Vernon Township City Zoning Code
§ 330-205
Performance standards.
Any building, structure, site or tract of land developed, constructed or used for any permitted principal or accessory industrial use shall comply with all the performance standards set forth in this section. These performance standards shall apply unless exceeded by any state or federal standards or amendments thereto. If there is any reasonable doubt that the intended use will conform to any section of the performance standards, the Planning Board shall establish and request a deposit for each section in doubt, which deposit shall be used to defray the cost of a special report by an expert consultant qualified to advise on conformance to the required standard. The amount of the deposit shall be based on a quotation from said expert consultant. Said report shall be made within 30 days of the request and copies supplied to the applicant. If any existing use or building is extended, enlarged or reconstructed, the performance standards shall apply to such extended, enlarged or reconstructed portion or portions of such use or building or structure.
A.
Noise. Measured at the lot line, the sound pressure level of noise emitted by all sources on a single lot shall not exceed the levels tabulated below and corrected for the character of the noise. Measurement shall be made with a sound level meter corresponding to ANSI Standards S1.4 and an octave band filter conforming to ANSI standard Z24.10.
Octave Band Center Frequency Cycles per Second | Maximum Sound Pressure Level, Decibels Relative to 0.002 Microbars |
|---|---|
31.5 | 84 |
63 | 70 |
125 | 57 |
250 | 50 |
500 | 45 |
1,000 | 41 |
2,000 | 38 |
4,000 | 35 |
8,000 | 32 |
Character of Noise | Correction of Decibels |
|---|---|
Night time noise (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) | -5 |
Impulsive noise | -5 |
Noise of periodic character | -5 |
B.
Smoke. There shall be no emission of smoke or other visible atmospheric pollutant to give a plume equivalent opacity in excess of 15%. Opacity readings may be made visually by a trained observer or by a stack mounted opacity meter. Steam plumes are exempt from this limit, but steam may not be used to mask other emissions.
C.
Odor. Emission of odorous matter shall be below odor threshold concentrations at the lot lines and at the point of maximum ground level concentration if this point is beyond the lot line. Recognized compilations of odor threshold concentrations may be used as standards of the granting of use permits, but for an established use the actual detectability of odor shall be the standard. Odor threshold compilations include Air Pollution Control Association Paper 68-131, (1968); Table III, Chapter 5 of "Air Pollution Abatement Manual," Manufacturing Chemists Association, Washington, 1951; and US Bureau of Mines Technical Paper 480 (1930).
D.
Particulate emissions to the atmosphere.
(1)
Dust, dirt, fly ash, and other particulates shall be controlled so that no such emission will cause damage to human health, animals, vegetation, or other property, or which can cause any excessive soiling beyond the lot line of the source use. There shall be no emission of any solid or liquid particulate matter in excess of 0.015 grains per dry standard cubic foot of stack gas, corrected to 12% CO2. Particulate emission determinations shall be made according to EPA Method 5.
(2)
Fugitive dust shall be held to a minimum by use of good housekeeping practices and other appropriate control techniques.
E.
Noxious gases. Under no circumstances shall any use emit noxious, toxic, or corrosive fumes or gases. Reference shall be made to "Table I," Industrial Hygiene Standards, Maximum Allowable Concentrations, Chapter 5 of the Air Pollution Abatement Manual for determination of toxic pollutants to be prohibited.
F.
Glare and heat. No industrial uses shall carry on an operation which will produce heat or direct or sky-reflected glare beyond the property line of the lot on which the use is located. Industrial and exterior lighting shall be used in such a manner that it produces no glare on public highways and neighboring property.
G.
Fire and explosion hazards. All activities shall be carried on only in structures which conform to the standards of the Fire Prevention Code published by the American Insurance Association, 1965, or Borough Building Code or other applicable local ordinance, whichever is more restrictive. All operations shall be carried on and combustible raw materials, fuels, liquid, and finished products shall be stored in accordance with the standards of said American Insurance Association. The storage of more than 500 gallons of volatile or inflammable liquid above ground is prohibited.
H.
Liquid and solid wastes. There shall be no discharge at any point of treated or untreated sewage or industrial waste into any stream, lake, reservoir, or into the ground of any material which may contaminate the water supply or endanger human health and welfare. No industrial waste shall be discharged into any system, nor shall any wastes be discharged in the public sewer system which are dangerous to the public health and safety.
(1)
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand: 5.0 ppm.
(2)
Maximum quantity of effluent: 10% of minimum daily stream flow.
(3)
Maximum five-day biochemical oxygen demand after dilution (BOD of effluent multiplied by quantity of effluent divided by quantity of stream flow): 0.25 ppm.
(4)
Acidity or alkalinity shall be neutralized to a pH of 7.0 as a daily average on a volumetric basis, with a temporary variation of 6.0 to 8.5.
(5)
Wastes shall not contain any insoluble substances in excess of 5,000 ppm, and no insoluble substances shall be noticeable in the water or deposited along the above or on the aquatic substrata in quantities detrimental to the natural biota.
(6)
Wastes shall contain no cyanides and no halogens.
(7)
Threshold odor number shall not exceed 24° to 60° C.
(9)
No effluent shall contain any acids, ores, dust, toxic metals, corrosive or other toxic substance in solution or suspension which may cause odors, discolor, poison or otherwise pollute streams and waterways in any way. There shall be no thermal discharges which detrimentally affect the natural aquatic biota, or reasonably anticipated reuse of the waters. There shall be no accumulation of solid wastes conducive to the breeding of rodents or insects.
(10)
All methods of sewage and industrial waste treatment and disposal shall be approved by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection and the Sussex County Department of Health, the Vernon Township Department of Health and Human Services and the Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority.
I.
Vibration. No activity shall cause or create a steady state or impact vibration at or beyond the lot line causing acceleration in excess of that indicated in the attached figure. The numbers on the ordinate are peak values of sinusoidal accelerations or 1.4 times the root mean square values of random vibrations measured in octave bands. These criteria are for vertical vibrations and are to be reduced by a factor of 1.4 for horizontal vibrations. The ordinate unit, g, is 9.81 m/sec2 (32.2 feet/sec2).
J.
Radioactivity and electrical disturbance. Radioactivity shall not be emitted to exceed quantities established as safe by the US Bureau of Standards, as amended from time to time. No electrical disturbances (except from domestic household appliances) adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.
K.
Conformance to state standards. Any operation shall also comply with any applicable state standards and requirements and particularly to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, N.J.A.C. Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 16.