Oxford City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 153
MUNICIPAL AQUIFER PROTECTION
§ 153.01 DESIGNATION AND MEMBERSHIP.
(A) In accordance with the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-354a et seq., the Town Planning and Zoning Commission, comprised of seven members and three alternates, is hereby designated as the Aquifer Protection Agency (hereinafter the “Agency”) of the town. The staff of the Town Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve as the staff of the Agency.
(B) Members of the Town Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve coexisting terms on the Agency. The membership requirements of the Agency shall be the same as those of the Town Planning and Zoning Commission including, but not limited to, the number of members, terms, method of selection and removal of members and filling of vacancies.
(C) At least one member of the Agency or staff of the Agency shall complete the course in technical training formulated by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection of the state, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354v.
(Ord. passed 9-12-2005)
§ 153.02 REGULATIONS TO BE ADOPTED.
(A) The Agency shall adopt regulations in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354p and Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (R.C.S.A.), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354i-3(a)(3).
(B) The regulations shall provide for:
(1) The manner in which boundaries of aquifer protection areas shall be established and amended or changed;
(2) Procedures for the regulation of activity within the area;
(3) The form for an application to conduct regulated activities within the area;
(4) Notice and publication requirements;
(5) Criteria and procedures for the review of applications; and
(6) Administration and enforcement.
(Ord. passed 9-12-2005)
Editor’s note:
Procedures for adoption of local regulations requires a local public hearing and public notice requirements in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354p(b) to allow opportunity for the public to be heard. Also approval by the DEP Commissioner is required in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-354p(f) and R.C.S.A. § 22a-354i-3(a)(3). The DEP approval requires a determination that the regulations are not inconsistent with the state land use regulations, are reasonably related to groundwater, and shall not be deemed inconsistent if they provide a greater level of protection.
§ 153.03 INVENTORY OF LAND USE.
(A) In order to carry out the purposes of the aquifer protection program, the Agency will conduct an inventory of land use within the area to assess potential contamination sources.
(B) Not later than three months after approval by the Commissioner of the State Department of Environmental Protection of Level B mapping of aquifers, the Agency will inventory land uses overlying the mapped zone of contribution and recharge areas of the aquifers in accordance with guidelines established by the Commissioner pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354f. The inventory shall be completed not more than one year after authorization of the Agency. See Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354e.
(Ord. passed 9-12-2005)
Editor’s note:
This requirement is essentially done. The majority of inventories were completed by DEP in 2000. The purpose of the inventories is to give a general assessment of the areas and to provide a starting point for informing potentially regulated facilities of the program requirements. Towns should consider this a good baseline and update it to reflect current conditions.
APPENDIX A: AQUIFER PROTECTION AREA
Aquifer Protection Area
Natural Resource Constraints: Areas Sensitive to Development
Stormwater Outfalls
(Ord. passed 9-12-2005)