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 Oneonta, Town
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 101. Watershed Protection Overlay District

  § 101-2. Scope.  

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  • The goal of the Watershed Protection Overlay District is to maintain and improve the safety, reliability, and adequacy of water sources utilized by municipal water systems. The regulations are intended to accomplish this through the following measures and principles.
    A. 
    Prohibition or restriction of any activity, situation, structure, or land use (within the Watershed District) which poses a potential threat to municipal water supplies, including inadequate on-site sewage disposal systems, inadequate sedimentation and erosion control measures; the improper storage or disposal of junk, trash or other refuse; the absence or improper implementation of a spill containment plan for toxic or hazardous materials; the improper management of stormwater runoff; or any other situation found to pose a threat to water quality.
    B. 
    Reduction of the amount of nutrients, sediment, organic matter, pesticides, and other pollutants that reach watercourses or aquifers by requiring applications for new activities and construction to:
    (1) 
    Demonstrate compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards relating to such materials and activities; and
    (2) 
    Utilize best management practices to minimize flooding and concentrated flows of stormwater, sustain diverse populations of native aquatic flora and fauna, and retain wetlands and floodplains in their natural state to the maximum extent possible to preserve water quality, and water retention, flow, and other natural functions.
    C. 
    The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all new land use, construction, or subdivision. Existing land use, construction, improvements and subdivisions initiated or completed prior to the effective date of adoption of this chapter are not subject to the requirements herein.
    D. 
    These prohibitions, restrictions, and principles shall be applied within the Watershed District through existing Town of Oneonta building permit, site plan review, and code enforcement procedures, by its officers and boards.