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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-045ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF DEED RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITING THE USE OF DESIGNATED GROUNDWATER FROM BENEATH THE PROPERTY, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS THE 0.79 ACRE TRACT, BEING PART OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1 VICTORIA SQUARE, GENERALLY AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH LOCUST AND EAST PRAIRIE STREETS, DENTON, TEXAS, TO FACILITATE CERTIFICATION OF A MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION ("MSD") OF SAID PROPERTY BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ("TCEQ"), PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Chapter 361, Subchapter W of the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act (the "MSD legislation") authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") to certify Municipal Setting Designations for properties upon receipt and approval of a proper application to the TCEQ; and WHEREAS, the Texas legislature, in enacting the MSD legislation, found that an action by a municipality to restrict access to or the use of groundwater in support of or to facilitate a Municipal Setting Designation advances a substantial and legitimate State interest; and WHEREAS, as a part of the application process for a Municipal Setting Designation, an applicant is required to provide a resolution or ordinance of support from the municipality in which the MSD is being sought, and is required to demonstrate to the TCEQ that a resolution or ordinance prohibiting the use of and contact with designated groundwater from beneath the property has been enacted; and WHEREAS, due to limited quantity and low quality, there are areas of shallow groundwater within the City and its extraterritorial jurisdiction that are not valuable as potable water sources and therefore are not utilized for potable water; and WHEREAS, some commercial and industrial properties within Denton and its extraterritorial jurisdiction are underlain with unusable groundwater that has becomc contaminated by historical on -site or off -site sources; and WHEREAS, the potable use- of groundwater in designated areas should be prohibited to protect public health and welfare when the quality of the groundwater presents an actual or potential threat to public health; and WHEREAS, the use of a Municipal Setting Designation allows for a State -evaluated corrective action process for groundwater that is directed towards the protection of human health and the environment; and WHEREAS, Jack Bell Companies (hereinafter "Applicant") intends to submit an application to the TCEQ for certification of a Municipal Setting Designation for the property sAour documents\ordinancesN09\msd ordinance.doc located at generally at the northeast corner of South Locust and East Prairie Streets, being part of Lot 1, Block 1, Victoria Square, the legal description of which is set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "MSD Property"), said MSD Property being located within the city limits of the City of Denton; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has certified to the City of Denton that: 1. the purpose of the application is to assist the Applicant in obtaining from the TCEQ the documents demonstrating the TCEQ's determination, after completion of any remediation requirements and appropriate review by the TCEQ, that no further environmental cleanup or restoration is required by the TCEQ with respect to the MSD Property ("TCEQ closure documentation"); and 2. as a part of the application, the Applicant has or will submit to the TCEQ a statement regarding the type of known contamination in the groundwater beneath the MSD Property and has identified that shallow groundwater (less than 50 feet below ground surface) contains chemicals of concern above Tier 1 groundwater ingestion protective concentration levels, as set forth in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 350 (the "Texas Risk Reduction Program"); and WHEREAS, the Applicant has continuing obligations to satisfy Section 361.808 of the MSD legislation and applicable TCEQ regulations concerning groundwater contamination investigations and response actions; and WHEREAS, the Applicant desires to secure a Municipal Setting Designation for the MSD Property, as well as TCEQ closure documentation, and has requested the City of Denton to facilitate said objectives through passage of this Ordinance pertaining to deed restrictions prohibiting the use of designated groundwater from beneath the MSD Property; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton is of the opinion that it is in the best interest of the public and the City to facilitate the Applicant's efforts to secure a Municipal Setting Designation and TCEQ closure documentation from the TCEQ by passage of this Ordinance as set forth in Chapter 26, Section X of the Denton Code of Ordinances, entitled "Municipal Setting Designations"; NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the findings, statements, and policy determinations set forth in the preamble of this Ordinance are true and correct and are incorporated herein. SECTION 2. The City Council finds that it is in the best interests of public health, safety and welfare to facilitate and support the TCEQ's certification of a Municipal Setting Designation for the MSD Property, as well as the TCEQ closure documentation. sAour documents\ordinances\09\msd ordinance.doc SECTION 3. To facilitate the TCEQ's certification of a Municipal Setting Designation for the MSD Property and