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Dixon Municipal Code Ch. 18.08 Groundwater Well (gw) Overlay District

Dixon Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Dixon

Cite as: Dixon Municipal Code Chapter 18.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 18.08.010. Purpose.

The purpose of the groundwater well (GW) overlay district is to regulate the installation of groundwater extraction wells on specific parcels within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the plume of impacted shallow groundwater at the Municipal Service Center, 285 East Chestnut Street.

(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

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§ 18.08.020. Applicability.

A. The requirements of this chapter apply to the following parcels:

  1. 341, 351, 360, 370, and 390 South Third Street, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0116-053-100, 0116-053-110, 0116-053-040, 0116-053-140, 0116-053-0150, respectively;

  2. 215, 225, 235, and 245 East Walnut Street, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0116-053-120, 0116-053-130, 0116-053-140, 0116-053-200, respectively;

  3. 240, 245, 250, 255, 260, 265, 270, and 275 East Chestnut Street, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0116-054-050, 0116-054-060, 0116-054-070, 0116-054-080, 0116-053-080, 0116-053-160, 0116-053-170, 0116-053-180, 0116-053-190, 0116-040, respectively;

  4. 285 East Chestnut Street and the adjacent portion of Hall Park Drive, a portion of Assessor's Parcel Number 0116-040-020; and

  5. A portion of 655 South First Street, Assessor's Parcel Number 0116-040-010.

B. Applicability of the requirements in this chapter can only be modified or removed with written approval by the Solano County Department of Resource Management or the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

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§ 18.08.030. Groundwater extraction wells.

The installation of groundwater extraction wells is prohibited unless said well has a minimum sanitary seal of fifty (50) feet from the ground surface to the top of the initial screen interval.

(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

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§ 18.08.040. Conditional use permit required.

Conditional use permit approval pursuant to Chapter 18.24 DMC, Use Permits, is required for the drilling of any groundwater well in the groundwater well (GW) overlay district. Any conditional use permit granted in connection with this chapter shall include a condition setting forth provisions for the City to reimburse the permittee for the incremental cost of installing the sanitary seal required under DMC § 18.08.030, Groundwater extraction wells.

(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

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