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184 6 SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY 2 . 1 Exemptions 1111 The following projects are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance, and no Environmental Documentation is required: 2 . 1. 1 Any project involving a total area of 2 acres or less . 2 . 1 .2 Routine repairs and housekeeping projects . 2 . 1.3 Routine grounds maintenance and landscaping. 2 . 1.4 Bonafide farming operations, not including sludge disposal . 2 . 1.5 Single-family residential development, except for Planned Developments 2. 1 . 6 Any project located outside of the Orange County Planning Jurisdiction, including Transition Areas subject to development regulations of anv Town within Orange County. 2 .2 Environmental Assessment The Environmental Assessment (EA) shall consist of a document supplied by the Planning Department to address issues of 4111 environmental concern to the County, and completed by the applicant . Environmental Assessment is required for non- exempt projects that : 2 .2 . 1 *mac- cx-1ectcd t-e -generate or store -mere t42-an 220 pounds (one 1§a--€ of a 55-gallon drum) per month of hazardous westes, as defined in the-Cede of Federal l , part 244-, Subper----D; end/or- Qualify as a small or large generator of hazardous waste as defined by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources (Hazardous Waste Branch of Solid Waste Management Section) ; and/or 2 .2 .2 Involves as an integral part of the operation of a commercial or industrial activity more than 10 , 000 gallons per day of water usage, exclusive of domestic water (25 gpd per employee) , and water used for climate control (air conditioning and heating) ; and/or 2.2.3 Require grading in excess of 40, 000 square feet, exclusive of roads, for non-residential or attached residential development; and/or 2 .2 .4 Require grading in excess of 40, 000 square feet, 4110 exclusive of roads , for non-residential components of residential development (golf courses , recreation facilities , and the like) ; and/or -2-