No rezoning shall be permitted that will result
in the serious deterioration of environmental resources. Therefore,
a zoning petition shall be prepared to demonstrate to the Commission
how the anticipated development may be accomplished, so as to prevent
environmental deterioration. The following portions of this article
will be devoted to the development of minimum standards for the protection
of the environment.
Any construction, development, or use of land
in any zone shall be subject to the additional standards contained
in this article. To adequately satisfy themselves, that these standards
can be met, the Commission may require the following information from
a zoning petitioner prior to taking action on his petition.
General soil maps, interpretative text of soil
uses, general slope maps, percolation tests, test well logs, and any
other reasonable information the Commission deems necessary to determine
the suitability of the site for the uses anticipated, and to show
the susceptibility of natural features to erosion and pollution problems.
A general site layout showing how the site can
be developed without resulting in conditions which are in conflict
with the standards of this article.
Specifications and descriptions of any waste
treatment system, not part of the Village of Harristown treatment
system.
(A) General standards for the prevention of erosion. No
development shall be permitted which would result in a major transfer
of topsoil to areas of streams, drainage systems, roadways, or other
lands by erosion. The Commission shall consider the erosion susceptibility
of the site, and the proposals of the developer to contain erosion
where erosion possibilities are suspected, prior to rezoning a parcel
of ground.