For the preservation of public health, general welfare and safety
to residents and to facilitate the adequate provision of water, there
is hereby established within the Village of Baldwinsville the following
overlay district: Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District (W).
For the purposes of interpreting this article, the following
definitions shall be controlling:
AQUIFER
A geologic formation, group of formations or part of a formation
that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield adequate
quantities of groundwater to wells.
BULK STORAGE
Materials stored which are usually dispensed in smaller units
for nonresidential use or resale.
CONTAMINATION
The degradation of natural water quality as a result of human
activities to the extent that its usefulness is impaired.
DEICING COMPOUNDS
Any bulk quantities of chloride compounds and/or other deicing
compounds (e.g., urea or calcium magnesium acetate) intended for application
to roads, including mixtures of sand and chloride compounds in any
proportion where the chloride compounds constitute over 8% of the
mixture. Bulk quantity of deicing compounds means any quantity, but
does not include any chloride compounds in a solid form which are
packaged in waterproof bags or containers which do not exceed 100
pounds each.
DEVELOPMENT
To make a site or area available for use by physical alteration,
including but not limited to providing access to a site, clearing
of vegetation, grading, earth moving, providing utilities and other
services such as parking facilities, stormwater management and erosion
control systems and sewage disposal systems, altering landforms or
construction of a structure on the land.
DISPOSAL
The abandonment, discharge, deposit, injection, dumping,
spilling, leaking or placing by any other means of any solid waste,
petroleum, radioactive material, hazardous substance, hazardous waste
or wastewater into or onto land or a surface water body.
DRY WELL
A well or hole constructed to allow the downward movement
of water through soil.
FERTILIZERS
Any commercially produced mixture generally containing phosphorous,
nitrogen and potassium which is applied to the ground to increase
nutrients from plants.
GROUNDWATER
Water below the land surface in a saturated zone of soil
or rock. This includes perched water separated from the main body
of groundwater by an unsaturated zone.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any substance listed as a hazardous substance in 6 NYCRR
Part 597, Hazardous Substance List, or a mixture thereof. In general,
a hazardous substance means any substance which:
A.
Because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical
or infectious characteristics poses a significant hazard to human
health or safety if improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed
of or otherwise managed;
B.
Poses a present or potential hazard to the environment when
improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise
managed; or
C.
Because of its toxicity or concentration within biological chains,
presents a demonstrated threat to biological life cycles when released
into the environment.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
A waste or combination of wastes which are identified or
listed as hazardous pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 371, Identification and
Listing of Hazardous Wastes. Hazardous wastes include but are not
limited to petroleum products, organic chemical solvents, heavy metal
sludges, acids with a pH less than or equal to 2.0, alkalies with
a pH greater than or equal to 12.5, radioactive substances, pathological
or infectious wastes or any material exhibiting the characteristics
of ignitability, corrosivity or reactivity or fails the toxicity characteristic
leaching procedure (TCLP).
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Any man-made material, such as pavement, used in parking
lots or driveways, buildings or other structures and the like that
does not allow surface water to penetrate into the soil.
INFILTRATION BASIN
An impoundment made by excavation or embankment construction
to contain water and allow the downward movement of water into the
soil.
INFILTRATION TRENCH
An adaptable stormwater management practice filled with aggregate
which allows the downward movement of water into the soil.
MANURE
Animal feces and urine.
ON-SITE CONSUMPTION
The use of petroleum to heat or cool a residential or nonresidential
structure or to operate machinery necessary for agricultural activities.
On-site consumption does not include the on-site use of petroleum
for processing or manufacturing activities or the sale or distribution
of petroleum for or into vehicles, except vehicles used for agricultural
operations on that site.
PESTICIDE
Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing,
destroying, repelling or mitigating any insects, rodents, fungi, weeds
or other form of plant or animal life or viruses, except viruses on
or in living man or other animal; and any substance or mixture of
substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
These substances include but are not limited to herbicides, fungicides,
insecticides and rodenticides.
PETROLEUM
Any petroleum-based oil of any kind which is liquid at 20°
C. under atmospheric pressure and has been refined, re-refined or
otherwise processed for the purpose of being burned to produce heat
or energy, as a motor fuel or lubricant or in the operation of hydraulic
equipment.
