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Article 10: Definitions 320 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Development, Multi-phase155 <br /> In the GGRtPeXt Of„eStPed rights, a multi phase deyelepffp_�A development containing 100 acres or <br /> more that (i) is submitted for site plan approval for construction to occur in more than one phase, and (ii) <br /> is subject to a master development plan with committed elements, including a requirement to offer land <br /> for public use as a condition of its master development plan approval. Note that"master development <br /> plan" is not the same as the master plan required as part of an MPD-CZ (Master Plan Development) <br /> application. in this context is not the same as the master plan required as part of an MPD CZ4Master <br /> Plan Development) proposal/approves <br /> Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) <br /> The digital official map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA), <br /> on which both the Special Flood Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community <br /> are delineated. <br /> Direct Light <br /> Light emitted directly from the lamp, off of the reflector diffuser, or through the refractor or diffuser lens, of <br /> a luminaire. <br /> Discharge <br /> The addition of any human-induced effluent either directly or indirectly to state surface waters. <br /> Discharge, Domestic Wastewater <br /> Sewage, unprocessed industrial wastewater, other domestic wastewater, or any combination of these <br /> items. Domestic wastewater includes, but is not limited to, liquid waste generated by domestic water <br /> using fixtures and appliances, from any residence, place of business, or place of public assembly, even if <br /> it contains no sewage. Examples of domestic wastewater include once-through non-contact cooling <br /> water, seafood packing facility discharges, and wastewater from restaurants. <br /> Discharge, Industrial <br /> The discharge of industrial process treated wastewater or wastewater other than sewage. Stormwater <br /> shall not be considered to be an industrial wastewater unless it is contaminated with industrial <br /> wastewater. Industrial discharge includes: <br /> a) Wastewater resulting from any process of industry or manufacture, or from the development of <br /> any natural resource; <br /> b) Wastewater resulting from processes of trade or business, including wastewater from <br /> laundromats and car washes, but not wastewater from restaurants; or <br /> c) Wastewater discharged from a municipal wastewater treatment plant requiring a pretreatment <br /> program. <br /> Disposal <br /> The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid waste into or on any <br /> land or water so that the solid waste or any constituent part of the solid waste may enter the environment <br /> or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwater. <br /> Disposal, Waste <br /> The use of waters for disposal of sewage, industrial waste or other waste after approved treatment. <br /> Ditch <br /> A constructed channel, other than a modified natural stream constructed for drainage purposes, that is <br /> typically dug through inter-stream divided areas. A ditch or canal may have flows that are perennial, <br /> intermittent, or ephemeral and may exhibit hydrological and biological characteristics similar to perennial <br /> or intermittent streams. <br /> Dwelling, Multi-Family <br /> 155 Definition added due to new vesting rights in 1601). Definition is from the statutory definition. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-11 <br />