Definitions 17.4 Definitions Generally*
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literal 100% of the designed loading and stress capability of the support structure.
adjacent to, surrounding, and in generally the same area as the requested location of such Wireless Telecommunications Facilities, which shall mean using the least visually and physically intrusive facility that is not technologically or commercially impracticable under the facts and circumstances. STRUCTURE (FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT) A walled and roofed building, a manufactured home, or a gas, liquid, or liquefied gas storage tank that is principally above ground. STRUCTURAL SCM A physical device designed to trap, settle out, or filter pollutants from stormwater runoff; to alter or reduce stormwater runoff velocity, amount, timing, or other characteristics; to approximate the pre- development hydrology on a developed site; or to achieve any combination of these goals. Structural SCM includes physical practices such as constructed wetlands, vegetative practices, filter strips, grassed swales, and other methods installed or created on real property. “S tructural SCM” is synonymous with “stru ctural practice ” , “stormwater control facility, ” “stormwater control practice,” “storm water treatment practic e,” “s tormwater management practi ce,” “s tormwater control me asures,” “str uctural stormwater treatment systems,” and similar terms used in this ordinance. SUBDIVIDER Any person, firm, or corporation who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision as herein defined. SUBDIVISION All divisions of a tract or parcel of land into 2 or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose of sale, or building development (whether immediate or future) and shall include all divisions of land involving the dedications of a new street or a change in existing streets. Does not include exempt subdivision as defined by NC General Statutes. SUBSIDIARY An affiliate that is, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlled by another person. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT) Damage of any origin sustained by a structure during any 1-year period whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. See definition of “substantial
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY (FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT) As defined in NCGS 130A- 290(a) (35), any facility involved in the disposal of solid waste. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE (FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT) As defined in (NCGS 130A- 290(a) (36), any place at which solid wastes are disposed of by incineration, sanitary landfill, or any other method. SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SFHA) (FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT) The land in the floodplain subject to a one percent (1%) or greater chance of being flooded in any given year based on current conditions hydrology. START OF CONSTRUCTION (FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT) Includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. STEALTH OR STEALTH DESIGN A design or treatment such as a Distributed Antenna System or its equivalent that minimizes adverse aesthetic and visual impacts on the land, property and buildings, and other facilities
Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022
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