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261 <br /> Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.4:Performance Standards <br /> SECTION • ' D• 'D <br /> 6.4.1 Applicability <br /> (A) After the effective date of this Ordinance,any use established or changed to,and any <br /> building structure,or land developed,constructed or used for,any permitted principal <br /> use;or special use, or conditional use,shall comply with all of the performance <br /> standards herein set forth for the district involved. <br /> (B) The performance standards contained herein shall apply in commercial,industrial, <br /> economic development,and conditional districts. <br /> (C) If any existing use or building or other structure is extended,enlarged,or reconstructed, <br /> the performance standards for the district involved shall apply with respect to such <br /> extended,enlarged,or reconstructed portion or portions of such use, building,or other <br /> structure. <br /> (D) Within 24 months of the effective date of this Ordinance,all presently existing uses of <br /> lands,buildings or other structures shall comply with the performance standards as <br /> herein set forth for the district subject to performance standards. <br /> 6.4.2 Electrical Disturbance or Interference <br /> (A) Commercial,Industrial,and Conditional Zoning Districts <br /> No Permitted Use,Special Use, Conditional UseAccessory Use shall: <br /> (1) Create any electrical disturbance that adversely affects any operations or <br /> equipment other than those of the creator of such disturbance;or <br /> (2) Otherwise cause,create,or contribute to the interference with electronic signals <br /> (including television,and radio broadcasting transmissions)to the extent that the <br /> operation of any equipment not owned by the creator of such disturbance is <br /> adversely affected. <br /> (B) Economic Development Zoning Districts <br /> (1) No use,activity or process shall be conducted which produces electric and/or <br /> magnetic fields which adversely affect public health,safety,and general welfare <br /> or interferes with the operation,equipment,or radio,television and/or telephone <br /> reception,beyond the boundaries of the lot on which the activity is conducted. <br /> (2) All establishments conducting uses,activities or processes which generate <br /> electric and/or magnetic fields are expected to comply with applicable Federal <br /> Communications Commission(FCC)regulations.Copies of all required FCC <br /> permits,including any conditions for reporting and monitoring,must be submitted <br /> with the comprehensive site development plan. <br /> (3) In the Hillsborough Economic Development District, residential development shall <br /> be discouraged near high voltage transmission lines. <br /> 6.4.3 Noise <br /> (A) General Standards <br /> (1) Sound levels shall be measured with an A-weighted filter,constructed in <br /> accordance with the specifications of the American National Standards Institute, <br /> which automatically takes account of the varying effect on the human ear of <br /> different pitches. <br /> (2) All measurements shall be expressed in dB(A)to reflect the use of this A- <br /> weighted filter. <br /> (3) Impact Noises <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-10 <br />