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Any material in any form that emits radiation spontaneously,
excluding those radioactive materials or devices containing radioactive
materials which are exempt from licensing and regulatory control pursuant
to regulations of the New York State Department of Labor or the United
States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT
A structure which prevents any materials that have spilled
or leaked from primary containment structures, such as piping, tanks
or other containers, from reaching the land surface, subsurface or
a surface water body.
SEPTAGE
The contents of a septic tank, cesspool or other individual
wastewater treatment work which receives domestic sewage wastes.
SEWAGE
The combination of human and household waste with water which
is discharged to the home plumbing system.
SLUDGE
The solid, semisolid or liquid waste generated from a waste
processing facility but does not include the liquid stream of effluent.
SOLID WASTE
Any garbage or refuse or any sludge from a wastewater treatment
plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility
and other discarded materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid
or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial,
mining and agricultural operations and from community activities.
SPILL
Any escape of a substance from the containers employed in
storage, transfer, processing or use.
SURFACE WATER BODY
Those water bodies which are identified as drainage features
(perennial stream or river, intermittent stream, canals, ditches,
etc.), lakes, ponds, reservoirs, springs or wetlands on United States
Geological Survey or New York State Department of Transportation 7.5-minute
topographic maps, United States Department of Agriculture soil survey
maps, or wetland maps by the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
Storage within a tank or other container which is completely
covered with earth or other backfill material.
WASTEWATER
Aqueous-carried waste, including but not limited to dredge
spoil, solid waste, hazardous waste, incinerator ash and residue,
septage, garbage, refuse, sludge, chemical waste, infectious waste,
biological material, radioactive materials, heat and commercial, industrial,
municipal and agricultural waste.
Applicants proposing a use in the Wellhead-Watershed Protection
Overlay District which requires a site plan review shall include the
following information in addition to, and not instead of, any other
required information on a site plan:
A. Map(s), plan(s) and a narrative report completed by an engineer licensed
to practice in the State of New York which details the location of
the premises and all features of the system necessary for the satisfactory
conveyance, storage, distribution, use and disposal of stormwater,
process wastes, wastewater, petroleum, hazardous substances and wastes,
solid waste and incidental wastes.
B. A description of the means of water supply. For uses involving withdrawal
of groundwater, an estimate of the total daily withdrawal rate.
C. A complete list, including an estimate of the volume, in pounds dry
weight and liquid gallons, of all petroleum, chemicals, pesticides,
fuels and other hazardous substances/wastes to be used, generated
and stored on the premises.
D. A description of proposed measures to protect all storage containers or facilities associated with such materials from vandalism, accidental damage, corrosion and leakage. At a minimum, such measures shall include a description of appropriate requirements and standards as required by §
345-63.
E. A description of the proposed measures for containing and cleaning
up a spill of hazardous substances/waste and notifying the Village
of Baldwinsville Police Department and other appropriate local and
state officials of a spill, leak or other discharge as required by
law, including but not necessarily limited to chemical and bulk storage
guidelines by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYSDEC).
F. A description of proposed storage facilities for hazardous wastes
and provisions for the disposal of these wastes by licensed waste
haulers.
G. A description of proposed measures to control runoff and drainage from the site and a stormwater management and erosion and sedimentation control plan as detailed in §
345-63.
H. A landscape plan that indicates predevelopment areas of undisturbed,
natural vegetation and proposed post development areas of undisturbed,
natural vegetation.
I. Copies of any permits and applications made to any other governmental
agencies.
J. A completed full SEQRA environmental assessment form.
K. Information and materials as may be required elsewhere.
A site plan within the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay
District shall be approved by the Planning Board only after the proposed
use meets the following criteria:
A. The proposed use affords adequate protection to prevent contamination
and depletion of the groundwater resources that provides drinking
water for municipal wells operated by the Village of Baldwinsville.
In making such determination, the Planning Board shall give consideration
to the simplicity, reliability and feasibility of the control measures
proposed and the degree of threat to water quality and quantity which
would result if the control measures failed.
B. The proposed use complies with all requirements and standards as
set forth in this article.
C. The Planning Board may require changes or additions to the site plan
as a condition of approval to safeguard groundwater resources. No
building permit and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless
and until such conditions have been fully met or performed. All improvements
to the site shall be completed in strict conformance with the site
plan as approved.
