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City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XI

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Sec. 22-1186.- Compliance.

This chapter permits specific uses in specific districts and these performance standards are designed to limit, restrict, and prohibit the effects of those uses outside their premises or district. No structure, land, or water shall hereafter be used except in compliance with their district regulations and with the following performance standards.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(a), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1187. - Sound.

The volume of sound inherently and recurrently generated shall not exceed the following standards at any points along the boundaries of the zone in which the use is located:

(1)

Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses.

(2)

Maximum sound pressure levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and associated octave band analyzer conforming to standards prescribed by the American Standards Association and shall not exceed the values for octave bands lying within the several frequency limits given in the following table after the application of appropriate corrections:

B, I, C and A Districts
Frequency Ranges Containing Standard Octave Bands in Cycles Per SecondOctave Band Sound Pressure Level in Decibels
0—74 72
75—149 67
150—299 59
300—599 52
600—1,199 46
1,200—2,399 40
2,400—4,800 34
Above 4,800 32

 

Types of Operation or NoiseCorrection in Decibels
Daytime operation only +5
Noise of impulsive character (e.g., hammering) -5
Noise of periodic character (e.g., hum, screech) -5

 

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(b), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1188. - Vibration.

An operation which creates vibrations that can be measured without instruments (e.g., heavy drop forges, heavy hydraulic surges), shall be set back in I and C districts a distance of not less than 500 feet from all lot lines.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(c), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1189. - Radioactivity.

No operation shall be permitted which causes radioactivity in violation of title 10, chapter 1, part 20, Code of Federal Regulations, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation," dated June 16, 1957, or any subsequent revisions or amendments.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(d), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1190. - Odor.

(a)

In the I, B, and C districts, no emission of odorous gas or other odorous matter in such quantity as to be readily detectable at any point along lot lines without use of instruments shall be permitted.

(b)

In the A district, no emission of odorous gas or other odorous matter in such quantity as to be readily detectable at any point along zone boundaries without use of instruments and in such quantity as to produce a public nuisance or hazard beyond lot lines shall be permitted.

(c)

Odors associated with Wis. Admin. Code ch. ATCP 51 livestock facilities are regulated pursuant to those provisions within Wis. Admin. Code ch. ATCP 51 as incorporated into this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(e), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1191. - Toxic or noxious matter.

No discharge beyond lot lines of any toxic or noxious matter in such quantity as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare, or cause injury or damage to property or business, shall be permitted.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(f), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1192. - Glare.

No direct or reflected glare from any B or I district shall be detectable from any R or C district boundary.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(g), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1193. - Heat.

No direct or reflected heat from an I district shall be detectable from any R or B district boundaries.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(h), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1194. - Dust.

No solid or liquid particles shall be emitted in concentrations exceeding 0.3 grains per cubic foot of the conveying gas or air.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(i), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1195. - Fly ash.

(a)

No emission of fly ash in excess of the quantity specified in the following table shall be permitted:

Heat in Fuel Burned (British Thermal Units per Hour)Fly Ash: Rate of Emission (Pounds per Hour)
1,000,000 1
100,000,000 100
400,000,000 330
1,000,000,000 750
2,000,000,000 1,365
3,000,000,000 1,850
4,000,000,000 2,260
5,000,000,000 2,640
6,000,000,000 2,950
7,000,000,000 3,200
8,000,000,000 3,410
10,000,000,000 3,750

 

(b)

For heat content between any two consecutive heat contents given in the table in subsection (a) of this section, the fly ash limitation shall be as determined by interpolation.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(j), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1196. - Smoke.

No emission of smoke from any source, as measured on the Ringelmann Chart published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, shall be permitted, in I, A and B districts in excess of a density described as Ringelmann No. 2, provided that a density equal to Ringelmann No. 3 may be emitted for not more than three minutes in any 15 consecutive minutes.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(k), 10-11-2022)

Sec. 22-1197. - Violation.

Any violator of this section will be subject to section 1-14 and, in addition, shall pay any of the actual costs of measuring the emissions.

(Ord. No. 2022-12, § 11.14(l), 10-11-2022)