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Article 10: Definitims <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> eet in a platted subdivision which are open for vehicular traffic and have been offered for dedication to <br /> the p.olio and where the offer for dedication has not been accepted. <br /> Recreatio pace <br /> Exterior area app .riately improved for common recreational use. Part of total an• vability open space. <br /> Recreation Space ' - io <br /> Recreation space ratio is the imum square footage of open space '• residential areas, suitable by <br /> location, size, shape, access an• •rovements, required for eac quare foot of gross land area. This <br /> area is a public or private exterior are- 'mproved for recreatio • all residents, having a least dimension <br /> of 50 feet, and average dimension of 101 -et and a mini . area of 10,000 square feet. <br /> Recreation Vehicle (RV) <br /> A self-propelled or towed vehicle, qualified to .- licen :i by the appropriate State Agency, and is built on <br /> a single chassis, 400 square feet or less . en measured . the largest horizontal projection, providing <br /> short term recreational living accom .rations, designed prim: .ly not for use as a permanent dwelling, <br /> but as temporary living quarters -., for 180 days or less) for rec _-tional, camping, travel, or seasonal <br /> use. <br /> Recreational Fa ' ities <br /> A use of propert occurring indoors and/or outdoors providing recreational ameni = , activities, or <br /> services for ampensation. Activities shall include, but not be limited to: sports playe• •in a court, <br /> amuse - t arcades, bowling alleys, skating rinks, shooting ranges, billiard and pool hal , .aintball, rope <br /> clim. g or obstacle courses, go-kart or motor cross tracks, exercise centers including aerobe .nd yoga <br /> adios, athletic facilities, and gymnasiums. <br /> Reference level <br /> The portion of a struottr- - - _-.- -e••-• - - _ e- _e-- _ -e _ •- --_I _ ___ protection <br /> clevation to do .rm n°-r-eguiatory compliance. For structures within S e- ___ - _ <br /> designated as Zone AE, the reference-level is the top of the lowest floor. The bottom of the lowest <br /> horizontal structure member of the lowest floor for structures within all Special Flood Hazard Areas. 50 <br /> Regulatory flood protection elevation <br /> The Base Flood Elevation plus the Freeboard establishes this elevation. In Special Flood Hazard Areas <br /> where Base Flood Elevations have been determined, this elevation shall be the Base Flood Elevation <br /> plus two feet of freeboard. In Special Flood Hazard Areas where no BFE has been established, this <br /> elevation shall be at two feet above the highest adjacent grade. Regulatory flood protection elevation is <br /> interchangeable with "design floods". <br /> Rehabs i . - - acility <br /> A facility licensed by the appropria e s - - ::_• -_ _ - • --: - - as ity for individuals who are <br /> handicapped, aged, disc. -• _. - • • enners, addicte. o . • -: e • is requiring professional <br /> h-= - -- -, -.0 supervision, or rehabilitation. <br /> Remedy a violation <br /> To bring the structure or other development into compliance with State and Orange County laws and <br /> regulations. In terms of compliance with Orange County floodplain management regulations, the term <br /> shall also include reduction of the impacts of a development's noncompliance including protecting the <br /> structure or other affected development from flood damages, implementing the enforcement provisions of <br /> the ordinance or otherwise deterring future similar violations, or reducing federal financial exposure with <br /> regard to the structure or other development. <br /> Repetitive loss <br /> 5o Staff is proposing to modify the existing definition to be consistent with the revised 2017 model flood ordinance <br /> prepared by FEMA. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-36 <br />