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Derby council approves rezoning, special use to allow new water treatment plant and wells
Summary
The Derby City Council unanimously approved a rezoning and a special-use permit to allow construction of a water treatment plant and two wells north of 90 Fifth Street and east of Hillside Avenue, after residents raised concerns about impacts on nearby private wells and staff described state spacing and appropriation safeguards.
The Derby City Council on Oct. 14 voted 7-0 to rezone two tracts north of 90 Fifth Street and east of Hillside Avenue from R-1 single-family to M-1 industrial and to approve a special use to allow a municipal water treatment plant and two public water wells on the property.
City Planner Scott Kanable said the project site consists of two tracts totaling about 12.8 acres, with the southern tract (roughly 10 acres) planned for a water treatment plant and a well and the northern tract (about 3 acres) planned for one well. He told the council that the city’s regulations treat water treatment plants and water wells as public utilities that require special-use approval in every zoning district, and that the M-1 district was requested because its design rules are less suburban in character and better suited to a rural utility site.
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