, pedestrian walkways, outdoor sales and storage areas, vehicle fueling facilities, vehicle sales areas, loading docks, recreational areas, and building entrances, fixtures shall be aimed downward.

Nonhorizontal lighting. For lighting of predominantly nonhorizontal surfaces such as, but not limited to, facades, signs, and displays, fixtures shall be fully shielded and shall be installed and aimed so as to not project their output into the windows of neighboring residences, adjacent uses, past the object being illuminated, skyward or onto a public roadway.