14.26.115 Scope and applicability.
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A. Operations. All operations are subject to the provisions of this chapter. Each operation shall meet the Minimum Standards defined in VMC section 14.26.120. Operations that manage hazardous materials may also be required to meet the Greater Standards for Hazardous Materials Management, as defined in VMC sections 14.26.125 and .130.
B. Designated Areas.
1. Critical Aquifer Recharge Area. The entire area within the boundary of the City of Vancouver (as it exists on the effective date of this chapter and as it may exist in the future) is designated as a Critical Aquifer Recharge Area. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all areas within the City.
2. Special Protection Areas.
a. Special Protection Areas are defined inside the Critical Aquifer Recharge Area (inside the city boundary), to include property within one thousand nine hundred feet (1900’) of any municipal water supply well. The locations of these wells are depicted on the Water Resources Protection Ordinance Critical Area and Special Protection Areas map (or the equivalent update) that is maintained by and available from the City.
b. The City shall apply development restrictions as defined in VMC 14.26.135 to activities inside the Special Protection Areas.
C. Prohibitions. Regardless of operating status or location, the following uses and activities shall be prohibited within the City:
1. Hard Chrome Plating Operations
2. Outdoor Wood Preservation Operations
3. Chemical Lagoons and Pits
4. Sewage Disposal Cesspools
5. Hazardous Material Disposal Sites
6. Radioactive Waste Disposal Sites
7. Municipal Waste Disposal Sites
D. Emergency Response Exclusion. Emergency response activities shall be excluded from the requirements of this chapter, if such an activity is initiated and completed within a timeframe too short to allow for full compliance with this chapter. This exclusion shall only apply to immediate actions that are undertaken in response to an imminent threat to water resources, public health or safety. This exclusion shall not apply unless a responsible government official as defined at VMC Section 14.26.110 is notified and agrees that the event is a qualifying emergency. (Ord. M-3920 § 4, 2009; Ord. M-3600, 2002)