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<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.
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