South Bound Brook City Zoning Code
§ 34-28.5
Performance Standards.
[Ord. 3/12/74, § 1604; Ord. 1/13/87, § 1604]
Before the issuance of any Building or Occupancy Permit for any use in the Industrial 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 Borough Building Code or Fire Ordinance, 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 industrial activity which emits dangerous radioactivity outside any permitted structure at any point is prohibited.
c.
Smoke, Dust, Fly Ash and Other Air Pollutants. All industrial activities shall be carried on in accordance with the regulations set forth in the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Code as published by the New Jersey State Department of Health.
d.
Liquid or Solid Wastes. No industrial operator shall discharge industrial wastes of any kind into any reservoir, pond or lake. The discharge of untreated industrial wastes into a stream shall be prohibited. All methods of sewage and industrial waste treatment and disposal shall be approved by the Borough and New Jersey State Health Departments. Effluent from a treatment plant shall at all times comply with the standards set forth by the Middlesex County Sewerage Authority and the New Jersey State Water Policy Commission as the same shall apply.
e.
Vibration. There shall be no vibration beyond the immediate site on which the use is conducted.
f.
Noise. There shall be no noise emanating from the operation or use measured from any point on the property line of the lot on which the industrial operation is located which shall exceed the values given in the following table in any octave band of frequency. The sound pressure level shall be measured with sound level meters and/or analyzers conforming to "United States of America Standard Specification for General-Purpose Sound Level Meters," S1.4-1961, or latest revision, "United States of America Standard Specification for Octave, Half-Octave, and Third-Octave Band Filter Sets," S1.11-1966 or latest revision, published by United States of America Standard Institute, New York, N.Y.
Maximum Permissible Sound Levels by Receiving Property Category in dBA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sound Source Property Category | Receiving Property Category | |||
Residential | Commercial | Industrial | ||
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. | All Times | All Times | |
Any location within a multi-dwelling-unit building | 55 | 50 | 65 | 75 |
Residential | 55 | 50 | 65 | 75 |
Commercial or public spaces or rights-of-way | 65 | 50 | 65 | 75 |
Industrial | 65 | 50 | 65 | 75 |
The following are exempt from the sound level limits of the above table: |
1.
Noise from domestic power tools, lawn mowers, and agricultural equipment when operated with a muffler between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays, provided they produce less than 85 dBA at or within any real property line of a residential property.
2.
Sound from church bells and church chimes when part of a religious observance or service.
3.
Noise from construction activity provided all motorized equipment used in such activity is equipped with functioning mufflers, except as provided in this subsection.
4.
Noise from snowblowers, snow throwers, and snow plows when operated with a muffler for the purpose of snow removal.
5.
Noise from stationary emergency signaling devices that conforms with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:29.
6.
Noise from an exterior burglar alarm of any building or motor vehicle provided such burglar alarm shall terminate its operation within 15 minutes after it has been activated.