the issuance of closure documentation by the TCEQ, the Applicant shall execute, deliver and file, no later than fifteen (15) days from the date of the TCEQ's certification, in the official real property records of Denton County, Texas, a deed restriction approved as to form by the City Attorney prohibiting the drilling of wells and the use of designated groundwater for any purpose, including but not limited to any potable purpose, and excepting only: (1) wells used as monitoring wells for the collection of groundwater samples for chemical or biological laboratory analyses; and (ii) wells used for the purposes of remediation of soil or groundwater contamination. SECTION 4. A file -stamped recorded copy of said deed restriction shall be delivered to the City Attorney's office and the Director of Planning's office of the City of Denton within three business days after the date of filing in the Denton County real property records. The deed restriction shall be enforceable by the City of Denton and may be amended or terminated only with the prior written consent of the City of Denton after at least 30 days prior written notice to the TCEQ of any pending amendment or termination. SECTION 5. Failure to execute, record, and deliver the deed restriction in accordance with this Ordinance within the time limits set forth herein shall render this Ordinance null and void, and of no further force or effect unless the City authorizes an extension in writing. SECTION 6. The applicant shall submit, upon receipt of the Municipal Setting Designation certification from the TCEQ for the MSD Property, a true and correct copy of the deed restriction to the Manager of the Division of Environmental Quality. The Applicant shall also submit, upon receipt of TCEQ closure documentation from the TCEQ for the MSD Property, a true and correct copy of such documentation to the Manager of the Division of Environmental Quality and the City Secretary's office. SECTION 7. Failure of the Applicant to diligently pursue and obtain from the TCEQ: (i) a Municipal Setting Designation certificate for the MSD Property; and (ii) TCEQ closure documentation for the MSD Property, shall render this Ordinance voidable by the City Council following 30 day's written notice to the TCEQ and the Applicant. SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the / — day of ��Z��CG��jifiJ�- , 2009. 3 sAour documents\ordinances\09\msd ordinance.doc ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY RIM VED AS TO LEGAL FORM: ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY BY: Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman �- E 0^� Buddy Garcia, Commissioner If fr y Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner Mark R. Vickery, P.G., Executive Director TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Protecting Texas by Reducing and Preventing Pollution November 6, 2009 Ms. Jennifer Walters, City Secretary City of Denton 215 E. McKinney Denton, TX 76201 Re: Municipal Setting Designation Certification (MSD) for Jack Bell Property Management, 417-419 South Locust Street, Denton, TX; MSD No. 109 Dear Ms. Walters: As required by TEX HEALTH & SAFETY CODE §361.807(a)(2), enclosed is a copy of the MSD dated November 2, 2009. The City of Denton passed an ordinance (Ordinance No. 2009-045) in support of this MSD application. For this reason, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is required to provide you a copy of the MSD Certificate. If you have any questions, please contact me at (512) 239-3429. Sincerely, Scott Settemeyer, P.G., Projeg Manager VC'P-CA S_-ction Remediation Division DSS/jdm Enclosure P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 512-239-1000 Internet address: www.tceq.state.tx.us printed on recycled paper using soy -based ink TEXAS COMMISSION'ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - ��,T,E .pV, .,MUINTICIPAL;SETTING DESIGNATION'CERTIFICATE . As provided;for.in<§36'1 80Z,aSubehapter Wjexas�Health and•Safery:Code (Solid Waste'Dis 'osal'Act) fI, Mark R.-Vickery, Executive .Director: of the Texas -Commission on,Environmental Quality certify the _ 'Munici.pal`Setting;Designation for'MSD No 109,`in'the City of:Dentofi, for the'.tract.of:land"descnbed in' = Exhibi A, ;' The _eligibility reguicemerits.�of Texas: Health :and 'Safety Code §361 803 are -satisfied as T attested to:. by "the faffdavrt in. iExhibit :".'B" provided' zpursuant to- Texas Health ;and 'Safety -Code §3.61 �804(b)(2�)(D). sThts certificate shall+continue,m�effecf so long as the institutional controlrequ�ied�,by _ Texas Health and .SafetyfCode §3:61 `8065it§ maintained -effect - <, An, ersori addressor terivirorimental im acts fora ro e ; located m tthe fcei hfied mdrii ' al settin _ y .P g -i P P P rh' P g 4 designation';shall,complete anymecessary investigation and iesponse;action requirements m;accordance with ,exas'Health`ii d'Safety=Code;§36'1 808,;m,conjunction with: applicable Texas'Commissiomon - ,Y- ;Environmental �Quahty;eniroiimental rernediahon :regulation, as_rnodified by Texas HealthZr '-And' ' `Code;§361 808 T �t L �, a � i� ii R< � r�. � .*- {zIS ,<. � '.' 