Ramsey City Zoning Code
34-33.6 Performance
standards.
[Ord. No. 443; Ord. No. 468; Ord. No. 504; Ord. No. 574; 1972 Code § 130.1805]
Before the issuance of any building or occupancy permit for any use in the Industrial Park District, all of the following regulations must be complied with:
a.
Fire and explosion hazards. All activities shall be carried on only in structures which conform to the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters or the Uniform Construction Code or Fire Prevention Code, whichever is more restrictive. All operations shall be carried on and all explosive raw materials, fuels, liquids, and finished products shall be stored in accordance with the standards of the Board of Fire Underwriters.
b.
Radioactivity. Any use allowed in this district which emits dangerous radioactivity outside any permitted structure at any point is prohibited.
c.
Smoke, fumes, gases, dust odors. There shall be no emission of any noxious gases, fumes, dust or odors which will disseminate beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied by such use.
The emission of smoke from fuel burning equipment, internal combustion engines, open fires, stacks or chimneys, and the inspection of fuel burning equipment or such other smoke-producing units which may become health or sanitation hazards is hereby established pursuant to the Public Health and Sanitation Codes by reference act (Laws of 1950 Chapter 188). A copy of the Code is annexed hereto and made part hereof without the inclusion of the text thereof herein. | |
The Code established and adopted by this section is described and commonly known as the "Smoke Control Code of New Jersey (1953)." |
d.
Liquid or solid wastes. There shall be no discharge of wastes of any kind from any use allowed in this district into any reservoir, pond or lake, whether natural, artificial or for waste storage purposes. The discharge of untreated wastes into a stream shall be prohibited. All methods of sewerage and waste treatment and disposal shall be approved by the Plumbing Subcode Official or Board of Public Works and Borough Board of Health and New Jersey State Health Departments. Effluent from a treatment plant shall at all times comply with the following standards:
1.
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand — five parts per million.
2.
Maximum quantity of effluent — 10% of minimum daily stream flow.
3.
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand after dilution (B.C.D. of effluent multiplied by quantity of effluent divided by quantity of stream flow) — 0.25 parts per million.
4.
Maximum total solids — 5,000 parts per million.
5.
Maximum phenol — 0.01 parts per million.
6.
No effluent shall contain any other acids, oils, dust, toxic metals, corrosive or other toxic substance in solution or suspension which would create odors, discolor, poison, or otherwise pollute in any way.
e.
Vibration. There shall be no vibration which is discernible to the human sense of feeling beyond the immediate site on which such use is conducted.
f.
Glare. There shall be no direct or sky-reflected glare exceeding five-tenths candles measured at the property line of the lot occupied by such use. This regulation shall not apply to lights used at the entrances or exits of service drives.
g.
Traffic. There shall be no ingress or egress to any building or premises except from streets approved by the Planning Board.