Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

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1011.02: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS: 3396 A. Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this Section is to establish standards for activities within all 3397 zoning districts that have the potential to affect the natural environment or the livability of residential 3398 or employment areas. 3399 B. Compliance: All uses must comply with the environmental standards established in this section unless 3400 any federal, state, county or local law, ordinance or regulation establishes a more restrictive standard, 3401 in which case, the more restrictive standard will apply. All applicants for building permits in non-3402 residential districts and/or non-residential uses shall demonstrate compliance with the performance 3403 standard set forth in this Section. An application for building permit shall not be deemed complete 3404 until a showing by the applicant that they meet the standards herein. 3405 C. In General: All uses shall be conducted so as to prevent any nuisance, hazard or commonly 3406 recognized offensive conditions, including creation or emission of noise, smoke and particulate 3407 matter, toxic or nontoxic matter, odors, vibrations, glare or heat, and the use of explosives. 3408 1. Noise: Any use established shall be so operated that no noise resulting from said operation which 3409 would constitute a nuisance is perceptible beyond the premises. This does not apply to incidental 3410 traffic, parking and off-street loading operations. 3411 2. Smoke And Particulate Matter: The emission of smoke or particulate matter is prohibited where 3412 such emission is perceptible beyond the premises to the degree as to constitute a nuisance. 3413 3. Toxic Or Noxious Matter: No use shall, for any period of time, discharge across the boundaries of 3414 the lot wherein it is located, toxic or noxious matter of such concentration as to be detrimental to 3415 or endanger the public health, safety, comfort or welfare or cause injury or damage to property or 3416 business. 3417 4. Odors: The emission of odorous matter in such quantities as to be readily detectable beyond the 3418 boundaries of the immediate site is prohibited. 3419 5. Vibrations: Any use creating periodic earthshaking vibrations, such as are created by heavy drop 3420 forges or heavy hydraulic surges, shall be prohibited if such vibrations are perceptible beyond the 3421 boundaries of the immediate site. 3422 6. Glare or Heat: Any operation producing intense glare or heat shall be performed within a 3423 completely enclosed building. 3424 7. Explosives: No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials or 3425 products which could decompose by detonation shall be permitted except such as are specifically 3426 licensed by the city council. Such materials shall include, but not be confined to, all primary 3427 explosives such as lead oxide and lead sulfate; all high explosives and boosters such as TNT, 3428 RDS, tetryl and ammonium nitrate; propellants and components thereof such as nitrocellulose, 3429 black powder, ammonium perchlorate and nitroglycerin; blasting explosives such as dynamite, 3430 powdered magnesium, potassium chlorate, potassium permanganates and potassium nitrate, and 3431 nuclear fuels and reactor elements such as uranium 235 and plutonium. 3432