The following uses and activities are specifically prohibited
in the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District in order to
safeguard groundwater resources which serve as public drinking water
supplies:
A. Establishment and/or operation of any solid waste management facility
or hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility, including
but not limited to solid waste storage area or facility; transfer
station; railhaul or barge-haul facility; raw waste landfill; sanitary
landfill; solid waste landfill; ash landfill; construction and demolition
debris landfill; disposal facility; solid waste incinerator; refuse-derived
fuel processing facility; pyrolysis facility; construction and debris
processing facility; land application facility; composting facility;
surface impoundments; used oil storage, reprocessing and rerefining
facility; recyclables handling and recovery facility; waste tire storage
facility; junkyard; salvage yard; impoundment yard; dump; radiological
waste facility; pathological or medical waste facility; or hazardous
waste treatment, storage or disposal facility.
B. Surface land application of septage, sewage, sludge or human excreta.
C. Disposal of any solid waste, petroleum, radioactive material, hazardous
substance, hazardous waste or nonsewage wastewater into or onto land
or a surface water body. Uses which commonly dispose of solid waste,
petroleum, hazardous substances, hazardous waste or wastewater into
or onto land or a surface water body include but are not limited to
appliance/small engine repair shops; auto repair and body shops; boat
service, repair and washing establishments; chemical/biological laboratories;
chemical processing/manufacturing plants; cleaning services (dry cleaning,
laundromat, commercial laundry); electric/electronic/communications
equipment manufacturers; furniture manufacturers/strippers/painters;
jewelry and metal platers; machine shops; metal manufacturers/fabricators/finishers;
petroleum product refiners and manufacturers; photo processors and
printers; and wood preserving/treating establishments.
D. Establishment of any of the following: airport; asphalt/concrete/coal
tar plant; fuel oil distributor; gasoline station; golf course; lawn
care business; oil and gas drilling and production; pesticide stores;
pest control business; road and maintenance depot; and trucking or
bus terminal.
E. Establishment of a cemetery within 2,500 feet of any public drinking
water supply well operated by the Village of Baldwinsville.
F. Outdoor uncovered bulk storage of coal, deicing compounds, manure,
pesticides or fertilizers.
G. Commercial or agricultural use, storage and/or application of pesticides
without applicable certification from the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation.
H. Disposal of snow containing deicing salts/chemicals removed from
streets, roads and parking areas that has been transported from areas
outside of the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District.
I. Construction of commercial pipelines or piping systems that carry
petroleum or liquid hazardous substances/waste.
J. Construction of on-site wastewater treatment systems (septic systems)
in areas serviced by sanitary sewer systems.
K. Construction of on-site wastewater treatment systems designed for
or capable of surface or subsurface discharges of 1,000 gallons per
day (gpd) or more.
L. Construction of municipal/industrial sewage treatment facilities
with disposal of primary or secondary effluent within the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District.
M. Underground storage of petroleum products, hazardous substances,
hazardous waste, pesticides and fertilizers.
N. Outdoor, aboveground storage of petroleum products, pesticides and
other hazardous substances/waste.
O. New mining or commercial extraction of soils, sands and gravels except
for the purpose of on-site construction.
The following requirements and standards shall be observed for
proposed uses located within any portion of the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District:
A. Lot coverage and size. For each use proposed within the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District, the stricter requirement for maximum
allowable lot coverage, whether it is specified within the underlying
zone or within the requirements for the Wellhead-Watershed Protection
Overlay District, shall apply.
(1) In the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District, the minimum
lot size for on-site wastewater treatment systems (septic systems)
shall be 80,000 square feet.
(2) In the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District, the total
impervious surface area of each lot shall not exceed the following
percentages:
|
Lot Size
(square feet)
|
Lot Size
(acres)
|
Maximum Impervious Surface Area of Lot
|
---|
|
7,500 to 14,999
|
0.17 to 0.34
|
50%
|
|
15,000 and greater
|
0.34 and greater
|
40%
|
B. Stormwater runoff. Proposed uses in the Wellhead-Watershed Protection
Overlay District must meet the following standards for stormwater
runoff.
(1) Stormwater management and erosion control plan; exemptions.
(a)
Prior to altering any drainage system or initiating any land
clearing, land grading, earth moving or development activities, a
stormwater management and erosion control plan shall be prepared by
a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New York
in accordance with the NYSDEC manual "Reducing the Impacts of Stormwater
Runoff from New Development." The applicant shall arrange with the
Town/Village Code Enforcement Officer for inspections prior to approval
of the stormwater management and erosion control plan, during construction
and installation of stormwater management facilities and upon completion
of construction.
