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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitis3 <br /> Completed <br /> An E • onmental Impact Statement that has been accepted by the Orange County Planning D=.artment <br /> as techni -lly acceptable for the purpose of being transmitted to the State Clearinghouse o or being <br /> reviewed for ..equacy by the Orange County Planning Department. <br /> Easement <br /> A grant of rights by a pro.-rty owner to another individual, group or gover • ental unit to make limited <br /> use of a portion of real prop-• for a specified purpose. <br /> Economic Development Ac ity Node <br /> Land in Transition areas of the County •ich has been sp= ifically targeted for economic development <br /> activity consisting of light industrial, distribu '•n, flex s.-ce, office, and service/retail uses. Such areas are <br /> located adjacent to interstate and major arteria •i; ays, and subject to special design criteria and <br /> performance standards. Flex space typically i • us:: one-story buildings designed, constructed, and <br /> marketed as suitable for use as offices bu :.le to acc.• modate other uses; e.g., warehouse, showroom, <br /> manufacturing assembly or similar op- - ions. <br /> Efficiency Apartment <br /> An additional dwelling uni -ccessory to a single family residence me- • g the development criteria <br /> outlined within this Ore* ance. <br /> Elevated = •ilding <br /> A non-b. .-ment building, which has its reference level raised above ground level by •undation walls, <br /> shea ' alls, posts, piers, pilings, or columns with openings sufficient to facilitate automa equalization of <br /> rostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing entry and exit of floodwaters and the u '• peded <br /> movement of floodwaters. <br /> Encroachment <br /> The advance or infringement of uses, fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures or development into <br /> a floodplain, which may impede ore alter the flow capacity of a floodplain.49 <br /> •ineered (or Structural) Stormwater Controls <br /> A struc . al Best Management Practice (BMP) used to reduce non-point source pollution to rec Ping <br /> waters in o .-r to achieve water quality protection goals. (See also Best Management Pr- 'ces and <br /> Detention Pon. Unless otherwise specified, "BMP", when used in this Ordinance, re - s to structural <br /> BMPs.) <br /> Environmental Docum- • <br /> An EA, EIS, or FONSI, or all of the <br /> Environmentally Sensitive Areas <br /> Land which is subject to special natural enviro • ent- onditions such as flooding that present significant <br /> constraints to built development. <br /> Equestrian Center <br /> A facility designed and inter.-d for the display of equestrian skills and - hosting of events including, but <br /> not limited to, showju •• ng, dressage, rodeos, general horse/mule shows, .•d similar equestrian <br /> disciplines. Event ay be larger scale, such as horse shows expected to gener- - more than 80 traffic <br /> trips per day, d may be held more frequently than once per month. A commercial a.le may be <br /> included ' the site. <br /> -xisting Construction <br /> 49 Correcting for a grammatical error in a definition related to our flood management program. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-12 <br />