9.4776 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone – Siting Requirements.
In addition to the criteria at EC 9.8865, when considering an application to add the /WQ Overlay Zone to a lot, the following criteria apply:
(1) The subject lot Includes:
(a) A waterway identified pursuant to section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, a waterway that is a tributary to a 303(d) waterway, or that is a headwater stream; or
(b) A portion of the /WQ Management Area, as described in EC 9.4778(1), for a waterway described in (a); and
(2) The subject segment of waterway (it may be natural or constructed):
(a) Is not already protected by the NR zone or the /WR, /WP or /WB overlay zones;
(b) Has a discernable streambed and side banks;
(c) Carries water at least part of the year;
(d) Provides a drainage function for surface runoff from land areas beyond a roadway; and
(e) If a ponded area, has an inlet and outlet drainage function.