§ 38-91. Findings; objectives.

(a)

It is essential that the quality of the city's public drinking water be insured. It is therefore necessary to protect the subsurface water resource the city and surrounding communities rely on as sources of public water. Groundwater resources are contained within groundwaters, which are permeable, rock strata occupying vast regions of the subsurface. These groundwaters are replenished by infiltration of stormwater runoff in zones of the surface know as groundwater recharge areas.

(b)

Groundwaters are susceptible to contamination when unrestricted development occurs within significant groundwater recharge areas. It is therefore necessary to manage land use within groundwater recharge zones in order to ensure that pollution threats are minimized.

(c)

The objectives of this article are to:

(1)

Protect the groundwater by prohibiting land uses that generate dangerous pollutants in recharge areas;

(2)

Protect the groundwater by limiting density of development; and

(3)

Protect the groundwater by ensuring that the development that occurs within the recharge area shall have no adverse effect on groundwater quality.

(Ord. of 12-12-2000(1))