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Article 10: Definitions 48 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <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 /> 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 /> Stormwater Control Measure (SCM)18 <br /> A structural or non-structural management-based practice used singularly or in combination to reduce ti Formatte <br /> non-point source pollution to receiving waters in order to achieve water quality protection and water Formatte <br /> quantity limitation goals. (See also, Detention Pond and Engineered Stormwater Controls) Mnless <br /> eI.e. ..se _Pe, ae� nnn� ..,her �erJ n +hio nrdon;;.,re refe. to +. + ai RnnP� The term takes Formatte <br /> the place of what was originally referred to, and defined as a `Best Management Practice or NFormatte <br /> `BMP'" =Formattle <br /> Stream <br /> A body of concentrated flowing water in a natural low area or natural channel on the land surface \ Formatte <br /> �Formattic <br /> matte <br /> Stream Buffer <br /> 18 This is the former definition of BMP now referred to as a SCM. <br /> 19 Red Bold Text denotes recommended new language. Stormwater management programs are intended to <br /> address water quantity(i.e. how much water can leave a site)and water quality(i.e. removal of nutrients) issues. <br /> The definition is being modified to ensure this distinction is properly captured. <br /> 20 Language being eliminated as it is now redundant given the change in terminology. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-53 <br />