Amending Chapter 6 Inclusion Solis and Water Table Review

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P Substitute Bill No. 18 -13 Page 3 (2) Maps depicting wetlands (3) Maps depicting floodplains and compliance with Sections 6 -38 and 6 -39 of the South Bend Municipal Code (4) Maps depicting drainage basins /watersheds. (d) An "as built" elevation certificate must be submitted to the Building Commissioner. The certificate must indicate the difference between the lowest level of the foundation and the seasonal high water level of any subterranean aquifer. (e) Visual inspection of the damp proofing and drainage tile must be approved before the basement is back - filled and construction continues on the project. SECTION II. Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by the inclusion of new Section 6 -6.7 in Article II which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 6 -6.7 New Well Requirements and Affected Areas. (a) Before a new well permit is issued in the City, a Soils and Water Table Review shall be made to the Director of Public Works per Sec 6 -6.6 that also includes an Area of Influence defined as one quarter (1/4) mile radius around the well head. (b) All property owners within the Area of Influence of any proposed new well shall be notified within thirty (30) days of any submission to a City entity of an intention to drill. (c) No new well permit shall be issued within a distance of three thousand feet (3,000') of any existing production well belonging to the City of South Bend in connection with the city's water supply. SECTION III. Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by the inclusion of new Section 6 -6.8 in Article II which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 6 -6.8 Required Process When Decommissioning a Water Well. (a) The St. Joseph County Health Officer and the Director of Public Works shall be notified at least thirty (30) days prior to the decommissioning of any water well. (b) Whenever a water well has been improperly decommissioned or discontinued for use and does not have formal inactive status, the St. Joseph County Health Officer and the Director of Public Works shall notify the owner of any costs incurred for such non - compliance, which such sums being payable in full within thirty (30) days of such notice and itemized billing.