The purpose of this chapter is to protect Properties in all Residential Zones and the health and safety of Persons from environmental Nuisances and hazards and to provide a pleasing environment in keeping with the nature of the residential character. The Performance Standards set maximum tolerability limits on adverse environmental effects created by any Use or Development of land.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

All activities involving, and all storage of, flammable and explosive Materials Shall be provided with adequate safety devices against hazards of fire and explosion by adequate firefighting and fire-suppression equipment and devices standard in Industry. Burning of waste Material in open fire is prohibited at any point.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

No operation or activity Shall transmit, generate or otherwise cause any electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic radiation disturbance that affects the operation of any Use, equipment or process employed by any Use beyond the boundary of the site.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

The maximum sound level radiated by any Use of Facility, when measured at the boundary line of the Property on which the sound is generated, Shall not be obnoxious by reason of its intensity, pitch or dynamic characteristics as determined by the City, and Shall not exceed 65 dBA.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

All activities Shall be operated so as not to generate ground vibration by equipment other than motor Vehicles, trains or by temporary construction or Demolition, which is perceptible without instruments by the average Person at or beyond any Lot Line of the Lot containing the activities.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

No operation or activity is Permitted to have operations which emit excessive Smoke, fumes or dust or which exceed the requirements, or levels, as specified by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

All activities Shall be operated so as not to emit Matter causing unpleasant odors which are perceptible by the average Person at or beyond any Lot Line of the Lot containing the activities.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

No operation or activity Shall cause the emission of any Smoke, fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors, Gases or other forms of air Pollution which can cause damage to health, animals, vegetation, or other forms of Property, or which can cause excessive soiling on any other Lot. No emission Shall be Permitted which exceeds the requirements of the SCAQMD or the requirements of any air quality plan adopted by the City.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Lighting where provided to illuminate Private Property Shall be so arranged as to reflect away from adjoining Property or any public way and to be arranged so as not to cause a Nuisance either to Highway traffic or to the living environment.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

No direct or reflected Glare, whether produced by Floodlight, high temperature processes such as combustion or welding, or other processes, so as to be visible from the boundary line of Property on which the same is produced, Shall be Permitted. Sky-reflected Glare from Buildings or portions thereof Shall be so controlled by such reasonable means as are practical to the end art), 1992)

No operation or activities Shall be Permitted which result at any time in the release or emission of any fissionable or radioactive Materials into the atmosphere, the ground or Sewage systems.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

No operation or action Shall Discharge at any point into any Public Street, Public Sewer, private Sewage disposal system, stream, body of water or into the ground, of any Materials of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water supply, interfere with bacterial processes in Sewage treatment, or otherwise cause the emission of dangerous or offensive elements, except in accord with standards Approved by the California Department of Public Health or such other governmental agency as Shall have jurisdiction.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

No operation or activity Shall emit heat or cold which would cause a temperature increase or decrease on any adjacent Property in excess of ten degrees Fahrenheit, whether the change is in the air, on the ground, or in any Structure.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

All operations, activities, or businesses shall be conducted within an enclosed building in compliance with California Building Codes as approved by Building and Safety Division. Exception may be permitted for outdoor uses, such as sales and storage with approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

(Ord. No. O-11-20, § 9, 10-20-2020)