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Article 10: Definitions
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
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<br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-57
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<br />(c) Refining and/or blending vegetable oils;
<br />(d) Manufacturing shortening and margarine; andor
<br />(e) Blending purchased animal fats with vegetable fats.
<br />creating a finished oil based product.261
<br />Start of Construction
<br />Includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the
<br />actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or other
<br />improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of
<br />permanent construction of a structure (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of
<br />slabs or footings, installation of piles, construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of
<br />excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not
<br />include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of
<br />streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or
<br />the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings,
<br />such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a
<br />substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
<br />floor, or other structural part of the building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions
<br />of the building.
<br />State Agency
<br />Every department, agency, institution, public authority, board, commission, bureau, division, council,
<br />member of Council of State, or officer of the State government of the State of North Carolina.
<br />State Clearinghouse
<br />The clearinghouse agency established by the North Carolina Department of Administration under the
<br />North Carolina Environmental Policy Act.
<br />State Mandate
<br />The minimum Rules adopted by the Environmental Management Commission for application to North
<br />Carolina's water supply watersheds, as required by the Water Supply Watershed Protection Act. The
<br />purpose of the Act, as stated in its opening paragraph, is "... to protect and enhance the quality of the
<br />State's surface water supplies by establishing a cooperative program of water supply protection to be
<br />administered by local governments consistent with statewide management requirements established by
<br />the Environmental Management Commission (EMC)." (See related definition “Water supply watershed”).
<br />Stockyard / Livestock Market
<br />A facility where livestock are kept temporarily awaiting purchase and/or transport; such facilities may
<br />include enclosed pavilions, grandstands, paddocks, and stalls.
<br />Storage of Goods
<br />A land use where secured space, indoors or outdoors, is rented to tenants for the safeguarding and/or
<br />keeping of general merchandise, refrigerated goods, and other personal items on a short or long term
<br />basis. Sale of items on-site shall be limited to boxes and packaging supplies . 262
<br />Stormwater Collection System
<br />Any conduit, pipe, channel, curb, or gutter for the primary purpose of transporting (not treating) run-off. A
<br />stormwater collection system does include vegetated swales, swales stabilized with armoring or
<br />alternative methods where natural topography prevents the use of vegetated swales (subject to case-by-
<br />case review), curb outlet systems or pipes used to carry drainage underneath built-upon surfaces that are
<br />associated with development controlled by the provisions of 15A NCAC 2H 1003(c)(1).
<br />261Staffisrecommendingaddingadefinitionofthisnewlandusetoensureweproperlyreferenceallactivities
<br />includingwithinthecategory.
<br />262Newdefinitionofexistinglanduse.
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