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Section 1 Stormwater Protection within the Neuse River Basin <br />A. Purpose and Intent <br />Pursuant to requirements of the North Carolina Administrative Code Section 15A <br />NCAC 2B .0200 Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable to <br />Surface Waters and Wetlands of North Carolina, and Section 15A NCAC 2B <br />.0235 Neuse River Basin Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy: <br />Basinwide Stormwater Requirements, the Neuse River Basin Stormwater <br />Management Area (hereafter referred to as the SMA) has been established. This <br />Area is for lands within the Neuse River Basin in Orange County with streams <br />that are on the USGS topographic maps as blue lines (either dashed or solid), <br />and/or on the USDA Soil Survey Map as a waterway. This Area is in addition to <br />other zoning districts established in this Ordinance and delineated on the Orange <br />County Zoning Atlas. Wherever other County ordinances and regulations differ <br />from the Neuse River Basin SMA standards, the more restrictive provisions shall <br />apply. <br />The purpose of the County Commissioners in adopting these regulations is to <br />protect the water quality of the streams that lie within the Neuse River Basin in <br />Orange County by addressing nitrogen reductions for both new and existing <br />development. The Neuse River Basin Stormwater Management Ordinance for <br />Orange County shall achieve this by utilizing the following approach: <br />1. Review of stormwater management plans for new developments to <br />ensure that: <br />a) the nitrogen load contributed by new development activities is <br />reduced by a 30% of the average annual load for the period of <br />1991 through 1995 (15A NCAC 2B .0232); <br />b) there is no net increase in peak flow leaving the site from the <br />predevelopment conditions for the 1 -year, 24 -hour storm. <br />2. Review of new development plans for compliance with requirements <br />for protecting and maintaining existing riparian areas as specified in <br />Sections 3 and 4, and <br />3. Identification and removal of illegal discharges. <br />Section 2 Definitions <br />For the purpose of this Ordinance, these terms shall be defined as follows: <br />A. Agricultural Uses- the use of waters for stock watering, irrigation and other <br />farm purposes. <br />B. Applicator- any person, firm, corporation, wholesaler, retailer, distributor, any <br />local, state or federal governmental agency, or any other person who applies <br />fertilizer to the land of a consumer, or client, or to land they own, or to land they <br />lease or otherwise hold rights. <br />C. Best Management Practice (BMP)- means a structural or non - structural <br />management -based practice used singularly or in combination to reduce nonpoint <br />