Dalton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
Performance Standards
§ 350-90 General standards.
Hereafter, no land, building or structure in any district shall be used or occupied for manufacturing or other nonresidential purposes in such a manner so as to create any dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable conditions such as fire, explosion or other hazard; noise or vibration, smoke, dust, dirt or other form of air pollution; electrical or other disturbance; glare, or any other dangerous or objectionable substance, condition or element in such amount as to adversely affect the surrounding area or premises. The determination of the existence of any dangerous or objectionable elements shall be made at or beyond the property lines of the use creating such elements, wherever the effect is greatest. Any use already established on the effective date of this bylaw shall not be so altered or modified as to conflict with, or further conflict with, these performance standards.
§ 350-91 Noise standards.
A.
Maximum permitted sound pressure levels.
Octave Band Center Frequency of Measurement (Hz) | Octave Band Level in Decibels | |
|---|---|---|
31.5 | 79 | |
63 | 78 | |
125 | 73 | |
250 | 68 | |
500 | 62 | |
1,000 | 56 | |
2,000 | 51 | |
4,000 | 47 | |
8,000 | 44 |
NOTES: | ||
|---|---|---|
1. | Acoustical terminology is that most recently approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). | |
2. | Reference pressure shall be 0.0002 microbars. | |
3. | Hz is the abbreviation for Herz, which mean cycles per second. | |
4. | For preliminary survey and monitoring only, the approximately single number, 65 dB(A) may be used. | |
5. | dB(A) shall mean A-weighted sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a general purpose sound-level meter complying with the provisions of the American Standard for General Purpose Sound Level Meters (S1.4 -- 1971), ANSI, properly calibrated, and operated on the A-weighting network. |
§ 350-92 Measurements.
Measurements to determine compliance with these standards shall be provided by the applicant upon request by the Inspector of Buildings. Such measurements may be made by any public or private agency, firm, or person competent to perform such activity. All measurements shall be obtained through the utilization of procedures and equipment approved by the Select Board.
§ 350-93 Transfer of wastes off lot by natural causes prohibited.
No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces.
§ 350-94 Storage of materials constituting fire hazard or rodent attraction.
All materials or wastes which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible by or attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors in closed containers.
§ 350-95 Deposits liable to contaminate groundwater prohibited.
No discharge at any point into any public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or stream, lake or pond, or into the ground of any material of such nature or temperature as can contaminate any water supply, or cause the emission of dangerous or offensive elements, shall be permitted, except in accordance with the standards approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Board of Health of the Town of Dalton.
§ 350-96 Lighting standards.
No permanently exposed lights outlining any part of a building or structure, such as a gable, roof, side wall or corner shall be permitted except temporary holiday lighting in use for a period of no longer than four weeks during any calendar year. Sign illumination, decorative lighting, or floodlighting (except that used for public recreational area) shall be shielded at its source to prevent high-intensity light beams from shining onto any street or adjoining property.