(b)
The following activities are exempt from the stormwater management
and erosion control plan requirements:
[1]
Agricultural activities (including household gardening and timber
harvesting) that is not part of a development project.
[2]
Development of less than five single-family or duplex residential
dwelling units and their accessory structures in an existing subdivision.
[3]
Development of one single-family or duplex residential dwelling
unit not in an existing subdivision.
[4]
Industrial and/or commercial development projects which result
in an impervious surface of less than 10,000 square feet.
[5]
Any maintenance, alteration, use or improvement of an existing
structure which will not change the quality, rate, volume or location
of stormwater discharge or contribute to erosion and sedimentation.
(2) Dry wells, infiltration trenches and infiltration basins shall be
used to dispose of stormwater only where other methods may not be
feasible, as determined by the Planning Board, due to physical constraints
of the site. No such infiltration systems for disposal of stormwater
shall be located within 400 feet of a public water supply well.
(3) Surface infiltration trenches must have grass buffers and dry wells
and subsurface infiltration trenches must have oil, grease and sediment
traps (water quality inlets) to capture excess loads of sediment,
grease, oils and settleable solids and other objectionable materials,
including floatable organic materials, before stormwater is allowed
to enter the infiltration system.
(4) Dry wells shall be equipped with an accessible cap, and underground
infiltration trenches shall be equipped with observation well(s).
All caps to dry wells and observation wells shall be locked or constructed
to prevent vandalism.
(5) There must be a vertical separation distance of at least four feet
between the bottom of the infiltration system and the seasonal high
water table or bedrock. The required separation distance must be verified
by test pits/soil borings under the direction of a professional engineer
licensed to practice in the State of New York.
C. Underground petroleum storage. Proposed uses in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District must meet the following standards for
underground petroleum storage:
(1) New facilities for the underground storage of petroleum products,
including on-site consumption, are prohibited in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District.
(2) Replacement of underground petroleum storage facilities are permitted
if the new storage facilities are of equal or lesser capacity than
existing facilities and are installed in full accordance with the
standards of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
D. Aboveground petroleum storage. Proposed uses in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District must meet the following standards for
aboveground petroleum storage:
(1) New facilities for the outdoor, aboveground storage of petroleum
products, except for petroleum used for on-site consumption, are prohibited
within the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District.
(2) Replacement of outdoor, aboveground petroleum storage facilities
other than for on-site consumption shall be permitted if the new storage
facilities are of equal or lesser capacity than existing facilities,
are installed in full accordance with the standards of the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation and meet the following
additional standards:
(a)
All facilities shall be equipped with:
[1]
Double-walled piping or other form of piping secondary containment
and a piping leak detection system;
[2]
Cathodic protection for any steel/iron underground piping;
[3]
A dike, berm or other secondary containment structure composed
of impermeable material which is designed to contain at least 120%
of the volume of the largest tank enclosed by the containment structure;
[4]
Visual gauges to monitor fluid levels and/or high level alarms
to warn of an imminent overfill;
[7]
Security against unauthorized entry into storage areas.
E. Indoor petroleum storage. Proposed uses in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District must meet the following standards for
indoor petroleum storage, except for on-site consumption and household
use (operating lawn care equipment, recreational vehicles, etc.):
(1) Meet or exceed all applicable New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation rules and regulations for petroleum bulk storage.
(2) All facilities shall adhere to the following design requirements. Storage in original, sealed containers for the purpose of resale shall be exempt from Subsection
E(2)(b),
(c),
(d),
(e),
(f) and
(g).
(a)
Petroleum shall be stored in leakproof closed containers, containers
equipped with a lid, or steel tanks;
(b)
All storage areas shall be equipped with a pad and a dike, berm
or other secondary containment structure constructed of impervious
material that is designed to contain at least 120% of the volume of
the largest container enclosed by the structure;
(c)
No storage areas shall be located in proximity to floor drains;
(d)
Storage areas shall be secured against unauthorized entry;
(e)
For tanks, visual gauges shall be installed to monitor fluid
levels and/or high level alarms to warn of an imminent overfill;
(f)
For tanks, spill prevention valves; and
F. Indoor hazardous substance storage. Proposed uses in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District must meet the following standards for
indoor storage of quantities of hazardous substances that total more
than 250 pounds dry weight or 50 gallons liquid. Outdoor, aboveground
storage of hazardous substances is prohibited in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District.
