§ 6.11.102. Wastewater Treatment Plants and Facilities

A.

Wastewater Treatment Plants and Facilities that receive and treat septage and do not discharge the effluent from the treatment process to a public wastewater system shall be prohibited, unless said site was recognized as a legal nonconforming use pursuant to Ordinance 17-28.

B.

The Wastewater Treatment Plant and Facilities shall be secured from public access. A solid fence, a minimum of six feet in height, and berms and/or landscaping shall be required around the Wastewater Treatment Plant. A fence, a minimum of six feet in height, shall be required around ponds. Pump/Lift Stations shall be secured either by a fence six feet in height, by enclosing equipment in lockable buildings or enclosures, or by the use of other vandal proof construction measures which will provide protection against entry or damages. These requirements may be waived by the Administrator upon demonstration that protection to an equal or greater extent is provided.

C.

For all Wastewater Treatment Plants and Facilities, the Engineer of Record shall certify that the design plans for the Plant and Pump/Lift Stations include nuisance control (odor and noise control) mitigation measures approved by the Hillsborough County Departments of Engineering and Water and Wastewater Utilities and shall ensure that such measures are installed. The mitigation measures shall be designed relative to the facility's size, design, and intensity and may include, in part, landscaping measures. The mitigation measures shall also meet the performance standards set forth in section 6.09.00.

D.

The operation of a public or privately operated interim wastewater facility shall be discontinued and public wastewater service shall be utilized within six months of the availability of public wastewater service with adequate capacity at any project boundary unless otherwise provided for in an Interim Wastewater Treatment Agreement.

E.

Prior to placement of any Wastewater Plant and Facility on-site, the developer shall provide evidence of approval from the applicable permitting agencies.

F.

Distance requirements for Wastewater Treatment Plants shall be as follows:

1.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Type 1

a.

Interim Wastewater Treatment Plants under 500,000 gallons per day (g.p.d.)

b.

For Type 1 Plants there shall be a distance requirement of 150 feet from the plant to any off-site agriculturally or residentially zoned or used land or to any onsite platted lot or dwelling unit.

2.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Type 2

a.

Permanent Wastewater Treatment Plants under 500,000 g.p.d.

b.

For Type 2 Plants there shall be a distance of 250 feet from the plant to any off-site agriculturally or residentially zoned or used land or to any on-site platted lot or dwelling unit.

3.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Type 3

a.

Wastewater Treatment Plants of 500,000 g.p.d. or greater.

b.

For Type 3 Plants there shall be a distance requirement of 500 feet from the Plant to the project boundary. There shall be no platted lots or dwelling units within this distance requirement. If the plant is located in the Industrial Category of the Comprehensive Plan, the distance requirement shall be 250 feet.

4.

Neighborhood Pump/Lift Stations serving less than 3,000 equivalent dwelling units (e.d.u.). There shall be no minimum distance requirement for Neighborhood Pump/Lift Stations.

5.

Master Pump/Lift Stations serving 3,000 e.d.u.s or greater. There shall be a distance requirement of 20 feet from the Master Pump/Lift Station to the edge of the lot. Only nonresidential or agricultural structures and parking may be located within the specified distance. There shall be a distance requirement of 50 feet from the Pump/Lift Station to any surrounding residential structures or building envelopes.

6.

A waiver of distance requirements for Wastewater Treatment Plants and Facilities may be approved by the Board of County Commissioners in cases involving practical difficulties, unnecessary hardship, or superior alternatives. These difficulties, hardships, and alternatives, may include but not be limited to adjacency to environmentally sensitive land, major rights-of-way or retention areas. The waiver request shall be heard using the procedure for a Special Use.

7.

In instances where the distance requirements are modified, additional conditions of approval may be required.

(Ord. No. 02-13, § 2, 8-1-02; Ord. No. 18-4, § 2(Exh. A), 1-25-18, eff. 1-29-18)