Milltown City Zoning Code
§ 34-33.18
Performance Standards, General.
[Ord. No. 919 Art. XVIII]
a.
Electricity. Electronic equipment shall be shielded so there is no interference with any radio or television reception beyond the operator's property as the result of the operation of such equipment.
b.
Glare. No use shall direct or reflect light beyond its lot lines. Exterior lighting and lighting resulting from any manufacturing or assembly operation shall be shielded, buffered and directed as approved on the site plan so that any glare, direct light or reflection will not interfere with the normal use of nearby properties, dwelling units and streets.
c.
Heat. Sources of heat, including but not limited to steam, gases, vapors, products of combustion of chemical reaction, shall not discharge onto or directly contact structures, plant life or animal life on neighboring uses or impair the function or operation of a neighboring use. No use, occupation, activity, operation or device shall cause an increase in ambient temperature as measured on the boundary between neighboring uses.
d.
Radioactivity. No use, activity, operation or device concerned with the utilization or storage of radioactive materials shall be established, modified, constructed or sued without having first obtained valid permits and certificates from the Office of Radiation Protection, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Proof of compliance with this requirement shall be the submission of duplicate copies of the permits and certificates.
e.
Vibrations.
1.
Standard. Ground-transmitted vibrations shall be measured with a seismograph or complement of instruments capable of recording vibration displacement and frequency in the three mutually perpendicular directions simultaneously.
2.
Vibration Level Restrictions. Vibration levels shall not exceed a particular velocity of 0.05 inch per second in any district. During the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in residential districts, vibration levels shall not exceed a particle velocity of 0.02 inch per second. Measurements shall be made at the points of a maximum vibration intensity and on or beyond adjacent lot lines or neighboring uses, whichever is more restrictive.
f.
Airborne Emissions. In all districts, no use, activity, operation or device shall be established, modified, constructed or used without having first obtained valid permits and certificates from the Bureau of Air Pollution Control, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-8. Specifically, no use, activity, operation or device shall be established, modified or constructed without a valid permit to construct. No use, activity, operation or device shall be operated, occupied or used without a valid certificate to operate control apparatus or equipment. Proof of compliance with this requirement shall be the submission of duplicate copies of the permit to construct and certificate to operate.
g.
Odorous Matter. No odor shall be emitted that is detectable by the human olfactory sense at or beyond an adjacent lot line.
h.
Noise Emissions. Noise level restrictions. Noise shall not exceed the maximum sound levels specified in the table.
NOISE LEVEL RESTRICTIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
Maximum Level | ||
Performance Category | Permitted (dba) | Where Measured |
Residential districts | 55* | On or beyond the neighboring use or lot line |
All other districts | 65 | On or beyond the district boundaries |
*NOTE: In any residential district, the A-weighted sound levels shall not exceed 45 decibels during the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Whenever a residential district abuts any other district, the most restrictive of the limitations shall apply. |
i.
Storage and Waste Disposal.
1.
In all districts permitting an operation, use or any activity involving the manufacture, utilization or storage of flammable, combustible and/or explosive materials, such operation shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor and Industry of New Jersey or the Fire Code of the National Fire Protection Association, whichever is more restrictive.
2.
All flammable, explosive and/or combustible material shall be stored in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association or Department or Labor and Industry Codes, whichever is more restrictive.
3.
All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products stored outdoors, wherever permitted, shall be enclosed by a conforming safety fence and visual screen and shall conform to all yard requirements imposed upon the principal building in the district and storage regulations of the National Fire Protection Association.
4.
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, nor shall any substance which can contaminate a stream or watercourse or otherwise render such stream or watercourse undesirable as a source of water supply or recreation, or which will destroy aquatic life, be allowed to enter any stream or watercourse.