(1) Indoor storage areas for hazardous substances shall meet all applicable federal and state requirements and the following requirements and standards. Storage in original, sealed containers for the purpose of resale shall be exempt from Subsection
F(1)(c),
(d) and
(e).
(a)
All products shall be stored in leakproof containers with a
lid;
(b)
Each container shall be clearly and visibly labeled;
(c)
Drip pans or spill containment pallets shall be located under
the spigots of drums or containers stored in a horizontal position;
(d)
All storage areas shall be equipped with a pad and a dike, berm
or other secondary containment structure built of impervious material
and designed to contain at least 120% of the volume of the largest
container enclosed by the structure;
(e)
No storage areas shall be located adjacent to floor drains or
in a condition that will allow flowage to the floor drain(s);
(f)
Absorbent material shall be kept on hand for emergency cleanups
and containments; and
(g)
Storage areas shall be secured against unauthorized entry.
(2) An accurate log or inventory of hazardous substances on site shall
be maintained.
(3) A spill control plan shall be prepared and posted in a conspicuous
location. The plan shall contain a description of operational procedures,
a description of potential spill sources, the names and telephone
numbers of persons responsible for responding to the spill, the procedures
for containing and cleaning up the spill and the procedure for notifying
the Village and other appropriate local and state officials.
G. Floor drains.
(1) All floor drains for a proposed nonresidential use within the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District shall be connected to a holding tank or
to an oil and grit separating tank that is connected to the municipal
sewer system.
(2) Floor drains which are connected to the sanitary sewer must meet
discharge limits and permit requirements established by the applicable
wastewater treatment plant.
(3) Discharge of floor drains to the ground surface, subsurface or surface
water body is prohibited.
H. Indoor hazardous waste storage. Proposed uses in the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District must meet the following standards for
temporary (90 days or less) storage and proper off-site disposal of
hazardous waste. Underground or outdoor, aboveground storage of hazardous
waste is prohibited within the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay
District, as is discharge, surface land application or disposal of
any hazardous waste and establishment of a hazardous waste treatment,
storage or disposal facility.
(1) The owner or applicant of a facility generating hazardous waste shall
demonstrate the availability and feasibility of temporary indoor storage
methods which are in accordance with all applicable local, state and
federal laws and the requirements of this article for hazardous waste
to be produced in quantities greater than those associated with normal
household or agricultural use.
(2) The owner or applicant shall demonstrate that wastes will be properly
handled and stored until disposed of at a licensed hazardous waste
treatment, storage or disposal facility by a licensed waste hauler.
(3) Temporarily accumulated hazardous waste will be stored in accordance
with all applicable local, state and federal regulations.
(4) An accurate log or inventory of hazardous wastes stored on site shall
be maintained, including a description of the waste contained in container,
the date of waste generation, the date of removal by a licensed waste
hauler and the name and address of the licensed waste hauler.
(5) A spill control plan shall be prepared and posted in a conspicuous
location. The plan shall contain a description of operational procedures,
a description of potential spill sources, the names and telephone
numbers of persons responsible for responding to the spill, the procedures
for containing and cleaning up the spill and the procedure for notifying
the Village and other appropriate local and state officials.
I. Pesticide/fertilizer storage and application. In the Wellhead-Watershed
Protection Overlay District, the following standards shall apply to
proposed uses regarding the storage, application and disposal of pesticides
and/or fertilizers:
(1) The outdoor uncovered bulk storage of manure and the underground
or outdoor, aboveground storage of pesticides and/or fertilizers is
prohibited in the Wellhead-Watershed Protection Overlay District.
(2) Areas utilized for the bulk storage of manure and associated agricultural
waste from commercial agricultural establishments shall be constructed
and maintained in accordance with best management practices such that
seepage, leachate or runoff from stockpiling or storage of animal
waste does not cause or contribute to the contravention of a water
quality standard.
(3) Commercial agricultural storage and use of fertilizers and the land
application of manure shall be in conformance to the degree practicable
with best management practices as recommended by the Onondaga County
Soil and Water Conservation District.
(4) Storage, use and/or application of pesticides must be in accordance
with proper certification from the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
J. Site inspections.
(1) The Village Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to perform periodic
inspections of facilities to ensure that these facilities are in compliance
with the requirements and standards of this article.
(2) The owner or the owner's designee shall grant the Code Enforcement
Officer access to the site at a mutually agreeable time within 24
hours of notice of inspection.