Wellhead protection.
Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 19-162
in effect§ 19-162 - Wellhead protection.
(a) This article was established in accordance with F.A.C. Rule 62-555.312.
(b) No sanitary hazard shall be located within 100 feet of any well or approved future well-site. Examples of sanitary hazards that are prohibited within 100 feet of any well or an approved future well-site shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Active or abandoned mines;
(2) Airplane or train fueling or maintenance areas at airports and railroad yards;
(3) Animal feeding operations other than those regulated under F.A.C. Rule 62-670.500;
(4) Concentrated aquatic animal production facilities;
(5) Domestic wastewater collection/ transmission systems;
(6) Drainage or injection wells, oil or gas production wells, and improperly constructed or abandoned wells (i.e., wells not constructed or abandoned in accordance with F.A.C. Chapter 62-532);
(7) Fertilizer, herbicide or pesticide storage areas at agricultural sites, golf courses, nurseries and parks;
(8) Graveyards, cemeteries or pet cemeteries;
(9) Impoundments and tanks that process, store or treat domestic wastewater, domestic wastewater residuals, or industrial fluids or waste and that are not regulated under F.A.C. Rule 62-670.500;
(10) Industrial wasteland application areas other than those regulated under F.A.C. Rule 62-670.500;
(11) Junkyards and salvage or scrap yards;
(12) Pastures with more than five grazing animals per acre;
(13) Pipelines conveying petroleum products, chemicals or industrial fluids or wastes;
(14) Underground storage tanks that are not regulated under F.A.C. Chapter 62-761, but are used for bulk storage of a liquid pollutant or hazardous substance (as defined in F.A.C. Chapter 62-761) other than sodium hypochlorite solution;
(15) Aboveground storage tanks that are not regulated under F.A.C. Chapter 62-761, but are used for bulk storage of a liquid pollutant or hazardous substance (as defined in F.A.C. Chapter 62-761) other than sodium hypochlorite solution;
(16) Fertilizer, herbicide or pesticide application areas that are not under the ownership or control of the supplier of water at agricultural sites, golf courses, nurseries and parks;
(17) Railroad tracks;
(18) Stormwater detention or retention basins;
(19) Surface water; or
(20) Hazardous structures, uses, materials or premises.
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH19WASEUT_ARTXIVPRWEAPFUWETESAHA_S19-162WEPRFetched: 11/4/2026