The landowner, person and/or entity performing
any earth disturbance shall utilize sufficient measures to prevent
soil erosion and sedimentation of creeks.
A.Â
The disturbed land area and the duration of exposure
shall be kept to a practical minimum.
B.Â
Except for agricultural activities, any earth disturbance
over 5,000 square feet of land area shall require the submission of
an adequate erosion and sedimentation control plan to the County Conservation
District.
C.Â
See state erosion control regulations. (Note: As of
2003, in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102.)
A.Â
No land owner, tenant nor lessee shall use or allow
to be used any land or structures in a way that results or threatens
to result in any of the following conditions:
(1)Â
Transmission of communicable disease, including conditions
that may encourage the breeding of insects or rodents.
(2)Â
A physical hazard to the public, or a physical hazard
that could be an attractive nuisance that would be accessible by children.
(3)Â
Pollution to groundwaters or surface waters, other
than as authorized by a state or federal permit.
(4)Â
Risks to public health and safety, such as but not
limited to explosion, fire or biological hazards.
(5)Â
Interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment
of property by a neighboring landowner of ordinary sensitivities.
B.Â
Additional information. If the Zoning Officer has
reason to believe that the proposed use may have difficulty complying
with the standards of this article, then the Zoning Officer may require
an applicant to provide written descriptions of proposed machinery,
hazardous substances, operations and safeguards.
The Zoning Officer may require an applicant
to prove that a suspect area proposed for alteration does or does
not meet the state or federal definition of a "wetland."
See Chapter 145, Floodplain Management, of the Code of the Borough of Catasauqua.
A.Â
No principal or accessory use, or operations or activities
on its lot, shall generate a sound level exceeding the limits established
in the table below, when measured at the specified locations:
Sound Level Limits by Receiving Land Use/District
| ||
---|---|---|
Land Use or Zoning District Receiving
the Noise
|
Hours/Days
|
Maximum Sound Level
|
At a lot line of a residential use in a residential
district
|
1) 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. other than Sundays,
Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day, Labor Day and Memorial
Day
|
1) 60 dBA
|
2) 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. plus all day Sundays,
Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Labor
Day and Memorial Day
|
2) 52 dBA
| |
At any other lot line
|
All times and days
|
70 dBA
|
NOTE: dBA means "A" weighted decibel.
|
B.Â
The maximum permissible sound level limits set forth
in the above table shall not apply to any of the following noise sources:
(1)Â
Sound needed to alert people about an emergency.
(2)Â
Repair or installation of utilities or construction
of structures, sidewalks or streets between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m., except for clearly emergency repairs which are not
restricted by time.
(3)Â
Household power tools and lawnmowers between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(4)Â
Animals, livestock and agricultural activities, but
not exempting a kennel.
(5)Â
Public celebrations specifically authorized by the
Borough Council or a county, state or federal government agency or
body.
(6)Â
Unamplified human voices.
(7)Â
Vehicles operating on a public street, railroads and
aircraft.
No use shall generate odors or dust that are
offensive to persons of average sensitivities beyond the boundaries
of the subject lot.
This § 280-37 shall only regulate exterior lighting that spills across lot lines or onto public streets.
A.Â
Purposes: To control outdoor lighting for safety,
security, nighttime privacy and nighttime enjoyment of residential
property; to minimize excessive outdoor lighting and control glare
that can pose a danger to motorists; to make sure lighting is properly
shielded and directed.
B.Â
Street lighting exempted. This § 280-37 shall not apply to street lighting that is owned, financed or maintained by the Borough or the state, to temporary emergency lighting, or to an individual porch light of a dwelling.
C.Â
DIRECTLY VISIBLE
FOOTCANDLE
FULL CUTOFF LIGHT FIXTURE
FULLY SHIELDED LIGHT FIXTURE
Definitions. For the purposes of this § 280-37, the following definitions shall apply:
Allowing a direct line of sight to the light source or lamp.
The amount of light striking a vertical or horizontal plane,
measured in lumens per square foot. One footcandle equals one lumen
per square foot.
A light fixture for which no light output is emitted above
90° horizontal at any lateral angle around the fixture.
A light fixture with all light emitted from the fixture being
projected below the horizontal.
D.Â
Height of lights. No luminaire, spotlight or other
light source that is within 150 feet of a lot line of an existing
primarily residential use lot shall be placed at a height exceeding
25 feet above the average surrounding ground level. This limitation
shall not apply to lights needed for air safety nor lights intended
solely to illuminate an architectural feature of a building, nor lighting
of outdoor public recreation facilities.
E.Â
Diffused. All light sources, including signs, shall
be properly diffused as needed with a translucent or similar cover
to prevent exposed bulbs from being directly visible from streets,
public sidewalks, dwellings or adjacent lots.
F.Â
Shielding. All light sources, including signs, shall
be installed and maintained so that they are shielded around the light
source and carefully directed, aimed and placed to prevent the lighting
from creating a nuisance to persons in adjacent dwellings, and to
prevent the lighting from shining into the eyes of passing motorists.
G.Â
Flickering. Flashing, flickering or strobe lighting
are prohibited, except for temporary nonadvertising seasonal lights
between October 25 and January 10.
H.Â
Spillover. Exterior lighting on a lot shall not cause
a spillover of light onto a residential lot after 10:00 p.m. that
exceeds 0.1 horizontal footcandle at a residential lot line. Exterior
lighting on a lot shall not cause a spillover of light onto a street
that exceeds five footcandles.
I.Â
Gasoline sales canopies. Any canopy over gasoline
pumps shall have a maximum distance between the ground level and the
underside of the canopy of 20 feet. If the ground level is sloped,
or the canopy is sloped to deflect noise and soot away from neighboring
properties, then a portion of the canopy may have a greater height,
provided that the maximum height is 20 feet at the portion of the
canopy that is closest an adjacent street. All light fixtures under
the canopy shall be recessed into the canopy or screened by an extension
around the bottom of the canopy so that lighting elements are not
visible from another lot or street.
J.Â
Hours of sign lighting. If an internally lit sign
is within a residential district or across the street from a residential
district, the lighting shall be turned off between the hours of 10:00
p.m. and 5:00 a.m. if the use is not open to the public during those
hours. If such use is open to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00
a.m., the lighting of the sign shall be turned off a maximum of 30
minutes after the use closes to the public.