Article 12 — Groundwater Recharge Areas Ordinance

earth capable of containing or producing water from a well.

pollution potential using the hydrogeologic settings described in U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency document EPA-600-2-87-035. (Note:

the DRASTIC methodology is the most widely used technique for evaluating pollution susceptibility).

being polluted from spills, discharges, leaks, impoundments, applications of chemicals, injections and other human activities in the recharge area.

prepared by the Department of Natural Resources, using the DRASTIC methodology. (Georgia Department of Natural Resources Hydrologic Atlas 20: Groundwater Pollution Susceptibility Map of Georgia).

infiltrates into the ground to replenish an aquifer.

Department of Natural Resources in Hydrologic Atlas 18 (1989 edition).

correspond to all lands within the jurisdiction of the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia that are mapped as significant recharge areas by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources in Hydrologic Atlas 18, 1989 edition.

Said map is hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance.

Each recharge area shall be determined to have a pollution susceptibility of high, medium, or low based on the Georgia Pollution Susceptibility Map, Hydrologic Atlas 20, 1992 edition Said map is hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance.

by a septic tank unless the Gwinnett County Health Department first approves the proposed septic tank installations as meeting the requirements of the Georgia Department of Human Resources for On-Site Sewage Management (hereinafter DHR Manual), and Sections 12.2.4 and 12.2.5 below.

having minimum size limitations as follows, based on application of Table MT-1 of the DHR Manual (hereinafter DHR Table M-1.) The minimums set forth in Table MT-1 may be increased further based on consideration of other factors (set forth in Sections A-F) of the DHR Manual.

have lots or spaces having minimum size limitations as follows, based on application of Table MT-2 of the DHR Manual (hereinafter DHR Table MT-2). The minimums set forth in Table MT-2 may be increased further based on consideration of other factors (set forth in Sections A-F) of the DHR Manual.

Application for a local development permit within the City of Lawrenceville shall include a site plan labeled Groundwater Recharge Area, drawn at a scale of 1” = 50’, with the following information:

feet of the site at contour intervals of no greater than one (1) foot for slopes less than or equal to two percent (2%).

All development activities or site work conducted after approval of the site plan shall conform with the specifications of said site plan. Significant changes to the site plan that would alter the amount and velocity of stormwater runoff from the site, increase the amount of excavation, fill or removal of the overall appearance of the development as proposed, can be amended only with the approval of the Director of Planning and Zoning.

Minor changes, such as the realignment of streets or minor alterations to drainage structures and other infrastructure to meet unexpected conditions are exempted from this requirements.

The following activities and developments are exempt from the requirement for detailed site plans:

The application shall be made to the Director of Planning and Zoning and will be reviewed within thirty (30) days. The review period shall include the preparation of findings (approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval) by the Director of Planning and Zoning. The applicant will receive written notification of the findings of the Director of Planning and Zoning. Decisions of the Director of Planning and Zoning may be appealed to the Lawrenceville City Council.

The Director of Planning and Zoning may suspend or revoke a permit if he finds that the applicant has not complied with the conditions or limitations set forth in the permit or has exceeded the scope of the work set forth in the permit. The Director of Planning and Zoning shall cause notice of denial, issuance, conditional issuance, revocation or suspension of a permit to be published in a daily newspaper having a broad circulation in the area where the City of Lawrenceville is located.

These regulations and the City of Lawrenceville may from time to time be amended in accordance with procedures and requirements in the general statutes and as new information becomes available.

All sections and subsections of this ordinance are considered separate and distinct. Should any section, subsection, paragraph or part of this ordinance be declared by a court of jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, it shall not invalidate any other section, subsection, paragraph, or part of this ordinance.

Whenever the provisions of this article impose more restrictive standards than are required in or under any other article, the requirements herein contained shall prevail. Whenever the provisions of any other article require more restrictive standards than are required herein, the requirements of such shall prevail.

If any term, requirement or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this article or the application of such terms, requirements and provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term, requirement or provision of this article shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Compliance with the provisions of this article shall not relieve any person from the responsibility for damage to any person or property otherwise imposed by law neither shall it impose any liability upon the City for damage to any person or property.