St Paris City Zoning Code
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL USES
§ 154.145 PURPOSE.
No land or building in any district shall be used or occupied in any manner so as to create dangerous, injurious, noxious, or otherwise objectionable elements or condition so as to adversely affect the surrounding areas or adjoining premises; provided that any use permitted by this chapter may be undertaken and maintained if acceptable measures and safeguards are employed to limit dangerous and objectionable elements to acceptable limits as established by the performance requirements in §§ 154.146 through 154.148.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.146 FIRE HAZARDS.
(A) Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable chemicals, petroleum products, or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment, and by such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material.
(B) Such hazards shall be kept removed from adjacent activities to a distance which is compatible with the potential danger involved.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.147 ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCE.
No activity shall emit electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.148 ENVIRONMENTAL PROHIBITIONS.
(A) Noise. Noise which is objectionable, as determined by the Board, due to volume, frequency, or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled. Fire sirens and related apparatus used solely for public purposes are exempt from this requirement.
(B) Odors. No malodorous gas or matter shall be permitted which is offensive, or as to produce a public nuisance or hazard on any adjoining lot or property.
(C) Air pollution. No pollution of air by fly-ash, dust, vapors, or other substances shall be permitted which is harmful to health, animals, vegetation, or other property, nor which can cause excessive soiling.
(D) Erosion. No erosion, by either wind or water, shall be permitted which will carry objectionable substance onto neighboring properties.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)