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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions 83 <br /> ubdivision, Minor <br /> A ivisicn of a tract of land that does not: <br /> Create more than five lots, including the residual acreage, from any one tract of Ian in any 24 <br /> month period; <br /> b) edicate or improve any new public street other than widening an existing publi street; <br /> c) E end public water and/or sanitary sewerage systems other than laterals to s rve individual lots; <br /> d) Ned ssitate the installation of drainage improvements which would require sements through <br /> one more lots to serve other lots; and <br /> e) At the o tion of the applicant, involve vesting of the subdivision for a per" d greater than one <br /> year. <br /> Substantial dam a e <br /> Damage of any origin su tained by a structure during any one year peri whereby the cost of restoring <br /> the structure to its before- maged condition would equal or exceed 5 /o of the market value of the <br /> structure before the damage ccurred. See definition of"substantial mprovement." Substantial damage <br /> also means flood-related dam e sustained by a o <br /> structure n two eparate occasions during a ten-year <br /> period for which the cost of repai at the time of each such floo vent, on the average, equals or <br /> exceeds 25% of the market value the structure before the d age occurred. <br /> Substantial improvement <br /> Any combination of repairs, reconstructio rehabilitation addition, or other improvement of a structure, <br /> taking place during any one year period wh reby the c st of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market <br /> value of the structure before the start of cons uction f the improvement. This term includes structures, <br /> which have incurred substantial damage, regar es of the actual repair work performed. The term does <br /> not, however, include either any correction of exi ng violations of State or Orange County health, <br /> sanitary, or safety code specifications which ha e b en identified by the Orange County code <br /> enforcement official and which are the minim nece sary to assure safe living conditions, or any <br /> alteration of a historic structure provided th the altera i n will not preclude the structure's continued <br /> designation as a historic structure. <br /> Support System <br /> A combination of footers, piers, cap , and shims that will, when roperly installed, support the mobile <br /> home. Masonry walls may be ins Iled as a cosmetic feature. <br /> Telecommunication F ilities, Accessory Use <br /> A use incidental to, subordi ate to, and subservient to the principal use the property. As defined in this <br /> section an accessory use .s a secondary use. <br /> Telecommunica ' n Facilities, Antenna <br /> A system of electri I conductor communications equipment that transmits and/o receives <br /> electromagnetic r dio signals used in the provision of all types of wireless commun ations services. <br /> Telecom nication Facilities, Applicant <br /> Any wireles service provider or wireless support structure owner submitting an applicatio fora wireless <br /> facility. <br /> Tel ommunication Facilities, Application <br /> A f mal request, containing all necessary and required documentation, submitted to Orange Cou to <br /> C struct or modify a wireless support structure or a wireless facility. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Base Station <br /> A station at a specific site authorized to communicate with mobile stations, generally consisting of radio <br /> receivers, antennas, coaxial cables, power supplies, and other associated electronics.'— <br /> 7 The tenn base station is new to State Law and we are adding the definition to the UDO. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-50 <br />