Lincoln
Town of Lincoln Zoning Ordinance
§ 260-45

Watershed and Wellhead Protection Overlay District (WWPOD)

  • A. Purpose. The Watershed and Wellhead Protection Overlay District is hereby established to preserve surface and subsurface water resources through the use of commonly accepted best management practices during and after development.
  • B. Overlay district. The Watershed and Wellhead Protection Overlay District (WWPOD) is hereby established and construed as an overlay district. Within the WWPOD all regulations of the underlying district(s) shall continue to be in full force and effect, except where these regulations supersede such underlying requirements or provide alternatives to such requirements.
  • C. Activities subject to review. All new construction and substantial alteration to structures within this overlay district shall be subject to an additional review by the Lincoln Water Commission.
  • D. This review shall include the following factors:
    • (1) Minimizing the flow of runoff into the water supply;
    • (2) Removal or prohibition of any potentially polluting uses;
    • (3) Incorporation of commonly accepted best management practices during and after development.