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Monrovia City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

32 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

§ 17.32.010 FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS.

   All activities involving, and all storage of, flammable and explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against hazards of fire and explosion by adequate firefighting and fire-suppression equipment and devices standard in industry.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.010) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.020 ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCES.

   Devices which radiate radio frequency energy shall be so operated as not to cause interference with any activity carried on beyond the boundary line of the property upon which the device is located.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.020) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.030 NOISES.

   The maximum sound level radiated by any use of facility, when measured at the boundary line of the property on which the sound is generated, shall not be obnoxious by reason of its intensity, pitch or dynamic characteristics, as determined by the city.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.030) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.040 VIBRATION.

   No vibration shall be permitted which causes a noticeable tremor beyond the boundary line of the property upon which the vibration exists.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.040) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.050 SMOKE.

   No emission shall be permitted at any point from any chimney (except chimneys for dwelling units) or from any other source of visible smoke.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.050) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.060 ODORS.

   No emission shall be permitted at any point from any chimney (except chimneys for dwelling units) or from any other source of visible smoke.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.060) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.070 AIR POLLUTION.

   No airborne emission shall be permitted which causes any damage to health, animals, vegetation or other form of property, or which causes soiling at or beyond the property line of the property where the emission is produced.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.070) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.080 LIGHT.

   Lighting where provided to illuminate private property shall be so arranged as to reflect away from adjoining property or any public way and to be arranged so as not to cause a nuisance either to highway traffic or to the living environment.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.080) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.090 GLARE.

   No direct or reflected glare, whether produced by floodlight, high temperature processes such as combustion or welding, or other processes, so as to be visible from the boundary line of property on which the same is produced, shall be permitted. Sky-reflected glare from buildings or game courts shall be so controlled by such reasonable means as are practical to the end that the sky-reflected glare will not inconvenience or annoy persons or interfere with the use and enjoyment of property in and about the area where it occurs.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.090) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)

§ 17.32.100 APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

    (A)   To ensure compliance with the applicable performance standards, the applicant shall submit such studies, documentation or other evidence as is deemed necessary by the Director to fully evaluate the use in question.
   (B)   If, in the determination of the Community Development Director or the Development Review Committee, the use in question may cause or is causing dangerous or objectionable impacts, he or she may require the use of expert consultants. A consultant shall be hired by the city to study, examine and evaluate the use in question and submit a written report to the city, setting forth the findings, opinions and conclusions as to whether the use in question conforms to the applicable performance standards. The fee for the consultant shall be assessed to the applicant.
   (C)   Based on the results of the consultant's written report or other available evidence, the Community Development Director or Development Review Committee may refer the matter to the Planning Commission for a noticed public hearing.
(`83 Code, § 17.32.100) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994)