§ 25-8-452. WATER QUALITY TRANSITION ZONE.

(A)

Development is prohibited in a water quality transition zone that lies over the South Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, except for:

(1)

development described in Article 7, Division 1 ( Critical Water Quality Zone Restrictions ); and

(2)

minor drainage facilities or water quality controls that comply with Section 25-8-364 ( Floodplain Modification ) and the floodplain modification criteria in the Environmental Criteria Manual.

(B)

Development is prohibited in a water quality transition zone that lies outside the South Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, except for:

(1)

development described in Article 7, Division 1 ( Critical Water Quality Zone Restrictions );

(2)

streets;

(3)

minor drainage facilities or water quality controls that comply with Section 25-8-364 ( Floodplain Modification ) and the floodplain modification guidelines of the Environmental Criteria Manual; and

(4)

duplex or single-family residential development with a minimum lot size of two acres and a density of not more than one unit for each three acres, excluding acreage in the 100 year flood plain.

(C)

A lot that lies within a critical water quality zone must also include at least two acres in a water quality transition zone or uplands zone.

Source: Sections 13-2-563(b), (c), (d), and (e); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20131017-046.