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Article 10: Definitic Section 10.1: Definitions St • Area, -affic Impact The are: in which a traffic impact analysis will be made and extending approximately one mile along roadways ...acent to a development project and in both directions from all access poin : or to a major intersection alo•: these roadways. subdivider Any person or persons, fir •r corporation subdividing land within the j diction of this Ordinance. subdivision All divisions of a tract or parcel of land • o two or more lots . ilding sites or other divisions for the purpose of sale or building development ( •-ther imme. -te or future) and includes all division of land involving the dedication of a new street or a ch; ge existing streets. Subdivision, Exempt a) The combination or recombinati•• of portions of p : iously subdivided and recorded lots if the total number of lots is not inc rased and the resultant . s are equal to or exceed the standards of the County, including priv. e road justification standards, detailed within this Ordinance. b) The division of land i . parcels greater than 10 acres if no s :et right-of-way dedication is involved. c) The public ac. sition by purchase of strips of land for widening or o•: ing streets. d) The divisio• of a tract in single ownership of the entire area of which is n. :reater than two acres into no ore than three lots, if no street right-of-way dedication is involved .•• if the resultant lot re equal to or exceed the standards of the County as shown by its subdivis., regulations. S - ivision, Major ny division of land that is not classified as an Exempt or Minor subdivision. Subdivision, Minor A division of a tract of land that does not: a) Create more than five lots for conventional design options, or more than 12 lots for flexible development, including the residual acreage, from any one tract of land in any 24 month period; b) Dedicate or improve any new public street other than widening an existing public street; c) Extend public water and/or sanitary sewerage systems other than laterals to serve individual lots; d) Necessitate the installation of drainage improvements which would require easements through one or more lots to serve other lots; and e) At the option of the applicant, involve vesting of the subdivision for a period greater than one year. Su• antial damage Damage • -ny origin sustained by a structure during any one year period whereby the cost • estoring the structure to before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50% of the marke .- ue of the structure before the •; age occurred. See definition of"substantial improvemen " ubstantial damage also means flood-relate. •; age sustained by a structure on two separate •- asions during a ten-year period for which the cost of re.:. s at the time of each such flood event . the average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market value o •e structure before the dam- - occurred. Substantial improvement Any combination of repairs, reconstruction, reha.. . . , addition, or other improvement of a structure, taking place during any one year period wh- .y the cost • hich equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the start • onstruction of the imp . ement. This term includes structures, which have incurred substantial •- age, regardless of the actual re.:. work performed. The term does not, however, include either - correction of existing violations of State o •range County health, sanitary, or safety cod- -•ecifications which have been identified by the Orang- ounty code enforcement offic.- -nd which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living con. ..ns, or any alteration of - istoric structure provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure _.ntinued design. '•n as a historic structure. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-55