The following environmental performance standards shall apply
to all uses in all districts, in addition to all relevant provisions
of other local, county, state and federal laws, rules or regulations:
A. Noise. All uses shall comply with Chapter
100, Noise, of the Village Code, regulating noise. No continuous hum, intermittent noise or noise with any noticeable shrillness, or a volume of more than 50 decibels, measured at the property line of the lot from which the noise is emitted, shall be permitted.
B. Vibration. No vibration discernible at any lot line or beyond shall
be permitted.
C. Smoke. No emission of visible grey smoke of a shade equal to or darker
than No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart, measured at the point of emission,
shall be permitted.
D. Odors. No activity shall be permitted which causes offensive or noxious
odor that is noticeable outside the building in which the use is conducted
or, if the use is not conducted within a building, at the property
line of the lot on which the use is conducted.
E. Toxic or noxious matter. No activity shall be permitted which causes
the escape of any toxic or noxious fumes, gases or other matter beyond
building in which the use is conducted or, if the use is not conducted
within a building, beyond the property line of the lot on which the
use is conducted.
F. Fly ash; dust. No emission which can cause any damage to human or
animal health, vegetation or property, or any excessive soiling, shall
be permitted.
G. Heat. No unreasonable heat shall be produced that is perceptible
beyond the boundaries of the lot on which such use is situated. A
rise in temperature of 1° F. along any adjoining property line
shall be considered perceptible.
H. Lighting. Lighting shall be in accordance with the Village Lighting Regulations, as set forth in§
151-46 of this chapter.
I. Liquid or solid wastes. No discharge of liquid or solid wastes into
any present or future public or private disposal system, stream, or
on or into the ground shall be permitted, except in strict conformance
with the standards approved by the New York State Health Department,
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Dutchess
County and/or other duly empowered agency. Facilities for the storage
of solid wastes shall be so located and designed as to be screened
from the street and/or from any adjoining property and so as to discourage
the harboring of rodents or insects.
J. Radioactivity. No activity which emits dangerous radioactivity at
any point, as covered by federal government standards, shall be permitted.
K. Fire and explosion hazard. No processing or storage of material in
such manner as to create undue hazard by reason of fire or explosion
shall be permitted.
L. Electrical emissions. No activity which causes electrical disturbance
that adversely affects the operation of radios, televisions or any
other electric equipment in the vicinity shall be permitted, unless
state or federal regulation require such operation to be permitted.
M. Vermin. No material shall be stored, indoors or outdoors, in a manner
which attracts vermin.
N. Nuisance prohibited. All structures and land uses within the Village
shall be constructed, used, operated, and maintained in such a manner
so as to be free of nuisances, as defined in state law.