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 chapter, then the Zoning Officer may require an applicant to provide written descriptions of proposed machinery, hazardous substances, operations and safeguards.

Wetland studies. It shall be the responsibility of each applicant to determine whether land areas proposed for alteration meet the federal or state definition of a wetland prior to submittal of development plans to the Borough. If the Zoning Officer has reason to believe that wetlands may be present on a site proposed for development or subdivision, the Zoning Officer may require that the applicant provide a suitable wetland delineation study prepared by a qualified professional. Where disturbance is proposed in an area that may be wetlands, the Zoning Officer may place a condition on a zoning permit to require that the applicant submit evidence that a wetland delineation has been officially confirmed under U.S. Army of Engineers approved procedures.

Waterway setbacks. Unless a stricter requirement is established by another provision of a Borough ordinance, no new principal building and new or expanded parking area shall be constructed or placed within the area 35 feet landward from the top-of-bank of any perennial creek. See also the riparian corridor provisions in § 275-306 of the Borough's Codified Ordinances.

No commercial or industrial 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:

See also the Borough's separate Noise Ordinance, which is Chapter 214 of the Codified Ordinances. 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 section shall not apply to: a) streetlighting that is owned, financed or maintained by the Borough or the state; or b) an individual light of less than 10 feet total height in a front yard or attached to the front of a building.

Height of lights. No luminaire that is within 150 feet of a lot line of an existing dwelling 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, or lighting of outdoor public recreation facilities.

Diffused. All light sources, including signs, shall be properly diffused as needed with a translucent or similar cover and/or shielded to prevent exposed lighting elements 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 25 and January 10.

Gasoline sales canopies. Any canopy over gasoline pumps shall have light fixtures recessed into the canopy or screened by the canopy or enclosures or otherwise controlled so that lighting elements are not directly visible from another lot or street.

Lighting of horizontal surfaces. For the lighting of predominantly horizontal surfaces (such as parking areas, storage areas and vehicle sales areas), lighting fixtures shall be aimed downward and shall include cutoff light fixtures and shielding as needed to properly direct the light to the intended locations, with no uplighting.

Off-premises signs (billboards). Any new exterior lighting of an off-premises sign shall be attached to the top of the off-premises sign, be shielded as needed to avoid direct views of the luminaire from streets or buildings, and project downward.

Spillover. Lighting of a commercial or industrial property shall not cause the illumination level on a principal residential lot in a residential district to exceed 0.5 footcandle.