(a) Designation of Wellhead Protection Areas and Adoption of Official Map. The boundaries of all wellhead protection areas in the City of Hudson are shown on a map entitled "City of Hudson, Ohio, Wellhead Protection Areas Map." This map, together with all notations, references, and other information shown thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Code as if set forth herein. Original copies of the Wellhead Protection Areas Map and all amendments thereto shall be maintained in the office of Community Development. In case of any dispute regarding the classification of any property within a designated wellhead protection area subject to this section, the original maps maintained by the Office of Community Development shall control.
(b) Prohibited Uses and Activities. Notwithstanding any allowance for such uses or activities within Chapter 1205
, Zoning Districts, the following uses and activities shall be prohibited within the designated five-year time-of-travel wellhead protection areas:
(1) All agricultural, commercial, retail, or industrial uses;
(2) All institutional/civic/public uses, including solid waste disposal facilities, but not including passive recreational or natural open space systems, including trails;
(3) All golf course uses (public or private);
(4) Individual on-lot sewage systems, including septic systems, dry wells, and package plants;
(5) Other prohibited activities:
A. Use of regulated or unregulated hazardous materials, in an amount defined by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency as constituting a medium to high pollution risk for wellhead protection purposes;
B. Use of above or below ground storage tanks (flammable, toxics, petroleum products, and other chemicals); and
C. Any other uses or activities listed by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, as part of the agency's Ohio Wellhead Protection Program, that fall within Category I, "Medium to High Pollution Risk," or Category II, "Medium Pollution List."
(c) Lot Coverage. Within a wellhead protection area, lot coverage by principal and accessory structures and buildings, parking areas, driveways, and other impervious surfaces shall be minimized to the maximum extent feasible.
(Ord. 18-93. Passed 10-15-19.)