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Article 10: Definitions 37 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Overlay Zoning District; Overlay Zone <br /> A special zoning district that applies supplemental standards in addition to the underlying zoning <br /> requirements. <br /> Package Treatment Plant <br /> Privately owned and operated sewage treatment facility. These plants are prefabricated by the <br /> manufacturer and delivered as completed units to the clients. <br /> Parking Deck <br /> A special structure of two or more levels designed to be used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles. <br /> Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio <br /> This is the minimum square footage of pedestrian access and landscaped areas in a non-residential <br /> development for each square foot of gross land area. <br /> Pedestrian/Landscaped Space <br /> Pedestrian/landscaped space is part of total open space appropriately improved and located as outdoor <br /> space for pedestrian use and for aesthetic appeal. Such space includes lawns and other landscaped <br /> areas, walkways, paved terraces and sitting areas. Such space shall not be used for vehicles except for <br /> incidental service, maintenance or emergency actions. <br /> Personal Services <br /> An establishment engaged in providing services generally involving the care of the person (e.g. <br /> hairdresser, tailor). <br /> Phase of Grading <br /> One of two types of grading: rough or fine. <br /> Photovoltaic (PV) <br /> Technology that converts light directly into electricity. <br /> Portable Building <br /> A building not intended for residential use consisting of one or more modules constructed off the ultimate <br /> site of use and transported to that site. <br /> Post-FIRM <br /> Development for which construction started on or after March 16, 1981. <br /> Pre-FIRM <br /> Development for which construction started before March 16, 1981. <br /> Premises <br /> A parcel of land with its appurtenances and buildings which, because of its unity of use, may be regarded <br /> as a unit of real estate. <br /> Principally Above Ground Structure <br /> A structure whereby at least 51% of the actual cash value of the structure is located above ground. <br /> Principal Structure <br /> Any building or other structure occupied or used for the purpose of conducting the principal use of the <br /> property. <br /> Principal Use <br /> A use which falls under one of the categories listed in the Table of Permitted Uses, which is the primary <br /> and chief purpose for which a lot is used. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-29 <br />