The purpose of this regulation is to protect the primary aquifer likely to be used as the source of the Town's public water supply from the potentially adverse effects of development which might reduce both the quality and the quantity of this vital resource. This regulation exists to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens, both present and future, of the Town of East Hampton.
8.1 - Establishment and Delineation of Boundary
The Aquifer Protection Area shall be all land so designated on the East Hampton
Zoning Map, described in Section 5.2, and this area shall include primary and secondary recharge areas as measured from data established by the United States Geological Survey. This area may be revised by the Commission after a public hearing in accordance with Sec. 8-3 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Within the boundaries, as described above, no land shall be used, treated, sprayed or otherwise altered except in conformance with this section and all other regulations applicable to such use.
8.2 - Permitted Uses
8.2.1 - The following uses are permitted in the Aquifer Protection Area as of right.
A. Single family dwellings in accordance with the applicable provisions of the zone in which they exist
B. Accessory uses and structures, incidental and subordinate to the primary single family use and in accordance with Section 20
C. Parking in accordance with Section 21
8.2.2 - The following uses are permitted in the Aquifer Protection Area as
Special Permit Uses when specifically approved by the Commission in accordance with Section 29 and when consistent with the permitted uses found in these Regulations for the zone in which the parcel is located.
A. Business offices
B. Professional offices
C. Retail stores
D. Financial institutions
E. Public utility structures
F. Personal service shops
G. Fire and Police Stations and other municipal uses and buildings
H. Accessory uses incidental and subordinate to a permitted use in accordance with Section 20
I. Parking in accordance with Section 21
J. Signs in accordance with Section 22, for a permitted use, when carried out on the same premise
In considering an application for a Special Permit under this regulation, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall evaluate the immediate and long range impact of the proposed use on the ground water and the possible effects of the proposed use upon the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions. In making such an evaluation, the Commission shall carefully consider such factors as; the amount and types of wastes to be generated and the efficacy of the disposal provisions, the capability of the land and water to sustain such use without degradation, the topography of the area as it relates to flooding and drainage, and the compatibility of the proposed use with the goals of the Commission with regard to land use.
The Planning and Zoning Commission, in approving an application for a Special
Permit in the Aquifer Protection Area, may impose such reasonable restrictions concerning setbacks of buildings and structures, the cumulative quantity of potential pollutants to be permitted in the Aquifer Protection Area, and like matters as it deems advisable to protect its resources.
8.3 - Special Provisions
A. On-site sanitary waste discharge shall not exceed the equivalent discharge from one single family dwelling per two (2) acres.
B. Underground storage of fuels shall be prohibited.
C. All special permit uses under Section 8.2.2 shall be served by public sewer.
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