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Article 10: Definitions
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
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<br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-18
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<br />Group Care Facility
<br />A facility licensed by the appropriate state agency, as a group care facility for from seven to fifteen
<br />unrelated individuals excluding supervisory personnel, who are handicapped, aged or disabled and are
<br />undergoing rehabilitation, or extended care, and are provided services to meet their specific needs. This
<br />category includes group homes for all ages, half-way houses, foster and boarding homes. The following
<br />shall not be eligible for admission to a group care facility:
<br />a) Persons addicted to or recuperating from the effects of an addiction to drugs or alcohol;
<br />b) Persons adjusting to non-prison life, including but not limited to, pre-release, work release,
<br />probationary programs and juvenile detention centers.
<br />Group Development
<br />One or more principal structures built on a single lot, tract or parcel of land and designed for occupancy
<br />by more than one separate family, firm, business or other enterprise.
<br />Guest Ranch
<br />A rural lodge providing overnight accommodations for transient guests seeking a vacation experience
<br />characteristic to that of a rural ranch; onsite facilities may include lodge or cabin accommodations, dining
<br />facilities, barns, dance hall and recreational facilities, including but not limited to riding rings, trails, fishing
<br />holes and swimming facilities.
<br />Habitable Rooms
<br />Rooms designed and used for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or combinations thereof. Bathrooms,
<br />toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage rooms, laundry and utility spaces, basement recreation rooms,
<br />and similar areas are not considered habitable rooms.
<br />Hazardous Waste Management Facility
<br />A facility or any portion of a facility for the collection, storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery,
<br />or disposal of hazardous waste on or in land in accordance with rules adopted by the State of North
<br />Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
<br />Health Services
<br />Establishments of licensed practitioners, or licensed persons independently practicing a profession,
<br />primarily engaged in rendering medical, surgical and other health related and allied personal care
<br />services in the health field including, but not limited to: acupuncturist, chiropractor, dentists including
<br />dental hygienists, dietitians, dialysis centers, family planning, homeopaths, inhalation/respiratory therapy,
<br />mental health, midwife/doula offices, naturopaths, optometrist, outpatient surgical centers,
<br />registered/licensed practical nursing offices, physical occupation and speech therapists, physicians, and
<br />podiatrists (e.g. physicians, physical therapists).
<br />Health and Personal Care Facility
<br />Public or private health facilities, establishments, or institutions, providing housing for 16 or more people
<br />where agedelderly, physically handicapped, or mentally impaired persons reside and are furnished with
<br />meals and health/personal care on a continuing basis including but not limited to: convalescent homes,
<br />nursing homes, rest homes, assisted living, sanatoria, or homes for the elderly.
<br />High-Density Option
<br />One of two approaches available for development in some watershed overlay districts. Generally, the
<br />high-density option relies on density limits and engineered stormwater controls to minimize the risk of
<br />water pollution.
<br />Highest Adjacent Grade (HAG)
<br />The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to the proposed walls of
<br />the structure.
<br />Historic structure
<br />Any structure that is:
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