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Article 10: Definitions <br />Section 10.1: Definitions <br />Home Occupa , <br />An accessory business use, which is ow resident of residentially -zoned property, <br />and is c su ordinate to the es idential use o <br />Home Park <br />A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved in compliance with <br />Sections 3.8 and 5.5.4 for the placement of mobile homes /manufactured homes and Temporary <br />Residential Units for use during the duration of the lease. The term includes mobile home parks <br />developed under previous permitting requirements. <br />ome Park Space <br />A rcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by one and only one Mobile Home or emporary <br />Resi ential Unit and for the exclusive use of the occupants of said dwellings. <br />Hotel, otel, Motor Lodge, Motor Inn, Inn, Tourist Court <br />A building o group of attached or detached buildings containing, in combination, t or more lodging <br />units, or ten o more dwelling units intended primarily for rental or lease to transi is by the day or week, <br />as distinguishe rom multi - family dwellings, rooming houses and residential h els in which rentals and <br />leases are for wee ly or longer periods and occupants are generally residen rather than transients. <br />Hotel, Residentia <br />A building or group of att hed or detached buildings containing, in c bination, ten or more lodging <br />units available for occupan only for periods of thirty days or longe , provided, however, that temporary <br />lodging units for guests of reg lar tenants may be provided in any esidential hotel, with number of such <br />units limited to 10% of the num r of tenant lodging units. <br />Immediate Neighborhood <br />A subdivision or area of the county whi distinguishes it rom other subdivisions or areas by virtue of its <br />location within the service area of a park 'te or sites a shown on the adopted "Recreation Service Area <br />Boundaries Map" on file in the Planning De rtment. <br />Impervious Surface <br />A surface composed of any material that impe es prevents the natural infiltration of water into the soil. <br />Such surfaces include concrete, asphalt an gravel rfaces. These include, but are not be limited to, <br />streets and parking areas, sidewalks, pa ti , and struc res that cover the land. <br />Industrial, Light <br />Manufacturing & processing operat' ns that occur entirely ind rs and have limited impacts on <br />surrounding properties, including ut not limited to, production o the following: food products (i.e. <br />commercial bakery, candy, and everages, including bottling); sur 'cal, medical and dental instruments; <br />wood cabinets, furniture and holstery; light machinery, including h sehold appliances; toys, sporting <br />and athletic equipment, ex ding firearms and ammunition; and, pape roducts, such as bags, <br />containers, and cardboar . <br />Industrial, Medi <br />Manufacturing & p cessing operations that may occur indoors or outdoors and ve limited impacts <br />beyond the bou aries of the zoning district, including, but not limited to, the follo ' g: heavy household, <br />commercial a industrial appliances; manufactured homes, recreational vehicles an related <br />components, automotive, farm and construction machinery; and, commercial building c mponents. <br />Indus ial, Heavy <br />Manu cturing & processing operations with a greater potential to impact surrounding properti , where a <br />ma j ity or large component of the operation may occur in the open air. Such uses may include, ut not <br />b imited to, the following: asphalt mixing plants; cement manufacturing or processing; commerci food <br />rocessing (packing and rendering) plants, including meat, poultry and fish; and, concrete mixing pla ts. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 -19 <br />