Operating standards for all uses
All uses shall be subject to the following operating standards. To ensure compliance, detailed plans may be required by the building official, at his/her discretion, before the issuance of a building permit.
604.1. Noise and vibration. All noise and vibration from machinery or other sources shall be muffled, insulated or screened in a manner which will minimize vibration or deflect sound waves away from abutting lots.
604.2. Glare, light, and heat. The emission of glare, light (interior or exterior), or heat shall be shielded in a manner which will minimize such emission beyond the lot where such use is located.
604.3. Odor, smoke, gas, dust or other emission. The emission of odor, smoke, gas, dust, or other emissions in concentrations or amounts that are noxious, toxic, corrosive, or a nuisance shall not be permitted.
604.4. Waste. Individual sewage disposal systems shall be approved by the Rhode Island department of environmental management before the issuance of a building permit. Municipal sewer connections shall be approved by the Warwick sewer authority before the issuance of a building permit.
604.5. Storm and surface water drainage. All storm and surface water drainage systems shall be approved by the City of Warwick, director of public works, before the issuance of a building permit. All runoff shall be provided for on-site and/or off-site if discharged into a municipal drainage system. In no instance shall there be any net increase in runoff, nor shall any runoff be discharged onto abutting lots or into any freshwater or coastal wetlands, as defined in section 200 of this ordinance. Storm drainage systems shall be designed by a Rhode Island registered engineer unless other designer is deemed acceptable to the director of public works and the building official.
604.6. Public safety. The location of all buildings, structures, parking, driveways, loading areas, and the number, location, size, and adequate supply of water to fire hydrants shall be approved by the City of Warwick fire department before the issuance of a building permit, and subject to the following requirements regarding internal streets, roadways and parking:
(A) All corners shall provide a turning radius of 41 feet.
(B) All fire access lanes shall provide a minimum of 24 feet of unobstructed width to allow for access by emergency vehicles.
(C) The fire chief shall have the authority to require the posting of all fire lanes.
(D) There shall be no architectural, landscaping, or natural barriers to prevent adequate access to any building by an emergency vehicle.
(E) The fire chief shall have the authority to require the installation of fire hydrants for all new or expanded uses.