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<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
<br /> provides for the gradual release of the impounded water. The detention pond is the Roo+ MaRageMeRt
<br /> oraGtiGo w hiGh must be used within protected watersheds when engineered stormwater controls are
<br /> required. (See also, Stormwater Control Measure and Engineered Stormwater Controls)& S
<br /> Management PraciiQcs and Engineered Stermwater Sentrels`T
<br /> Development
<br /> Any constructed change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or
<br /> other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of
<br /> equipment or materials. Also includes any land-disturbing activity which adds to or changes the amount
<br /> of impervious or partially impervious cover on a land area or which otherwise decreases the infiltration of
<br /> precipitation into the soil.
<br /> Development Activity
<br /> In the context of property encumbered by Special Flood Hazard Area this term includes any activity
<br /> defined as Development which will necessitate a Floodplain Development Permit. This includes
<br /> buildings, structures, and non-structural items, including but not limited to: fill, bulkheads, piers, pools,
<br /> docks, landings, ramps, and erosion control/stabilization measures.
<br /> Development, Existing
<br /> In the context of Stormwater provisions of this Ordinance for projects that do not require a State permit,
<br /> shall be defined as those projects that are built, or those projects that at a minimum have established a
<br /> vested right under North Carolina zoning law as of the effective date of Orange County's Water Supply
<br /> Watershed Protection Ordinance, or such earlier time that other Orange County ordinances shall specify,
<br /> based on at least one of the following criteria:
<br /> a) Substantial expenditures of resources (time, labor, money) based on a good faith reliance upon
<br /> having received a valid Orange County approval to proceed with the project, or
<br /> b) Having an outstanding building permit in compliance with G.S. 160D-102 or G.S. 160D-108, or
<br /> c) Having an approved site specific vesting plan or multi-phase development plan in compliance
<br /> with G.S. 160D-102 or G.S. 160D-108.
<br /> For projects that require a State permit, such as landfills, NPDES wastewater discharges, land application
<br /> of residuals, and road construction activities, existing development shall be defined as those projects that
<br /> are built or those projects for which a State permit was issued prior to August 3, 1992.
<br /> Development Intensity Definitions
<br /> (See Non-residential Land Area, Non-residential Floor Area, Residential Floor Area, Floor Area Ratio,
<br /> Open Space, Open Space Ratio, Livability Space, Livability Space Ratio, Recreation Space, Recreation
<br /> Space Ratio, Pedestrian/Landscaped Space, Pedestrian/Landscaped Space Ratio.)
<br /> Development, Multi-phase
<br /> A development containing 100 acres or more that(i) is submitted for site plan approval for construction to
<br /> occur in more than one phase, and (ii) is subject to a master development plan with committed elements,
<br /> including a requirement to offer land for public use as a condition of its master development plan
<br /> approval. Note that"master development plan" is not the same as the master plan required as part of an
<br /> MPD-CD (Master Plan Development) application.
<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 /> z'6 This definition has been revised to eliminate the outdated reference to"Best Management Practice".
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