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Article 10: Definitions 207 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> (c) Refining and/or blending vegetable oils; <br /> (d) Manufacturinq shorteninq and margarine; ardor <br /> (e) Blending purchased animal fats with vegetable fats..-274 <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. <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 /> Stream <br /> A body of concentrated flowing water in a natural low area or natural channel on the land surface <br /> 274 Staff is recommending adding a definition of this new land use to ensure we properly reference all activities <br /> including within the category. <br /> 275 New definition of existing land use. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-57 <br />