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Article 10: Definitions <br />Section 1O,1:Definitions <br />and limited (not to exceed 25% of any Node) higher density residential uses. <br />Commercial Transition Activity Node Land <br />Land focused on designated road intersections within either a 10- or 20-year transition area that is <br />appropriate for retail and other commercial uses. <br />Community Center <br />A new or existing facility that is owned or operated by a non-profit group from the community for non- <br />commercial activity. <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />An internally consistent and compatible statement of policies for the long term, physical development of <br />that portion of Orange County under County jurisdiction, consisting ofa statement ofdevelopment <br />policies and maps and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards and plan proposals for physical <br />development. <br />The Comprehensive Plan also consists of adopted area plans which focus on a portion of the County <br />such aoo township, a watershed nran interstate highway interchange. Technical information and/or task <br />force reports prepared as part of a plan element or an area plan and incorporated as part of the appendix <br />oforoma supplement are also considered part Vf the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Devices <br />Systems that use lenses or mirrors, and often tracking systems-to focus or reflect a large area of sunlight <br />into a small area. The concentrated energy is absorbed by a transfer fluid or gas and used as a heat <br />source for either a conventional r)ower plant, such as a steam power plant, or a power conversion unit, <br />such as a sterling engine. Also known as Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) <br />Conditional Districts <br />AzoninQ technique authorized by N.C.G.S. 153A-342 which allows for the imposition of mutually agreed <br />upon individualized development conditions as part of the legislative rezoning process. The Conditional <br />Use District and Conditional Zoning Districts are subsets of the term Conditional Districts. Land may be <br />placed in a conditional district only upon petition of all of the owners of the land to be included; said <br />petition must be approved following the procedures set forth in Section 2.9 of this Ordinance, <br />Conditional Use District (CUD) <br />A floating zoning district that has no permitted uses. Applications for a CUD must link the CUD toa <br />general use zoning district and conform with all applicable development regulations for the corresponding <br />general use zoning district. CUDs require approval of both a rezoning application and Class A Special <br />Use Permit; see Sections 2.9.1 and 3.8. <br />Conditional Zoning District (CZD) <br />A specific floating zoning district with specific permitted uses, as detailed within this Ordinance.. <br />Controlled Access Highway <br />A state or city highway, or section thereof, especially designed for through traffic and over, from, orho <br />which highway owners or occupants of abutting property, or others, shall have only controlled right of <br />easement ofaccess. For the purposes of this Ordinance, Controlled Access Highway shall be Interstate <br />85, Interstate 40, and any area located within the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) overlay district. <br />County <br />Orange County Government. <br />Custodial Care <br />A form of care that is primarily for the purpose of assisting a person in the activities of daily living or in <br />meeting personal rather than medical needs, which is not intended to provide specific therapy as the <br />result ofen illness or injury and does not constitute skilled care. The term shall refer to personal care that <br />does not require the continuing attention or supervision of trained, medical, or paramedical personnel. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page lu-b <br />