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Article 10: Definitions Section 10.1: Definitions Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-70 A water supply system that serves a city or town located partly or entirely within Orange County that has a population in excess of 2,500. Water Supply Watershed (or Protected Watershed) Land that drains to existing reservoirs which are public water supplies or potential reservoir sites or stream intakes which have been designated for protection. All such lands have been classified by the Environmental Management Commission as WS-II, WS-III or WS-IV watersheds and require protection in accordance with the State Mandate. (See definition for “State Mandate”). Water Supply Watershed Critical Area, County Designated The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of an existing Class II water supply reservoir, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of a proposed water supply reservoir designated for protection, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the area within one-half mile of streams flowing into Class I reservoirs, as designated for protection within this Ordinance. Water Supply Watershed Critical Area, State Required The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation of water supply reservoirs in which an intake is located (i.e., Class I reservoirs), or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. Wetlands Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. (Definition taken from EPA regulations at 40 CFR Section 230.3(t) and COE Regulations at 33 CFR Section 328.3(b), as of July 2nd, 2002) Wholesale Trade A land use involved, without transformation or alteration of the product, with the sale of merchandise to clientele in bulk.317 Windows, Primary Principal windows in habitable rooms except bedrooms and kitchens. Windows, Secondary Windows of habitable rooms other than primary windows. Windows, Tertiary Windows other than for habitable rooms. Winery, production only A facility utilized for making wines for wholesale or retail sale and consumption off the premises. Shall be considered a bona fide farming use if located on a farm and using primarily crops produced on-site. Winery with Minor Events A facility utilized for making wines for consumption on- or off-site with limited hours for tours of the facility and tastings of the products produced on-site, and small periodic events that are expected to attract fewer than 150 people to the site. Food services may be permitted under the conditional zoning or special use permit approval. Winery with Major Events 317 New definition clarifying what the County considered Wholesale trade. 210