(a) Intent. The intent of the watershed protection district is:
(1) To protect, maintain, and enhance both the immediate and long term public health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the Town of Canton by protecting the Rough Creek Watershed as a public drinking water source.
(2) To minimize sedimentation and pollution of the public drinking water source as a result of land development in the area around the watershed.
(3) To permit reasonable use of land within the area around the watershed which will not adversely affect the quality of water resources.
(b) District boundaries. The boundaries of the watershed protection district are hereby established on the map entitled, “Watershed Protection District Zoning Map, Town of Canton, North Carolina.” Said map accompanies and is hereby incorporated as a part of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Canton, North Carolina. Said map shall be retained in the office of the Town Clerk. These boundaries are further defined as being the same as the extraterritorial jurisdiction boundary, a written description of which is contained in the “Ordinance Establishing Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Authority for the Town of Canton, North Carolina.”
(c) Permitted uses. Land, buildings, and other structures may be used for any purpose not specifically listed as a prohibited use under subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Prohibited uses. No land or structure located in the W-P watershed protection district shall be used for any of the following purposes:
(1) Abattoirs.
(2) Flammable liquids or gases (bulk storage above ground).
(3) Flammable liquids or gases (bulk storage below ground).
(4) Hazardous materials (as defined by EPA’s Hazardous Substances or Priority Pollutants lists), storage, use, or disposal except such as is ordinary and necessary for usage in the conduct of normal farming operations.
(5) Laboratories (industrial processes).
(6) Sanitary landfills.
(7) Any processing or manufacture of any products from any material (including, but not limited to, animal or vegetable matter, chemicals or chemical compounds, gas or oil, glass, metals, minerals, stones, or earth).
(8) Quarries or other extractive industries.
(9) Nuclear repositories (both high and low level).
(10) Junkyards.
(e) Special provisions. The following special provisions shall be enforced in the W-P watershed protection district:
(1) No septic tank or other sewage treatment or disposal system shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet from the watershed boundary.
(2) No building or other structure shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet from the watershed boundary in order to provide a second line fire break between the watershed forest and the building or structure.
(3) No alteration, by excavation, grading, or otherwise of the natural slope of the earth shall occur closer than fifty (50) feet from the watershed boundary.
(4) No multi-family dwelling or recreational facility including, but not limited to, lodges and clubhouses, shall be located closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from the watershed boundary.
(f) Exception. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the provisions of the following sections of this section shall not apply to any use of land or structures in the W-P watershed protection district:
(1) Section 9-4004, Definitions:
No. (18) Construction office, temporary.
No. (19) Customary home occupation.
No. (40) Group project.
No. (62) Sign, advertising: incidental or accessory.
No. (65) Sign, outdoor advertising.
(2) Section 9-4041: Area, yard, and height requirements.
(3) Section 9-4055: Only one principal building on any lot.
(4) Section 9-4062: Off-street automobile parking and storage.
(5) Section 9-4063: Off-street loading and unloading space.
(6) Section 9-4076: Group projects.
(7) Section 9-4078: Gasoline service or filling stations.
(8) Section 9-4079: Signs, and other advertising structures.
(9) Section 9-4080: Temporary mobile homes.
(Ord. of 9/15/87; As Amended by Ord. of 9/14/04; As Amended by Ord. of 6/24/21)