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LEGAL DESCRIPITION OF SUBJECT TRACT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON WHEREAS Jack Bell Construction Co., Inc. is the owner of all that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the William Loving Survey Abstract #759, Denton County, Texas, said tract being part of Lot 1 Block 1 Victoria Square, an addition to the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas, as evidenced by the plat recorded thereof in Cabinet E, Page 240, P.RD.C.T., and being more fully described as follows: COMMENCING at a'/2 inch CIRF at the Northwest corner of said Victoria Square Addition, said point also being on the East right-of-way line of South Locust Street; THENCE: South 89 degrees 36 minutes 10 seconds East a distance of 252.99 feet to a'/z inch CIRF at the Northeast comer of said Victoria Square Addition, said point also being on the West right-of-way line of Wainwright Street; THENCE: South 00 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds West, with the West right-of-way line of Wainwright a distance of 150.00 .feet to a set '/2 inch Steel Square Tubing with a plastic cap marked Cox 4577 for comer; THENCE: North 89 degrees 41 minutes 17 seconds West a distance of 105.60 feet to an X- cut in concrete found "for comer for the PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE: South, 00 degrees 06 minutes 35 seconds West a distance of 99.83 feet to a'/z inch square tube found for corner; THENCE: South 89 degrees 36 minutes 09 seconds East a distance of 49.92 feet to a set '/2 inch Steel Square Tubing with a plastic cap marked Cox 4577 for corner; THENCE: South 00 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds West a distance of 100:00 feet to a set '/z- inch Steel Square Tubing with a plastic cap_marked Cox 4577 at the Southeast corner of said Victoria' Square Addition, said point also being on the North right-of-way line of East Prairie Street; THENCE: North 89 degrees 36 minutes 09 seconds West with the North right-of-way line of East Prairie Street a distance of 196.89 feet to a set'/2 inch Steel Square Tubing with a plastic cap marked Cox 4577 at the Southwest corner of said Victoria Square'Addition, said point also being a the intersection of the North right-of-way line of East Prairie Street and the East right-of-way line of Locust Street; THENCE: North 00 degrees 00 minutes 13 seconds West with the East right-of-way line of Locust Street a distance of 199.99 feet to a point; THENCE: South 89 degrees 32 minutes 29 seconds East, crossing said Victoria Square Addition, a distance of 147.25 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 0.79 acres of land. o oY�g ado s � _ e YJ - . �E �Er 1_;" .`: ��i• Ycl o � 4 ° r< : � Y �' Yam.' . e' _ _ .�>. _ • _ ;6'� :8Xt °uE i y r iYi R a m ati 2 ('MLN ,Of I `` t1f9ilk A.IIIIIM oo,091osi 'n.os,zo.oro O! lO i • a. 6 j lal B 10, °i 1 10-1 C ' w 3 �7 m ATA1100 i zo m 2M".W3Vilf.R 0 VI BZ � A0fT12y j,i I911�i0 ��yll _'0 I IJ-01 � t•M'aa ,oal I 3 Atl001... ainq rA 0 ..�.s... iavzwvrsi lauarmre 65M X1 1a30nod ' 10 Y"MY 1L91 3'd_'S0HVM03 039D 'S30IAOS 6NIH33NI`JN3 SOHYM03 03iO Y vloo -a v g m e i 1- ettz _ eF 8 SGg m s9 s fi e1"a %s o mLo 's2t Fx, s s s3 a3aR �h E� yy € 5_ m °Jf" •:� o % FaE6Tr am5, a jig 6. oa d f Da s�sg sus e � se6 - - sE� 5- ;% sa �s =fiep use s€ •3 ° e - 4a .. s'sss$n ioe tc� i NS%t �. 1 ° �ey� o' a Fg o $f .1 $, $€p$0 � = RgE �a 8 o SoGes �8� gib. ;6s s a e d g_s`a.Is o�sy 8-�° - --° 5 s Eii %-O.-e.`E Ea E 8 "E'Sa=o-Eyo F C �Fas 'Efc FFa¢ oo££ ;• ce osfi ." 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No.), if any, that apply to the groundwater contamination situation within the proposed MSD boundary. State "none" if none applicable. Is the proposed designated groundwater contaminated in excess of an applicable OYes DO potable waters use standard (i.e., 30 TAC 350, GWin9)? Was:the groundwater contamination previously reported to the TCEQ? -- - — - — i OYes, when? --- —(!)No- .(To support implementation of HB 3030, 786i Legislature.) 8 /20� / 08J Is there a potable -use well within the boundary of the proposed MSD that uses the eS6 (F)No groundwater.as.source.water? Is there a -potable-use *well within the boundary of the proposed MSD that uses a deeper_groundwater zone for -the source water that is not properly.sealed off from Oyes fi ONo -the designated groundwater? Is the applicant aware of any non -consumptive use of the groundwater or other human health or ecological exposure pathways that are of concern? If yes, OYes (F)No specify: Has.each municipality and retail public utility identified in §361:8065,;provided firm (F)Yes( V-106 commitment to adopt an'ordinance or resolution in support of the application? Is a copy of.the.ordinance or restrictive covenant that restricts consumptive use and appropriately restricts other uses of. -and coritacf'with'the designated (F)Yes ONo groundwater, and -any required -resolutions provided with this application? 6 "Potable water" means water that is used for irrigating crops intended for human consumption, drinking, showering, bathing, or cooking purposes [THSC §361.801(2)]. 6-Do not submit an application. IraArmatively.state that (place an X in all applicable blanks): ✓ The MSD eligibility criteria of THSC §361.803 are satisfied. ✓ 'True and accurate copies of all documents demonstrating"that the'MSD eligibility criteria provided-by-THSC� §361.803 have* been satisfied and are included with the application. ✓ .A.true.and accurate.copy.of a.legal.description of the proposed.MSD property is included with the application. ✓ Notice was provided.in accordance with THSC §361.805. ✓ A copy of an ordinance or restrictive covenant and any required resolutions are provided in this application or will be provided befo a executiv director certifies this application. Applicant S19 77T Date Before metjOn iC%QA ` the undersigned authority, on this day person --� Name of Notary �) AC.IL Re LI and signed this Municipal Setting Designation Applic Name of Applicant Sworn, subscribed and signed before me in the County of day of o o , this month of lo ij 20L DEVON RAE RICHARD80N My Commlawn Ejon June 17, 2013 TCEQ-20149 June 2007 2