Chapter 10.38 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The following provisions, standards, and specifications shall apply to all properties, structures, uses, and activities in all zones within the City, unless an exception is specifically noted. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

No operation or activity (for example, construction, grading, and agriculture) shall cause the emission of any smoke, fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors, gases or other forms of air pollution, beyond any boundary line of the parcel, which exceeds the requirements of any air quality plan or General Plan Air Quality Element adopted by the City. To ensure a dust free environment, appropriate grading procedures shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

A. Schedule all grading activities to ensure that repeated grading will not be required and implementation of the desired land use (e.g. planting, paving or construction) will occur as soon as possible after grading.

• B. Disturb as little native vegetation as possible.

• C. Water graded areas as often as necessary to prevent blowing dust or dirt, hydro seeding with temporary irrigation, adding a dust pallative, and/or building wind fences.

• D. Re-vegetate graded areas as soon as possible.

• E. Construct appropriate walls or fences to contain the dust and dirt within the parcel subject to the approval of the City Engineer. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

A. Fire and Explosive Hazards. All activities involving and all storage of flammable and explosive materials shall be provided at all times with adequate safety devices, adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment, and devices standard in the industry, except as otherwise provided by applicable fire codes.

B. Radioactivity or Electric Disturbances. No activities shall be permitted which emit dangerous radiation or which create electrical disturbances that affect activities and operations on any other property. Radioactive emissions shall be further subject to applicable Federal and State law and regulations.

C. Liquid and Solid Waste. The regulations set forth in Chapter 4.08 (Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste) of the Municipal Code shall apply. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

No operation or activity shall emit heat or cold which would cause a temperature increase or decrease on any adjacent property in excess of five degrees Fahrenheit, whether the change is in the air, on the ground, or in any structure, or in any body of water. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

Air conditioners, antennas, heating, cooling, ventilating equipment, swimming pool pumps, transformers, and all other mechanical devices shall be screened from surrounding properties and streets with a fence, architecturally

compatible wall, landscaping, berming, or combination thereof, and shall be so operated that they do not disturb adjacent uses and activities. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

The regulations set forth in Chapter 4.34 (Noise Regulations) of the Municipal Code shall apply. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

No emission of odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities as to be readily detectable shall be permitted beyond the property lot lines of the source. Any process which may involve the creation or emission of any odors shall be provided with a secondary safeguard system so that control will be maintained if the primary safeguard system should fail. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

All lighting shall be arranged so as to keep light from directed on site, whether the illumination is direct or indirect light from the source, No operation, activity, sign or lighting fixture shall create illumination which exceeds 0.5 footcandles minimum maintained on any adjacent property. No direct or sky-reflected glare, whether from floodlights or from high temperature processes such as combustion or welding or otherwise, visible at the property lot line of the source, shall be permitted. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

All permitted storage areas for maintenance equipment, vehicles, or refuse, and all collection areas and service areas, shall be enclosed or effectively screened from public view with a fence, wall, landscaping, or berming as required by this Title 10. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

No vibration shall be permitted which can be felt at or beyond the property line. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)

A. Administration and Enforcement of Performance Standards. Administration and enforcement of performance standards shall be as follows:

1. Measurement. The determination of the existence of any objectionable elements shall be made at the location of the use creating the objectionable elements and at any points where the existence of such elements may be more apparent. The measurements necessary for enforcement of performance standards set forth in this section shall be taken at property line boundaries.

2. Additional Enforcement Provisions. Initial and continued compliance with performance standards is required of every use, and provisions for enforcement of continued compliance with performance standards shall be invoked by the Director against any use if there are reasonable grounds to believe that performance standards are being violated by such use. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)