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Article 10: Definition§
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
<br /> A stem of wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal in single or multiple components, incl . ng
<br /> groun. .bsorption systems, non-discharge systems, and systems that discharge effluent to t. surface
<br /> waters, an. -ny other system as may be permitted by the Orange County Health Depart.•-nt or the State
<br /> of North Caroli - (ref. NCGS Article 11, Chapter 130A)
<br /> Waterbody, Perenni-
<br /> A natural or constructed basin •-t stores surface water permanently - :epths sufficient to preclude
<br /> growth of rooted plants, including la-: , ponds, sounds, non-stre-• estuaries, and oceans. For the
<br /> purpose of stormwater provision of this • •inance, the water. .y must be part of a natural drainageway
<br /> (i.e. connected by surface flow to a stream).
<br /> Water-Dependent Structure
<br /> Any structure for which the use requires a •-ss to or proximi • o or citing within surface waters to fulfill its
<br /> basic purpose, such as boat ramps, b•. ouses, docks and bulk - .ds. Ancillary facilities such as
<br /> restaurants, outlets for boat suppl.- , parking lots and commercial boa . orage areas are not water-
<br /> dependent structures.
<br /> Water Feature
<br /> A prominent ase-ct or characteristic of a geographic area that exhibits verifiable evidence • . presence
<br /> of water in -e soil. Examples of water features include, but are not limited to, perennial and in - i ittent
<br /> strea :, akes, ponds, reservoirs, springs, artesian wells, irrigation wells, marshes or swamps, wetla-•s,
<br /> a . natural drainage ditches (non-ephemeral).
<br /> Water surface elevation (WSE)
<br /> The height, in relation to mean sea level, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the
<br /> floodplains of coastal or riverine areas.53
<br /> tercourse
<br /> A lak-, river, creek, stream, wash, channel or other topographic feature on or over which wat- flow at
<br /> least per.•ically. Watercourse includes specifically designated areas in which substanti. ood damage
<br /> may occur.
<br /> Water Supply, • blic
<br /> A water supply system •-t serves a city or town located partly or entirely in Orange County that has a
<br /> population in excess of 2,566.
<br /> Water Supply Watershed (• Protected Watersh- •
<br /> Land that drains to existing reservoirs ich are public w- --r supplies or potential reservoir sites or
<br /> stream intakes which have been designat-• for protec '.n. All such lands have been classified by the
<br /> Environmental Management Commission as v' S-I f S-III or WS-IV watersheds and require protection in
<br /> accordance with the State Mandate. (See defi • for"State Mandate").
<br /> Water Supply Watershed Criti • Area, Cou Designated
<br /> The land area within one-half mile ►•the normal pool elevate.. (or designated elevation) of an existing
<br /> Class II water supply reservoir .r the ridgeline of the watershe., hichever is less; and the land area
<br /> within one-half mile of the . mal pool elevation (or designated ele :tion) of a proposed water supply
<br /> reservoir designated fo •rotection, or the ridgeline of the watershed, ••chever is less; and the area
<br /> within one-half mile . streams flowing into Class I reservoirs, as designat- for protection within this
<br /> Ordinance.
<br /> Water :upply Watershed Critical Area, State Required
<br /> Th- -nd area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation of water supply reservoirs which an
<br /> i ake is located (i.e., Class I reservoirs), or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less.
<br /> 53 As we are not in a coastal area there is no need to reference same in our definition(s)section.
<br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-65
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