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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> sbsb, as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main struct For a <br /> subst tial improvement , the actual start of construction means the first alteration any wall , ceiling , <br /> floor , or o r structural part of the building , whether or not that alteration affec he external dimensions <br /> of the buildin . <br /> State Agency <br /> Every department , agenc , ' stitution , public authority , board , c mission , bureau , division , council , <br /> member of Council of State , o fficer of the State governm of the State of North Carolina . <br /> State Clearinghouse <br /> The clearinghouse agency established by N Carolina Department of Administration under the <br /> North Carolina Environmental Policy Act . <br /> State Mandate <br /> The minimum Rules adopted by Environmental Manage ent Commission for application to North <br /> Carolina' s water supply water eds , as required by the Water ply Watershed Protection Act . The <br /> purpose of the Act , as sta in its opening paragraph , is . . . to pro t and enhance the quality of the <br /> State ' s surface water plies by establishing a cooperative program o ater supply protection to be <br /> administered by to governments consistent with statewide management quirements established by <br /> the Environme I Management Commission ( EMC ) . " ( See related definition " ter supply watershed " ) . <br /> Stoc rd / Livestock Market <br /> A f ity where livestock are kept temporarily awaiting purchase and/or transport ; such faci s may <br /> i clude 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 /> ormwater Collection System <br /> Any bQnduit , pipe , channel , curb , or gutter for the primary purpose of transporting ( not treat ' run - off . A <br /> stormwat collection system does include vegetated swales , swales stabilized with ar ing or <br /> alternative hods where natural topography prevents the use of vegetated swale subject to case - by- <br /> case review) , cu outlet systems or pipes used to carry drainage underneath - upon surfaces that are <br /> associated with dev ment controlled by the provisions of 15A NCAC 2H 03 ( c ) ( 1 ) . <br /> Stream <br /> A body of concentrated flowing er in a natural low area or ural channel on the land surface <br /> Stream Buffer <br /> An area of land adjacent to a stream or a FE ntified floodplain , whichever is greater , which , except <br /> as permitted within this Ordinance , must re u isturbed in its natural state . Streams are identified by <br /> any of the following means : <br /> a) Shown as solid blue lines or broken blue lines the USGS Quadrangle maps , <br /> b ) Shown as a water featur n the Orange County Soil rvey , or <br /> c) A water feature iden ' ed by a field determination of Cou staff trained in surface water <br /> identification thr gh the North Carolina Division of Water Qu 'ty ( NCDWQ ) . <br /> Stream buffers sha xtend around the perimeter of all other water feature if any portion of the stream <br /> buffer touches water feature . Disputes pertaining to water feature identific on decisions by County <br /> staff shall sled directly to the NCDWQ . <br /> S am , Ephemeral ( Stormwater) <br /> 323 New definition of existing land use . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 - 58 <br />