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Amended <br />6/25191 Septic Tank System - A subsurface sanitary sewage system consisting of a <br />septic tank and a subsurface disposal field. <br />Setback - Yard space other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed by any <br />structure or portion of a structure from thirty inches above the general ground level <br />of the graded lot upward, except as specifically provided in these regulations; <br />provided, however, that fences and walls may be permitted in any setback subject <br />to height limitations established generally or for the district and, further provided <br />that poles, posts and other customary accessories, ornaments, furniture and <br />landscaping shall be permitted in any setback if they do not constitute substantial <br />impediments to free flow of light and air across the setback or violate provisions of <br />these or other regulations regarding visibility. <br />Sign - Any device designed to inform or attract attention of persons not on the <br />premises on which the device is located. <br />Amended <br />6/4/84 Sign, Identification - On- premise sign identifying a business, person, service, <br />activity, commodity or product. <br />Amended <br />6/4/84 Sign, Incidental - On- premise sign providing information for the convenience and <br />necessity of the public, such as "exit ", "no admittance ", "parking ", etc. <br />Sign, Off - Premise - A sign other than an on -site sign. <br />Amended <br />1/3184 Sign, On- Premise - Any sign visible from a public right -of -way identifying or <br />advertising a business, person, activity, goods, products, or services located on <br />the premises where the sign is installed and maintained. <br />Sign, Outdoor Advertising - A sign by the outdoor advertising industry and <br />relating in its subject matter to a business, service, commodity, accommodation, <br />attraction or other activity conducted, sold, or offered, at a location other than the <br />premises on which the sign is located. <br />Amended <br />10/7/91 Site Specific Development Plan - A plan approved by the Orange County Board <br />of Commissioners following a public hearing and which describes, with reasonable <br />certainty, the type and intensity of use fora specific parcel or parcels of property <br />located within the County's zoning jurisdiction. A Site Specific Development Plan <br />shall be deemed approved upon the effective date of the Board of Commissioners' <br />action. <br />Site Plans, Special Use Permits, Planned Developments, and Preliminary <br />Subdivision Plats may be approved as Site Specific Development Plans in <br />accordance with Section 8 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. Site Specific <br />Development Plans are required only where an applicant wishes to vest his <br />property rights for a period longer than that otherwise permitted by this Ordinance. <br />