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Article 10: Definitions <br />Section 10.1: Definitions <br />O Burning Of Trees, Limbs, Stumps And Construction Debris Associ d With <br />The Pe fitted Activity <br />The disposa limbs, stumps and construction debris associated with the permitted ivity by means of <br />outdoor fires. <br />Open Space - (flexib evelopment) <br />"Primary Conservation Areas" a "Secondary Conservation Areas" s defined in Section 7.13, which <br />are preserved through conservation sements or other restrict' s in a flexible development subdivision. <br />Open Space - (land use intensity) <br />A. Open space is the total horizontal area > overed open space plus half the total horizontal <br />area of covered open space subject to ' itatio set forth below. <br />B. Uncovered open space is total gr land area not vered by buildings, plus open exterior <br />balconies and roof areas impr ed as recreation space. <br />C. Covered open space is u le open space closed to the sky, ut having two clear unobstructed <br />open or partially ope des. Partially open sides is to be cons tr as 50% or more. Examples <br />of covered space e covered balconies, covered portions of improv oof areas, or space under <br />buildings sup rted on columns or posts or cantilevered. The square fooMge countable as <br />covered gon space shall not exceed the square footage of the open space sTdes. <br />Open ace Ratio <br />The nimum square footage of open space required for each square foot of gross land area. This <br />udes parking and vehicular access areas and it can also include balconies, and roofs improved for <br />recreation. <br />Outdoor Advertising <br />See Sign, Off - premise Commercial <br />r Advertising Industry <br />iizations that provide outdoor displays or display space on a lease or rental basis <br />Outdoor ' hting <br />Installation of I ' g equipment, whether attached to poles, building structures e earth, or any other <br />location to allow for illumination of a building and exterior area(s) within t confines of a defined <br />property line. Included a open air spaces on a property, which are un a roof or other cover and not <br />fully enclosed such as a can pavilion, drive - through bay, or parki deck. <br />Outdoor Lighting, Cutoff Fix %aanner <br />A fixture shielded or constructed in s that n ore than 2 ' /z% of the total light emitted by <br />the fixture is projected above the horoft fixture. <br />Outdoor Lighting, Direct Light <br />Light emitted directly from the lamp, off of e reflector diffu or through the refractor or diffuser lens, of <br />a luminaire. <br />Outdoor Lighting, Fixtu <br />The assembly that houses e lamp or lamps and can include all or some of following parts: a <br />housing, a mounting br et or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector o irror, and /or a <br />refractor or lens. <br />Outdoor ghting, Flood Lamp <br />A form ighting designed to direct its output in a specific direction with a reflector formed from th <br />env pe of the lamp itself. Such lamps are so designated by the manufacturers and are typically us <br />Widential outdoor area lighting. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 -29 <br />41 <br />