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appealed to the Orange County Board of Adjustment in accordance with Article 2.3.7 of this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> b) Variances <br /> Minor variances for dimensional requirements may be approved by the Board of Adjustment in <br /> accordance with Article 2.3.6 of this Ordinance. The Board of Adjustment may also approve <br /> variance requests to allow the use of off-site septic easements for lots created after January 1, <br /> 1994. <br /> A Minor Variance is defined as a variance from the minimum statewide water supply watershed <br /> protection rules that results in a relaxation by a factor of up to ten (10) percent of any <br /> management requirement under the low density requirement. <br /> pr-9N,al by the Management GewAmssieft. <br /> C--offi-M-1-issieft; and <br /> A Maior Variance is defined as a variance from the statewide water supply watershed <br /> regulations that results in the relaxation by a factor of greater than ten (10) percent of any <br /> management requirement under the low density option or the relaxation of an management <br /> requirement that applies to a development project requiring construction of a BMP <br /> A description of each project receiving a variance and the reason for granting the variance shall <br /> be submitted for each calendar vear to th e Geffmaission an an afmoal basis.—Division of Water <br /> Quality on or before January 1 st of the following year. <br /> All other local governments having jurisdiction within the watershed area and the entity using <br /> the water supply for consumption shall be notified of the proposed exemption. <br /> ARTICLE 22 -DEFINITIONS <br /> Landfill, Discharging- A landfill facility with liner, monitoring equipment and other measures to <br /> detect and/or prevent leachate from entering the environment and in which the leachate is treated on <br /> site and discharged to a receiving stream. Discharging landfills require a National Pollution System <br /> (NPDES)Permit from the North Carolina Division of Water Oualiri <br />