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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.4: Performance Standards <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-13 <br /> <br />(b) Applicants must provide documentation of the source and level of <br />vibration, and the specific manner in which the design feature will reduce <br />vibration to acceptable levels. <br />6.4.5 Air Pollution <br />(A) General Standards <br />(1) Any Permitted Principal Use, Special Use, Accessory Use, Secondary Use, or <br />Conditional Use that emits any “air contaminant”, as defined in G.S. 143-213, <br />shall comply with applicable State of North Carolina standards concerning air <br />pollution, as set forth in Article 21B of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General <br />Statutes. <br />(2) No zoning compliance permit or building permit shall be issued with respect to <br />any development covered by Subsection (1) until the State Division of <br />Environmental Management has certified to the Planning Director that the <br />appropriate State permits have been received by the applicant (as provided in <br />G.S. 143-215.108) or that the applicant will be eligible to receive such permits <br />and that the development is otherwise in compliance with applicable air pollution <br />control regulations. <br />6.4.6 Disposal of Liquid Wastes <br />(A) No permitted use in any district shall discharge any waste contrary to the provisions of <br />N.C.G.S. 130A (Provisions for Sanitary Sewage Disposal). <br />(B) No Permitted Principal Use, Special Use, Accessory Use, Secondary Use, or Conditional <br />Use in any district shall discharge into the OWASA, Durham or Hillsborough sewage <br />treatment facilities any waste that cannot be adequately treated by biological means. <br />6.4.7 Hazardous Materials <br />(A) General Standards <br />Each permitted use, special use, accessory use, secondary use, and conditional use is <br />required to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local rules and regulations <br />governing the storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials. <br />(B) Additional Standards in Economic Development Districts <br />(1) Each site plan must be accompanied by a Hazardous Materials Management <br />Plan (HMMP) consisting of the following information: <br />(a) A Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) which lists the specific hazardous <br />substances that a facility is handling and details its known health <br />impacts, physical properties, and appropriate protective measures. a <br />separate MSDS form must be submitted for each hazardous substance <br />handled. <br />(b) A Tier Two form which indicates the precise location and quantity of <br />hazardous materials within a plant or place of business. <br />(c) Building and site plans which indicate the precise location and quantity of <br />hazardous materials. <br />(2) An Environmental Assessment will be required for any use or facility which <br />qualifies as a small or large generator of hazardous waste as defined by the N.C. <br />Department of Environment and Natural Resources. <br />(3) Any use or facility which is involved in the long-term storage or disposal of <br />hazardous wastes will be required to submit a full Environmental Impact <br />Statement. <br />(4) Documentation must be provided as part of the HMMP confirming the following: <br /> 78