Far as I know, the only applicable laws by which the local govt. might intervene directly would be nuisance laws (noise and such) and zoning laws (trying to sep

Far as I know, the only applicable laws by which the local govt. might intervene directly would be nuisance laws (noise and such) and zoning laws (trying to separate industrial uses from residential uses). Zoning laws in particular can be as varied as the colors of the rainbow, but the relevant passage would be whichever one tries to define what an industrial land-use activity is. Sometimes it's vague enough that it ends up being decided in court.