Can the Karst/Sensitive Environmental Feature setbacks be reduced?
The setback around certain Karst/Sensitive Environmental Features can be reduced based on the conclusion of the required Geophysical Study. Setbacks shall be reduced by 50% if the risks of collapse and groundwater contamination are non-existent or insignificant for the proposed location and use. No such reduction shall be approved, however, around a perennial sinking stream, spring, or sinkhole/swallet/closed depression or cave opening that receives either a perennial or intermittent sinking stream. In addition, no reduction in the ten foot setback for wells from rock outcrops is permitted.
