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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.21: Flood Regulations <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-149 <br /> <br />(6) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or <br />eliminate infiltration of floodwaters into the systems and discharges from the <br />systems into floodwaters. <br />(7) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located and constructed to avoid <br />impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. <br /> Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvements to a structure, which <br />complies with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall meet the requirements of <br />“new construction” as contained in this Ordinance. <br /> Unless reviewed and approved in accordance with the provisions in Article 2 and <br />Article 5 for Class A Special Use Permits, new solid waste disposal facilities, <br />hazardous waste management facilities, salvage yards, and chemical storage <br />facilities shall not be permitted in SFHAs.31 <br />(8) Fuel and Chemical Storage <br />(a) With the exception of structures or tanks used for chemical and/or fuel <br />storage incidental and necessary to the daily operations of a water <br />treatment plant or wastewater treatment facility, the storage of the <br />following chemicals and compounds shall be prohibited within SFHAs: <br />(i) Acetone, <br />(ii) Ammonia, <br />(iii) Benzene, <br />(iv) Calcium carbide, <br />(v) Carbon disulfide, <br />(vi) Celluloid, <br />(vii) Chlorine, <br />(viii) Hydrochloric acid, <br />(ix) Prussic acid, <br />(x) Magnesium, <br />(xi) Nitric acid, <br />(xii) Oxides of nitrogen, <br />(xiii) Phosphorus, <br />(xiv) Potassium, <br />(xv) Sodium, <br />(xvi) Sulfur, <br />(xvii) Acetylene gas, <br />(xviii) Gasoline and any petroleum product, <br />(xix) Lumber, <br />(xx) Charcoal or coal dust, <br />(xxi) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), <br /> <br />31 Staff is recommending deletion of this provision.  These types of facilities should not be located in areas of the  <br />County prone to flooding due to the potential impact on surrounding property owners.  Further, as the County  <br />already prohibits storage of various chemicals and specified land uses there is no reason to allow for  <br />solid/hazardous waste disposal facilities, junk/salvage yards, and chemical storage facilities within the SFHA.  <br /> 70