(6) DEDICATED OPEN SPACE. The term defining an area within a Planned Unit Development that is dedicated to the Town, the State of North Carolina, a private nonprofit land conservancy, or a homeowners’ association as open space. Dedicated open space shall remain as open space in perpetuity and no portions of all dedicated open space shall be included in any zoning lot dedicated to one (1) of these agencies or association listed herein. (7) DEPARTMENT (Stormwater Management) (Erosion & Sedimentation Control) . The North Carolina Department of Environment Quality (DEQ), formerly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
(8) DESIGN FLOOD ( Flood Damage Prevention ). See REGULATORY FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION.
(9) DESIGN MANUAL (Stormwater Management) . The State Stormwater Design Manual approved by the Department for the proper implementation of the State Minimum Design Criteria for engineered stormwater controls. All references herein to the Design Manual are to the latest published edition or revision. (10) DETERIORATED (Minimum Housing) . The term defining a dwelling that is unfit for human habitation and can be repaired, altered, or improved to comply with all of the minimum standards established by this Article, at a cost not in excess of 50 percent (50%) of its value, as determined by finding of the Inspector. (11) DEVELOPER. The term defining an individual, business, legal or beneficial owner or owners of property that prepares raw land for construction for use primarily by others. This term includes the holder of an option contract purchase, or other persons having enforceable proprietary interests in such land. (12) DEVELOPMENT (Flood Damage Prevention). The term defining any man-made change or land disturbing activity to improve an unimproved real estate, property, which adds to or changes the amount of impervious or partially impervious cover on a land area, or which otherwise decreases the infiltration of precipitation into the soil including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, timber harvesting, conversion of forest land to non-forest use, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials. (Stormwater Management). Any land- disturbing activity that increases the amount of built-upon area or that otherwise decreases the infiltration of precipitation into the subsoil. When additional development occurs at a site that has existing development, the built-upon area of the existing development shall not be included in the density calculations for additional stormwater
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