The following performance standards shall apply
to all uses authorized in the C-2, C-3, C-4 and M-1 Districts and
to all those other uses where the standards specifically reference
this section. As part of an application for zoning approval, the applicant
may be required to provide qualified expert testimony regarding compliance
with these performance standards. The cost of services for qualified
expert consultants shall be paid by the applicant.
A.
Fire hazards and protection. Any activity involving
the use or storage of flammable or explosive materials shall be protected
by adequate fire fighting and fire suppression equipment acceptable
to the Board of Fire Underwriters and shall be readily available when
any activity involving the handling or storage of flammable or explosive
materials is carried on.
B.
Radioactivity or electrical disturbances. No activity
shall emit dangerous radioactivity at any point, or electrical disturbance
adversely affecting the operation at any point of any equipment other
than that of the creator of such disturbance.
C.
Noise. Noise which is determined to be objectionable
because of volume or frequency shall be muffled or otherwise controlled,
except for fire sirens and related apparatus used solely for public
safety purposes. Noise in excess of 90 decibels as measured on a decibel
or sound level meter of standard quality and design operated on the
A-weighting scale at a distance of 25 feet from any property line
of the property on which the noise source is located shall not be
permitted.
D.
Vibration. No vibration shall be permitted which is
discernible without instruments on any adjoining lot or property,
except that the temporary vibration as a result of construction activity
shall be permitted.
E.
Smoke. The maximum amount of smoke emission permitted
shall be determined by use of the Standard Ringelmann Chart issued
by the United States Bureau of Mines. No smoke of a shade darker than
No. 2 will be allowed.
F.
Odors. In any district, no malodorous gas or matter
shall be permitted which is discernible on any adjoining lot or property.
G.
Air pollution. No pollution of air by fly-ash, dust,
vapors, or other substances shall be permitted which is harmful to
health, or to animals, vegetation or other property or which can cause
soiling of property.
H.
Glare. Lighting devices which produce objectionable
direct or reflected glare on adjoining properties or thoroughfares
shall not be permitted.
I.
Erosion. No erosion by wind or water shall be permitted
which will carry objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
J.
Water pollution. The method for discharging liquid
and solid waste to public sewers, drains, or watercourses, shall be
acceptable under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities
Act, Act 537 of 1967, 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq., as may be
amended from time to time, and all applicable Borough ordinances.
A.
The Borough Council of Pleasant Hills has determined
that the storage, sale and/or distribution of pornography and pornographic
materials is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the
residents of the Borough of Pleasant Hills and to that end hereby
prohibits the storage, sale and/or distribution of pornography or
pornographic materials from any building in any zoning district in
the Borough of Pleasant Hills.
B.
As the members of the Borough Council of Pleasant
Hills are residents of the Borough of Pleasant Hills, all members
of the Borough Council of Pleasant Hills are designated as the representative
group who shall determine whether any material is pornographic so
that its storage, sale and/or distribution is prohibited within the
Borough of Pleasant Hills. The Borough Council shall afford a public
hearing, after due notice, to any person storing, selling and/or distributing
any alleged pornographic materials. After the public hearing has been
concluded, a vote shall be taken of all members of Borough Council
present at such hearing and the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of
such members voting shall be required in order to classify any material
as pornographic. Upon such determination that any material is pornographic,
the same shall not be stored, sold and/or distributed from any building
within the Borough of Pleasant Hills.
C.
In determining whether any material is pornographic,
the members of the Pleasant Hills Borough Council shall apply such
standards, guidelines, decisions and laws that may, from time to time,
be established by the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme
and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania and the Legislature of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
In any district where home occupations are authorized
as permitted uses, the use shall comply with the following standards:
A.
There shall be no sign or other exterior evidence
of the use.
B.
No person other than residents of the dwelling shall
be employed.
C.
No more than 15% of the floor area of the dwelling
shall be devoted to the conduct of a home occupation.
D.
A home occupation shall not be permitted to be conducted
in any accessory structure.
E.
The use shall not create any additional environmental
impact than those impacts normally resulting from residential use.
G.
The use shall not cause an increase in the use of
water, sewerage, garbage, public safety or any other municipal services
beyond that which is normal for the residences in the neighborhood.
H.
The use shall not require internal or external alterations
or construction features which are not customary to a dwelling or
which change the fire rating of the structure.
I.
There shall be no use of materials or equipment except
those of similar power and type normally used in a residential dwelling
for domestic or household purposes.
J.
There shall be no storage of materials or equipment
outside an enclosed building.
K.
The conduct of any home occupation, including, but
not limited to, the storage of goods or equipment, shall not reduce
or render unusable any area intended for enclosed parking for the
dwelling unit.
L.
The use shall not create greater vehicular or pedestrian
traffic than that which is normal for the residences in the neighborhood.
M.
The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial
vehicles for delivery of materials to or from the premises and commercial
vehicles shall not be parked on the premises.
N.
There shall be no display of merchandise, other than
handcrafted items produced by residents of the dwelling, available
for sale on the premises.
O.
The home occupation shall not involve the use of advertising
signs on or off the premises or the use of any other local advertising
media which shall call attention to the fact that the home is being
used for business purposes, other than a telephone listing or small
classified ad briefly describing the service and providing only a
phone number.
P.
The following uses shall not be considered to be home
occupations and shall be restricted to the zoning districts in which
they are specifically authorized as permitted uses or conditional
uses:
(1)
Animal hospitals or veterinary clinics.
(2)
Auto body repair shops.
(3)
Beauty shops and barbershops.
(4)
Clinics, hospitals, nursing homes.
(5)
Kennels, stables or animal holding areas.
(6)
Mortuaries.
(7)
Private clubs.
(8)
Restaurants or tea rooms.
(9)
Tourist or transient guest house.
(10)
Vehicle or equipment rental or sales.
(11)
Food preparation and/or processing for public
use as defined by and restricted by the Allegheny County Health Department
Regulations, as may be amended.
[Added 2-16-2009 by Ord. No. 900[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that
it applies only to food preparation for public consumption and food
offered for sale to the public. It is not intended to restrict bake
sales or other such charitable activities, but is intended to insure
compliance with the Allegheny County Health Department Regulations
and to define food preparation/processing as one of the home occupations
prohibited in residential areas unless the kitchen satisfies the Allegheny
County Health Department Regulations.
Canopies may be erected over gasoline pumps,
provided that the canopy is not attached to the principal structure
and that no portion of the canopy is closer than 10 feet to any property
line or street right-of-way line. Canopies shall not be enclosed,
unless they comply with all the requirements of the district in which
they are located for principal or accessory structures.
