Selbyville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXII
Wellhead Protection
§ 200-154 Applicability of Wellhead Protection Areas and Excellent Ground Water Recharge Areas.
A.
Regulations pertaining to the Wellhead Protection Areas shall be applicable to all land area within each Wellhead Delineation Area as designated by the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Source Water Assessment and Protection Program for the Town of Selbyville Water Department (PWS ID: DE0000559-) that are located within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Selbyville.
B.
Regulations pertaining to the Excellent Ground Water Recharge Areas shall be applicable to all land area within each Excellent Recharge Area as mapped by the Delaware Geological Survey.
§ 200-155 Wellhead Protection and Recharge Overlay Map.
The Town of Selbyville shall prepare and keep current as part of official wellhead protection and recharge overlays showing lands consisting of real property within Wellhead Protection Areas. The lack of indication as to whether certain property is within or outside Wellhead Protection Areas shall be determined by the Town Council of Selbyville.
§ 200-156 Uses permitted in Wellhead Protection and Excellent Recharge Areas.
A.
Uses permitted by right. Only those uses permitted in the underlying zoning district; no additional uses shall be permitted as a right by virtue of being in Wellhead Protection Areas and Excellent Recharges Areas.
B.
Uses associated with the well, distribution system, treatment system or maintenance of the public water system.
§ 200-157 Prohibited uses.
The following are specifically prohibited:
A.
Surface use of hazardous materials, including commercial use of agricultural pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers in concentrations greater than the manufacturer's or USDA recommendations.
B.
Disposal, storage or parking of vehicles containing such materials as provided in Subsection A above.
C.
Septic tanks or drain fields appurtenant thereto.
D.
Impervious surfaces such as other than roofs of buildings, streets, parking lots, driveways and walks serving buildings which exceed 70% of the area of the parcel as permitted in zoning districts.
E.
Sanitary landfills.
F.
Hazardous waste disposal sites.
G.
Stormwater infiltration basins unless adequate best management practices approved by the state DNREC are used and as described in § 200-156.
H.
Underground storage tanks which are regulated by the state DNREC. However, the replacement of existing underground storage tanks where an upgrade is required by DNREC is permitted, provided all state and federal regulations are met and secondary containment is provided.
§ 200-158 Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Those areas with high percentages of sand and gravel that have excellent potential for recharge as determined by a Stack Unit Mapping Analysis performed originally by the Delaware Geological Survey.
Any waste defined as a hazardous waste by the State of Delaware Hazardous Waste Regulations or by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Any underground storage tank regulated by the State of Delaware UST Regulations for the storage of petroleum products or other hazardous substances.
Those areas surrounding any public water supply well which have been mapped by the State of Delaware DNREC or otherwise accepted by DNREC and documented in a final source water assessment.