§ 59-12400 — Environmental performance standards

§ 59-12400. - Environmental performance standards.

All uses shall comply with the performance standards established in this section unless any federal, state, county or local law, ordinance or regulation establishes a more restrictive standard, in which case the more restrictive standard shall apply. A. Noise. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause to be made or continued any excessive, unnecessary or unusual noise disturbance or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the limits of the City. All uses shall comply with the Chapter 34, Noise, of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code. B. Glare and Heat. Any activity or operation of any use producing glare or heat shall be conducted so that no glare or heat from the activities or operations shall be detectable at any point off the lot on which the use is located. Flickering or intense sources of light shall be controlled or shielded so as not to cause a nuisance across lot lines. C. Vibration. No earthborne vibration from any operation of any use shall be detectable at any point off the lot on which the use is located. D. Air Pollution. No person shall permit or cause an air contaminant to be emitted from any source or premises under his/her jurisdiction or control in sufficient amounts as to exceed those permissible under Chapter 4, Air Pollution, of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code. All uses shall also comply with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality requirements, and any additional federal, state and local laws. E. Discharge and Disposal of Radioactive and Hazardous Waste. The discharge of fluid and the disposal of solid radioactive and hazardous waste materials shall comply with applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations governing such materials or waste. Radioactive and hazardous material waste shall be transported, stored and used in conformance with all applicable Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality requirements, and federal, state and local laws. F. Electromagnetic Interference. Electromagnetic interference from any operation of any use in any district shall not adversely affect the operation of any equipment located off the lot on which such interference originates. G. Odors. The release of materials intrinsically odorous, or capable of being odorous, by either bacterial decomposition or chemical reaction, which renders it perceptible from beyond the lot and constitutes a public nuisance, shall be prohibited. H. Toxic Substances. The storage, handling or transport of toxic substances shall comply with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality requirements, and federal, state and local laws. I. Water Pollution. All uses shall comply with the Chapter 57, Water Resources, of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, federal, state and local requirements. J. Fire Hazards. Materials that present potential fire and explosion hazards shall be transported, stored and used only in conformance with Chapter 20, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code and all additional federal, state and local requirements.