Special supplemental standards and requirements are provided to enable nuisances to be measured in terms of their potentially dangerous or objectionable elements, as well as to provide standards for avoiding nuisances.

7.10.1. Dust, dirt, fly ash and smoke. No dust, dirt, fly ash and smoke shall be emitted into the air so as to endanger the public health and safety, to impair the value and enjoyment of other property, to constitute a critical source of air pollution, or to create a nuisance.

7.10.2. Odors, gases and fumes. No offensive odors or noxious, toxic or corrosive fumes or gases shall be emitted into the air except for the odors in connection with the spreading of manure or fertilizer.

7.10.3. Noise. All operations and uses of land shall conform to the town noise ordinance.

7.10.4. Vibrations. With the exception of vibrations necessarily involved in the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, no vibration shall be transmitted outside the property where it originates.

7.10.5. Radioactive materials. No radioactive materials shall be manufactured or disposed of within the town.

7.10.6. Outdoor lighting. All external illumination shall be directed or shielded in such a manner that the source (bulb, tube, etc.) of light will not be visible from any street or from any adjoining property. No light shall be directed outside the lot where it originates. All lighting shall be shielded or otherwise designed to provide down lighting so as to minimize night glare.

7.10.7. Drainage. No structure shall be used, erected or expanded and no land shall be graded or paved unless provisions have been made for the proper disposal of drainage water, particularly from parking areas and driveways, from the areas contiguous to property lines and from low areas which tend to collect water.

7.10.8. Refuse and pollution.

A.

No refuse or other waste materials and no liquids shall be dumped on any lot or dumped or discharged into any river, stream, water course, aquifer, storm drain, pond, lake or swamp so as to constitute a source of water pollution.

B.

No garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, machinery, vehicles or parts thereof, or waste materials of any kind shall be disposed of by abandonment or accumulated for commercial purposes, including the establishment, operation of maintenance of a motor vehicle junk yard or motor vehicle junk yard business, except by or under the direction of the town or with the approval of the commission.

7.10.9. Interference with communications. No use on any lot shall cause interference with radio and television reception on any other lot, and any use shall conform to the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission with regard to electromagnetic radiation and interference.

7.10.10. Storm water runoff. Uses requiring site plan approval shall, when appropriate and practical, provide a storm water and site development design that maximizes the amount of storm water runoff that can directly precipitate on and percolate into the soil. Alternatively, wherever commercial and/or industrial use(s) greatly inhibit natural percolation, said use(s) shall detain all storm water runoff from parking areas and roof drains, for discharge to surface watercourses during and after site development, so as to minimize adverse ground water quality impacts. Mechanisms for this purpose shall be designed to accommodate storm water runoff in amounts up to and including the 50-year, 24-hour storm peak discharge.

7.20.1. Activities requiring a certified soil erosion and sedimentation control plan. A soil erosion and sediment control plan shall be submitted with any application for development when the disturbed area of such development is cumulatively more than one-half acre.

7.20.2. Exemptions. A single-family dwelling that is not a part of a subdivision of land shall be exempt from these soil erosion and sediment control regulations.

7.20.3. Soil erosion and sedimentation control plan. To be eligible for certification, a soil erosion and sediment control plan shall contain proper provisions to adequately control accelerated erosion and sedimentation and reduce the danger from storm water runoff on a proposed site based on the best available technology. Such principles, methods and practices necessary for certification are found in the "Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" (1985), as amended. Alternative principles, methods and practices may be used with prior approval of the commission. Such plan shall contain, but not be limited to:

A.

A narrative describing

i.

The development;

ii.

The schedule for grading and construction activities

iii.

Start and completion dates;

iv.

Sequence of grading and construction activities;

v.

Sequence for installation and/or application of soil erosion and sediment control measures; and

vi.

Sequence for final stabilization of the project site.

vii.

The design criteria for proposed soil erosion and sediment control measures and storm water management facilities;

viii.

