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Article 10: Definitions
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
<br /> •ecial Event
<br /> A c•• mercial activity attracting at least 20 people at any given time, that typically does no .nvolve
<br /> perman_ t structures, and does not occur more frequently than seven days in a 30-da •eriod or more
<br /> than 50 da, per year. Examples of special events are craft shows, small festivals oncerts, medical or
<br /> veterinary climb , and sites operated by businesses engaged in hosting outdoor social events such as
<br /> picnics or recepti•• sponsored by a restaurant or caterer.
<br /> Activities which are n• included in this definition include:
<br /> a) Events of a pers••al or non-profit, nature such as family reun't s and church activities;
<br /> b) Farm-related or rura -vents such as horse shows, 4-H ev= s and auctions; and
<br /> c) Fund-raising events for -•n-profit organizations.
<br /> Special Flood Hazard Area (S - A )
<br /> The land in the floodplain subject to a 1% • •reater • ance of being flooded in any given year as
<br /> determined in Section 4.3 of this Ordinance, a •- fined by the base flood elevation. The mapped special
<br /> flood hazard area approximates the base floo• el- -tion.
<br /> Special Flood Hazard Area Ov lay District
<br /> An overlay district establishing sta •ards for development fo .roperties within identified floodplains.
<br /> Special-Purpose Uni • Government
<br /> Any special district or p . is authority
<br /> Special Use
<br /> A use which , •uld not be appropriate generally throughout the zoning district or wi •ut special study, but
<br /> which, if c► trolled as to number, area, location or relation to neighborhood, would be appropriate. Such
<br /> uses -ich are listed as Special Uses in the Permitted Use Table, Section 5 2, may be ins : led and
<br /> op-'-ted only after approval by the Board of Commissioners or by the Board of Adjustment, a
<br /> -•propriate, subject to the general and specific standards.
<br /> Specified Anatomical Areas
<br /> (a) Less than completely and opaquely covered human: (i) genitals, pubic region, (ii) buttocks, or(Hi)
<br /> female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or
<br /> (b) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
<br /> Specified Sexual Activities
<br /> (a) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
<br /> (b) Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; or
<br /> (c) Fondling or other erotic touchings of human genitals, pubic regions, buttocks or female-breasts.
<br /> rt of Construction
<br /> Inclu•-• ubstantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided t -
<br /> actual start • onstruction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or othe
<br /> improvement was , hin 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either t - rst placement of
<br /> permanent construction . a structure (including a manufactured home) on a sit-, uch as the pouring of
<br /> slabs or footings, installation • •iles, construction of columns, or any wor. •-yond the stage of
<br /> excavation; or the placement of a - ufactured home on a founda . Permanent construction does not
<br /> include land preparation, such as cleari •, •rading, and fillin• -•r does it include the installation of
<br /> streets and/or walkways; nor does it include e.--vation a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or
<br /> the erection of temporary forms; nor does it inclu•- - installation on the property of accessory buildings,
<br /> such as garages or sheds not occupied as • .- ling units : not part of the main structure. For a
<br /> substantial improvement, the actual - of construction mean 4e first alteration of any wall, ceiling,
<br /> floor, or other structural part of • - •uilding, whether or not that alter- .•n affects the external dimensions
<br /> of the building.
<br /> State A• - •
<br /> Ever --partment, agency, institution, public authority, board, commission, bureau, division, -•uncil,
<br /> -mber of Council of State, or officer of the State government of the State of North Carolina.
<br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-51
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