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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Photovoltaic (PV) <br /> Technology that converts light directly into electricity. <br /> Portable Building <br /> A building not intended for residential use consisting of one or more modules constructed off the ultimate <br /> site of use and transported to that site. <br /> Post-FIRM <br /> Development for which construction started on or after March 16, 1981. <br /> Pre-FIRM <br /> Development for which construction started before March 16, 1981. <br /> Premises <br /> A parcel of land with its appurtenances and buildings which, because of its unity of use, may be regarded <br /> as a unit of real estate. <br /> Principally Above Ground Structure <br /> A structure whereby at least 51% of the actual cash value of the structure is located above ground. <br /> Principal Structure <br /> Any building or other structure occupied or used for the purpose of conducting the principal use of the <br /> property. <br /> Principal Use <br /> A use which falls under one of the categories listed in the Table of Permitted Uses, which is the primary <br /> and chief purpose for which a lot is used. <br /> Professional Services <br /> Establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. <br /> Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: accountants, architects, attorneys, dentists, <br /> doctors, engineers, real estate agents, and veterinarians. <br /> Public Body <br /> Any government or governmental agency of the Orange County, the State of North Carolina, or the <br /> United States of America. <br /> Public Hearing <br /> A hearing opened at any regular meeting of either the Board of County Commissioners or the Board of <br /> Adjustments. <br /> Public Interest Area <br /> Land which contains public or quasi-public uses such as state parks, research forests or known <br /> archaeological or historical sites. <br /> Public Safety Hazard and/or Nuisance <br /> Anything, which is injurious to the safety or health of an Orange County neighborhood, or any <br /> considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary <br /> manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin. <br /> Public Vehicular Areas <br /> Street in a platted subdivision which are open for vehicular traffic and have been offered for dedication to <br /> the public and where the offer for dedication has not been accepted. <br /> Recreation Space <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-33 <br />