This article shall be known and referred to as the Municipal Setting Designation No. 1.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
For purposes of this article, “designated property” means the tract of land described as being 1.569 acres of land situated in the R. Gainer Survey, Abstract No. 12, Freestone County, Texas being all of that certain called 1.568 acre tract as described in a deed from GDT CGU, LLC to River of Life Family Worship Center, Inc. dated March 19, 2007 and recorded in volume 1397, page 101, of the Deed Records of Freestone County, Texas, said 1.569 acre tract being more particularly described by a plat of survey and metes and bounds description on file in the office of the city secretary of the city.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
For purposes of this article, “designated groundwater” means groundwater beneath the designated property to a depth not to exceed 200 feet.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
Use of the designated groundwater from beneath the designated property as potable water, as defined in section 361.801(2) of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and the following uses of, or contacts with, the designated groundwater are prohibited:
(1) 
Human consumption or drinking.
(2) 
Showering or bathing.
(3) 
Cooking.
(4) 
Irrigation of crops for human consumption.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
The city council supports the application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a municipal setting designation of the site.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
Any person owning, operating, or controlling the designated property now or in the future remains responsible for complying with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations relating to environmental protection, and that this article in itself does not change any environmental assessment or cleanup requirements applicable to the designated property.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
Approval of this article shall not be construed to subject the city to any responsibility or liability for any injury to persons or damages to property caused by any chemical of concern.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
Within sixty (60) days after adoption of this article, the city secretary shall cause to be filed a certified copy of this article in the deed records of the county.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
The city secretary shall notify the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality sixty (60) days prior to any amendment or repeal of this article.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)
Any person violating the provisions of this article, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000.00, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall be notified of any violations.
(Ordinance 2018-05-22 adopted 5/22/18)