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Article 10: Definitions 30 <br />Section 10.1: Definitions <br />at the distance prescribed for a rear setback from the apex of the angle. Adjacent to the <br />remainder of such lot lines, side setback requirements shall apply. <br />C. Side setback on regular lots are setbacks running from the rear line of the front setback to the <br />front line of the rear setback. Depth of side setbacks shall be measured perpendicular to the side <br />lot line, so that the required setback is a strip of the minimum depth prescribed by district <br />regulations. <br />Lot, Subdivision <br />A piece, parcel or plat of land created pursuant to the subdivision regulations contained within this <br />Ordinance and shown as such on a recorded subdivision plat. <br />Lot, Usable <br />The portion of a zoning lot unencumbered by stream buffers, drainage easements, public and private <br />rights -of -way, access easements, and transmission line easements. Lot, Usable also excludes all areas <br />within lots having slopes greater than 20 %, all bodies of water including, but not limited to, ponds, lakes, <br />reservoirs and the area within wildlife corridors (as defined in the Land Use Element of the Orange <br />County Comprehensive Plan) up to a maximum width of 150 feet total or the width of the stream buffer, <br />whichever is greater. <br />Lot, Zoning <br />A. Residential: A lot which complies with the dimensional requirements for the land use intended for <br />the zoning district in which it is to be located and which lot is either a lot of record, a subdivision lot, <br />or a lot created by a recorded subdivision plat not requiring Orange County subdivision approval. <br />B. Non - Residential: A lot which complies with the dimensional requirements for the land use intended <br />for the zoning district in which it is located. <br />C. When a zoning lot is divided by the recording of an approved subdivision plat or by the recording of <br />a subdivision plat not requiring Orange County subdivision approval, each resulting lot is a zoning <br />lot. <br />D. In cases where authorities empowered to exercise eminent domain, by purchase or condemnation, <br />create residual lots of lesser area, width or a combination thereof than required in the district, such <br />lots shall be treated as non - conforming lots and used as permitted in Article 8 of this Ordinance <br />(Non- conformities). <br />Low - Density Option <br />One of two approaches available for development in watershed overlay districts. Generally, the low - <br />density option relies on density and impervious surface limits to minimize the risk of water pollution. <br />Lowest adjacent grade (LAG) <br />The elevation of the ground, sidewalk, patio slab, or deck support immediately next to the building after <br />completion of the building. <br />Lowest floor <br />The sub floor, top of slab or grade of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or <br />flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage in an <br />area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor provided that such an <br />enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non - elevation design <br />requirements of this Ordinance. <br />Lumen <br />See Outdoor <br />Lighting, Lumen. <br />Luminaire <br />nlo +o l,nh +;nn ,s+orr that ;n 1,, +os a lan,n r lamps a, + a f +„r° See Outdoor Liphtinp, Luminaire <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 -22 <br />