Water supply protection permit required. Any use of the land, construction or alteration of a building or structure, change in the occupancy of a building, or modification of existing industrial processing or storage facilities which increases the volume or changes the type of hazardous materials present on a site shall be permitted within the Public Water Supply Protection Districts only after the issuance of a water supply protection permit in accordance with the Subsection below.

Water supply protection permit procedures. The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to review applications for and issue water supply protection permits for any activities covered by this section that do not trigger site plan review under this chapter. Prior to issuing a permit, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the abutters of the property and their right to review and provide written comments on the application. The Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue the permit until at least five (5) business days after the mailing of notices to the abutters. For activities requiring a water supply protection permit and/or site plan review, the water supply protection permit shall be considered as part of the site plan review process described in Article XVI: Site Plan Review.

Compliance with the requirements of § 275-42: Impact on groundwater quality or quantity.

Review criteria. When reviewing an application, the Code Enforcement Officer, Site Plan Review Committee, or Planning Board shall approve the application only if it finds that the applicant has adhered to all performance standards contained in § 280-15-1C  and § 280-15-1D.

Notification requirement. Within sixty (60) days of the adoption of this section, the Planning Director shall notify the owners of all lots within a Public Water Supply Protection District of the adoption of these provisions and the importance of compliance with the requirements and shall provide them with a copy of the performance standards and other requirements.

See § 280-15-1: Groundwater protection standards for more details on groundwater protection.

See Permit Applications for more information.
See Applications and Fees for more information.
See Code Enforcement for more information.