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Article 10: Definitions 283 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> A water supply system that serves a city or town located partly or entirely within Orange County that has a <br /> population in excess of 2,500. <br /> Water Supply Watershed (or Protected Watershed) <br /> Land that drains to existing reservoirs which are public water supplies or potential reservoir sites or <br /> stream intakes which have been designated for protection. All such lands have been classified by the <br /> Environmental Management Commission as WS-11, WS-III or WS-IV watersheds and require protection in <br /> accordance with the State Mandate. (See definition for"State Mandate"). <br /> Water Supply Watershed Critical Area, County Designated <br /> The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of an existing <br /> Class II water supply reservoir, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the land area <br /> within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of a proposed water supply <br /> reservoir designated for protection, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the area <br /> within one-half mile of streams flowing into Class I reservoirs, as designated for protection within this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Water Supply Watershed Critical Area, State Required <br /> The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation of water supply reservoirs in which an <br /> intake is located (i.e., Class I reservoirs), or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. <br /> Wetlands <br /> Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration <br /> sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation <br /> typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, <br /> and similar areas. (Definition taken from EPA regulations at 40 CFR Section 230.3(t) and COE <br /> Regulations at 33 CFR Section 328.3(b), as of July 2nd, 2002) <br /> Wholesale Trade <br /> A land use involved, without transformation or alteration of the product, with the sale of merchandise to <br /> clientele in bulk.6 <br /> Windows, Primary <br /> Principal windows in habitable rooms except bedrooms and kitchens. <br /> Windows, Secondary <br /> Windows of habitable rooms other than primary windows. <br /> Windows, Tertiary <br /> Windows other than for habitable rooms. <br /> Winery, production only <br /> A facility utilized for making wines for wholesale or retail sale and consumption off the premises. Shall be <br /> considered a bona fide farming use if located on a farm and using primarily crops produced on-site. <br /> Winery with Minor Events <br /> A facility utilized for making wines for consumption on- or off-site with limited hours for tours of the facility <br /> and tastings of the products produced on-site, and small periodic events that are expected to attract fewer <br /> than 150 people to the site. Food services may be permitted under the conditional zoning or special use <br /> permit approval. <br /> Winery with Major Events <br /> 330 New definition clarifying what the County considered Wholesale trade. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-70 <br />