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Proposed Amendments to Article 22 of the Zoning Ordinance (additions are <br /> underlined, deletions are in strike-through text) <br /> ARTICLE 22 <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> Critical Area, County Designated - The land area within one-half mile of the <br /> normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of an existing Class II water supply <br /> reservoir, or the ridgeline of the watershed whichever is less and the land area <br /> within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of a <br /> proposed water supply reservoir designated for protection or the ridgeline of the <br /> watershed, whichever is less; and the area within one-half mile of streams flowing <br /> into Class I reservoirs, as designated for protection within the Zoning Ordinance <br /> Amended <br /> 1/4/94 <br /> Critical Area, State Required - The land area within one-half mile of the normal <br /> pool elevation of water supply iMPGURdmepAreservoirs in <br /> which an intake is located (i.e., Class I reservoirs), or the ridgeline of the <br /> watershed, whichever is less. <br /> Reservoir, Class I - A body of water, such as a pond or lake confined by a dam <br /> or other barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by <br /> gravity or is pumped directly to a treatment plant or to a small intervening storage <br /> basin and thence to a treatment plant. <br /> Reservoir, Class II - A body of water, such as a pond or lake confined by a dam <br /> or other barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by <br /> gravity or is pumped to a Class I reservoir prior to final entrance to a water <br /> treatment plant. <br /> Stream Order - A ranking of the relative sizes of streams within a watershed <br /> based on the nature of their tributaries. The smallest unbranched tributary is <br /> called first order, the stream receiving the tributary is called second order, and so <br /> on. <br /> Amended <br /> 1/4/94 Watersupply Watershed (or Protected Watershed) Land that drains to existing <br /> reservoirs which are public water supplies or potential reservoir sites or stream intakes <br /> which have been designated for protection. All such lands have been classified by the <br /> Environmental Management Commission as WS-11, WS-III or WS-IV watersheds and <br /> require protection in accordance with the State Mandate. <br /> 13 <br />