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Article 10: Definitions 20 Section 10.1: Definitions High-Density Option One of two approaches available for development in some watershed overlay districts. Generally, the high-density option relies on density limits and engineered stormwater controls to minimize the risk of water pollution. Highest Adjacent Grade (HAG) The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to the proposed walls of the structure. Historic structure Any structure that is: a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the U.S. Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; c) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic landmarks in communities with a "Certified Local Government(CLG) Program,"which has been approved by the Department of the Interior; or d) Certified as contributing to the historical significance of a historic district designated by a community with a"Certified Local Government(CLG) Program". (CLG Programs are approved by the US Department of the Interior in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources through the State Historic Preservation Officer as having met the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended). Holiday Decoration Holiday displays, decorations and greetings, which relate to any federally designated holiday, legal holiday or religious holiday. Home Occupation, Major An accessory business use which is owned and operated by the resident of the property, located on a single parcel of land at least five acres in size in the AR and R-1 zoning districts, and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use of the property. Major home occupations,which do not meet the standards of a minor home occupation, shall accommodate for larger scale accessory business uses by allowing for an increase in square footage, number of onsite employees, students, customers, clients, and annual events with an approved Class B Special Use Permit. Home Occupation, Minor An accessory business use which is owned or operated by the resident of a residentially-zoned property which busine and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use of the property. Hotel, Motel, Motor Lodge, Motor Inn, Inn, Tourist Court A building or group of attached or detached buildings containing, in combination, ten or more lodging units, or ten or more dwelling units intended primarily for rental or lease to transients by the day or week, as distinguished from multi-family dwellings, rooming houses and residential hotels in which rentals and leases are for weekly or longer periods and occupants are generally residents rather than transients. Hotel, Residential A building or group of attached or detached buildings containing, in combination, ten or more lodging units available for occupancy only for periods of thirty days or longer, provided, however, that temporary lodging units for guests of regular tenants may be provided in any residential hotel, with number of such units limited to 10% of the number of tenant lodging units. Immediate Neighborhood A subdivision or area of the county which distinguishes it from other subdivisions or areas by virtue of its location within the service area of a park site or sites as shown on the adopted "Recreation Service Area Boundaries Map" on file in the Planning Department. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-14