§ 11.4. Required conditions.

1.

Open storage facilities for materials or equipment used in manufacturing, compounding or processing shall be totally obscured by a wall on those sides abutting R-A, R-T, R-M, C-1, C-2, and C-3 Districts, and on any front yard abutting a public thoroughfare except as otherwise provided in section 12.22. In I-M Districts, the extent of such a wall may be determined by the planning commission on the basis of usage. Such a wall shall not be less than four feet six inches (4′6″) in height and may, depending upon land usage, be required to be eight feet in height, and shall be subject further to the requirements of section 12.22, Screening Walls. The height shall be determined in the same manner as the wall height is above set forth.

2.

All activities and uses within the district shall conform to the following performance standards.

a.

Smoke. A person or industry shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source of emission whatsoever any air contaminant that exceeds existing federal and/or state standards and statutes regulating such emissions.

b.

Open fires. A person or industry shall not burn any combustible refuse in any open outdoor fire within the district.

c.

Noxious gases. No noxious or malodorous gases shall be allowed to escape into the atmosphere in concentrations which are offensive, which produces a public nuisance or hazard on any adjoining lot or property, or which could be detrimental to human, plant, or animal life.

d.

Air contaminants. A person or industry shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material that exceed existing federal and/or state standards and statutes regulating such air discharges.

e.

Glare and heat. Any operation or activity producing glare shall be so conducted that direct and indirect illumination from the source of light shall not cause illumination in excess of one-half of one foot candle when measured at any adjoining residence or business district boundary line. Flickering or intense source of light shall be so controlled as not to cause a nuisance across any lot lines.

If heat is a result of an industrial operation, it shall be so insulated as to not raise the temperature at any property line at any time.

f.

Noise. No activity shall emit noise in excess of the standards specified in section 12.26.

g.

Vibration. Vibrations from industrial operations and vehicular traffic in this district must be controlled to the extent that they cannot be felt past any property line.

h.

Radio transmission. For electronic equipment required in an industrial operation, the equipment shall be so shielded that its operation will not interfere with radio, television, or other electronic equipment.

i.

Storage of flammable materials. Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire-fighting and fire suppression equipment and such safety devices as are normally used in the handling of any such material. Such hazards shall be kept removed from adjacent activities to a distance which is compatible with the potential danger involved.

j.

Radioactive materials. No activity shall emit dangerous radioactivity at any point, or unreasonable electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.

k.

Water pollution. Pollution of water shall be subject to such requirements and regulations as are established by the City of Parchment, the Michigan State Department of Health, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. All discharges into public sewers shall be in accordance with the Sewer Use Ordinance of the City of Parchment, Ordinance Number 95 [chapter 58, article II], and all other applicable local, state, and federal regulations.