The construction details for proposed soil erosion and sediment control measures and storm water facilities.

ix.

The installation and/or application procedures for proposed soil erosion and sediment control measures and storm water management facilities; and

x.

The operations and maintenance program for proposed soil erosion and sediment control measures and storm water management facilities.

B.

A site plan map at a sufficient scale to show:

i.

the location of the proposed development and adjacent properties;

ii.

the existing and proposed topography including soil types, wetlands, watercourses and water bodies;

iii.

the existing structures on the project site, if any

iv.

the proposed area alterations including cleared, excavated, filled or graded areas and proposed structures, utilities, streets and, if applicable, new property lines;

v.

the location of and design details for all proposed soil erosion and sediment control measures and storm water management facilities;

vi.

the sequence of grading and construction activities;

vii.

the sequence of installation and/or application of soil erosion and sediment control measures; and

viii.

the sequence for final stabilization of the development site.

C.

Any other information deemed necessary and appropriate by the applicant or requested by the commission, its designated agent, or the department of public works.

7.20.4. Minimum acceptable standards.

A.

Plans for soil erosion and sediment control shall be developed in accordance with these regulations using the principles outlined in Chapters 3 and 4 of the "Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" (1985), as amended. Soil erosion and sediment control plans shall result in a development that minimizes erosion and sedimentation during construction; is stabilized and protected from erosion when completed; and does not cause off-site erosion and/or sedimentation.

B.

The minimum standards for individual measures are those in the "Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" (1985), as amended. The Commission or the Hartford County Soil and Water Conservation District may grant exceptions when requested by the applicant if technically sound reasons are presented.

C.

The appropriate method from Chapter 9 of the "Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control" (1985), as amended, shall be used in determining peak flow rates and volumes of runoff unless an alternative method is approved by the commission.

7.20.5. Issuance of denial of certification.

A.

The commission shall either certify that the soil erosion and sediment control plan, as filed, complies with the requirements and objectives of these regulations or deny certification when the development proposal does not comply with these regulations.

B.

Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as extending the time limits for the approval of any application under Chapters 124 or 126 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

C.

Prior to certification, any plan submitted to the town may be reviewed by the Hartford County Soil and Water Conservation District which may make recommendations concerning such plan, provided such review shall be completed within 30 days of the receipt of such plan.

D.

The commission may forward a copy of the soil erosion and sedimentation control plan to the director of public works or other agencies and/or advisors for review and comment.

7.20.6. Conditions relating to soil erosion and sedimentation control.

A.

The estimated costs of measures required to control soil erosion and sedimentation, as specified in the certified plan, shall be covered by a completion bond or other assurance acceptable to the commission and the director of finance. A cost breakdown forming the basis of the amount of bond to be posted shall be prepared and submitted to the commission by the applicant with the application for approval of a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan.

B.

Site development shall not begin unless the soil erosion and sediment control plan is certified and those control measures and facilities in the plan scheduled for installation prior to site development are installed and functional and a completion bond has been posted in a form and an amount acceptable and approved by the commission and the director of finance.

C.

Planned soil erosion and sediment control measures and facilities shall be installed as scheduled according to the certified plan.

D.

All control measures and facilities shall be maintained in effective condition to ensure the compliance of the certified plan.

7.20.7. Inspection and bond release.

A.

Inspections shall be made by the engineering division of the department of public works during development to ensure compliance with the certified plan and that control measures and facilities are property performed or installed and maintained. The commission may require the permittee to verify through progress reports that soil erosion and sediment control measures and facilities have been performed or installed according to the certified plan and are being operated and maintained.

B.

Upon completion of all work specified in the certified plan, the applicant shall notify the commission thereof and submit a report, including maps as necessary, certifying that the soil erosion and sediment control measures have been completed as approved or may have been modified with the prior approval of the commission. Upon receipt of the report and inspection of the site by the director of public works, the commission may release any bond posted upon the finding that the provisions of the certified plan have been complied with and a written request for the release of the bond from the party placing the bond.