The landowner, person and/or entity performing any earth disturbance shall utilize sufficient measures to control sedimentation and soil erosion of lands and waters within Middle Smithfield Township.

The disturbed land area and the duration of exposure shall be kept to a practical minimum.

Except for agricultural activities, any earth disturbance over that as required by state regulations, as amended, shall require the submission of an erosion and sediment pollution control plan to the Monroe County Conservation District (MCCD). A copy of the approval from the MCCD, as well as the approved copy of the erosion and sediment pollution control plan and related documents/calculations, shall be required to be submitted to the Township prior to the start of any earth disturbance.

All earth disturbance activities shall be governed by state code and regulations, as amended.

No landowner, tenant or 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 applicant for a proposed use may have difficulty complying with the standards of this article, then the Zoning Officer may require an applicant to provide written descriptions of proposed machinery, hazardous substances, operations and safeguards for review and approval by the Zoning Officer, and/or his/her designee, prior to the issuance of any zoning permits.

The Zoning Officer may require an applicant to prove that a suspect area proposed for alteration does or does not meet the state or federal definition of a "wetland."

A "wetland" shall be defined as provided under federal and state regulations, whichever is more inclusive. Wetlands shall be delineated by persons with professional training and experience in such delineations. The credentials of the person delineating the wetlands shall be submitted to the Township. The Township may require a wetland delineation whenever features are present that may indicate the possible presence of wetlands. When wetlands are present, the applicant shall prove compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations, as amended. Refer to Chapter 160, Stormwater Management, ordinance and the provisions therein shall apply.

Sound levels. No person shall operate, or cause to be operated, within the Township any source of continuous sound in such a manner as to create a sound level which exceeds the limits set forth for the receiving land use when measured at the property line of the adjoining property during the times specified in Table 1 set forth below.

Exceptions. The maximum permissible sound levels by receiving land use established in Table 1 above do not apply to any of the following noise sources:

There shall be no emission of smoke, ash, dust, dirt, fumes, vapors or gases which violates the Pennsylvania air pollution control laws or other regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as amended.

No use shall generate odors or dust that are offensive to persons of average sensitivities beyond the boundaries of the subject lot.

No use shall emit odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities as to be offensive at any point on or beyond its lot lines.

Exception. Subsection A above shall not apply to odors normally created as part of an agricultural or horticultural use, except that no animal waste produced off of the property shall be stockpiled unless processed to eliminate all offensive odors.

No use shall produce an intense, bright light or a reflection of an intense, bright light beyond its lot lines.

The lights in and around parking areas shall provide for nonglare lights focused downward. The incident light intensity provided at ground level shall be a minimum of 0.3 footcandle anywhere in the area to be illuminated. Lighting shall be provided by fixtures with a mounting height of not more than 25 feet or the height of the building, whichever is less.

The objective of these specifications is to minimize undesirable off-premises effects. No use shall produce glare off the premises by illumination originating on the premises. No bare or direct light source shall be visible beyond the lot lines. Only diffused or reflected lights shall be visible beyond the lot line. Illumination from light originating on the site shall not exceed 0.5 footcandle at the lot line. No light shall shine directly into windows or onto streets and driveways in such manner as to interfere with or distract drivers' vision.

No sodium vapor lights shall be permitted.

Illumination levels. Lighting, where required by this chapter, or otherwise required or allowed by the Township, shall have luminance, uniformities and glare control in accordance with the recommended practices of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), as amended, unless otherwise directed by the Township. A copy of the IES recommendations shall be submitted with the subdivision/land development plan application, as regulated by the Township SALDO.[1]