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Article 10: Definitions28 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> streams (non-ephemeral), lakes, ponds, and reservoirs., SpFiRgS aFtesiaR Well irrigatiGR Wour marshes <br /> or swamps, wetlands and Rat ural draiRage ditnhes (RGR_ephemera 95 <br /> Water surface elevation (WSE) <br /> The height, in relation to mean sea level, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the <br /> floodplains of riverine areas. <br /> Watercourse <br /> A lake, river, creek, stream, wash, channel or other topographic feature on or over which waters flow at <br /> least periodically. Watercourse includes specifically designated areas in which substantial flood damage <br /> may occur. <br /> Water Supply, Public <br /> A water supply system that serves a city or town located partly or entirely within Orange County that has a <br /> population in excess of 2,500. <br /> Water Supply Watershed (or Protected Watershed) <br /> Land that drains to existing reservoirs which are public water supplies or potential reservoir sites or <br /> stream intakes which have been designated for protection. All such lands have been classified by the <br /> Environmental Management Commission as WS-II, WS-III or WS-IV watersheds and require protection in <br /> accordance with the State Mandate. (See definition for"State Mandate"). <br /> Water Supply Watershed Critical Area, County Designated <br /> The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation)of an existing <br /> Class II water supply reservoir, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the land area <br /> within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of a proposed water supply <br /> reservoir designated for protection, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the area <br /> within one-half mile of streams flowing into Class I reservoirs, as designated for protection within this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Water Supply Watershed Critical Area, State Required <br /> The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation of water supply reservoirs in which an <br /> intake is located (i.e., Class I reservoirs), or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. <br /> Wetlands <br /> Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration <br /> sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation <br /> typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, <br /> and similar areas. (Definition taken from EPA regulations at 40 CFR Section 230.3(t)and COE <br /> Regulations at 33 CFR Section 328.3(b), as of July 2nd, 2002) <br /> Wholesale Trade <br /> A land use involved, without transformation or alteration of the product, with the sale of merchandise to <br /> clientele in bulk. <br /> Windows, Primary <br /> Principal windows in habitable rooms except bedrooms and kitchens. <br /> Windows, Secondary <br /> Windows of habitable rooms other than primary windows. <br /> Windows, Tertiary <br /> "The Water Feature definition has been refined/corrected to exclude descriptions of water-related features that <br /> fall under the authority of either the state or federal governments. Water Feature in the context of the UDO is <br /> specific to Orange County's delegated authority for enforcement of buffers and setbacks. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-65 <br />