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Article 10: Definitions
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitis
<br /> V - tion Pond
<br /> A enginee -: tormwater control consisting of a pond constructed and maintained in accor•- - e with
<br /> Appendix A of this ; ••nance, which allows for pollutants to settle and provides for •- gradual release of
<br /> the impounded water. The .; -ntion pond is the Best Management Practi - ich must be used within
<br /> protected watersheds when engine- -. stormwater controls are re. . -d. (See also, Best Management
<br /> Practices and Engineered Stormwater Con .
<br /> Development
<br /> Any constructed change to impr. --. or unimproved real estate, inclu..- but not limited to, buildings or
<br /> other structures, mining e—.ging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling z•-rations, or storage of
<br /> equipment or - - als. Also includes any land-disturbing activity which adds to or c - ---s the amount
<br /> of impel' is or partially impervious cover on a land area or which otherwise decreases the in - ion of
<br /> • - ipitation into the soil.
<br /> Development Activity
<br /> In the context of property encumbered by Special Flood Hazard Area this term includes any activity
<br /> defined as Development which will necessitate a Floodplain Development Permit. This includes
<br /> buildings, structures, and non-structural items, including but not limited to: fill, bulkheads, piers, pools,
<br /> docks, landings, ramps, and erosion control/stabilization measures.
<br /> D- elopment, Existing
<br /> In the •ntext of Stormwater provisions of this Ordinance for projects that do not require a State .- mit,
<br /> shall be de .■ed as those projects that are built, or those projects that at a minimum have e :.fished a
<br /> vested right un•-r North Carolina zoning law as of the effective date of Orange Count ater Supply
<br /> Watershed Protec i.• Ordinance, or such earlier time that other Orange County • . nances shall specify,
<br /> based on at least one o e following criteria:
<br /> a) Substantial expen. . es of resources (time, labor, money) ba -. on a good faith reliance upon
<br /> having received a valid o ange County approval to proce-. with the project, or
<br /> b) Having an outstanding buil. ': permit in complianc- ,vith G.S. 153A-344.1 or G.S. 160A-385.1,
<br /> or
<br /> c) Having an approved site specific or ••-s •evelopment plan in compliance with G.S. 153A-
<br /> 344.1 or G.S. 160A-385.1.
<br /> For projects that require a State per , uch as landfi NPDES wastewater discharges, land application
<br /> of residuals, and road constructs.• activities, existing deve .•ment shall be defined as those projects that
<br /> are built or those projects f. hich a State permit was issued • ••r to August 3, 1992.
<br /> Developme ntensity Definitions
<br /> (See Non- - idential Land Area, Non-residential Floor Area, Residential Floo rea, Floor Area Ratio,
<br /> Ope :pace, Open Space Ratio, Livability Space, Livability Space Ratio, Recrea Space, Recreation
<br /> 'ace Ratio, Pedestrian/Landscaped Space, Pedestrian/Landscaped Space Ratio.)
<br /> Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM)
<br /> The digital official map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
<br /> on which both the Special Flood Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community
<br /> are delineated.
<br /> - Light
<br /> Light emit -• , ectly from the lamp, off of the reflector diffuser, or through the refractor or •. -r lens, of
<br /> a luminaire.
<br /> Discharge
<br /> The addition of any human-induced effluent ei =. -c y or indirectly to state surface waters.
<br /> Discharge, Domestic ► - ewater
<br /> Sewage, unproc- _-• industrial wastewater, other domestic wastewater, • _' combination of these
<br /> items. I•--- is wastewater includes, but is not limited to, liquid waste generated :' ,gmestic water
<br /> g fixtures and appliances, from any residence, place of business, or place public ass- bly, even if
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