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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-20 <br /> <br />Land Use Plan <br />A set of documents and maps that categorize existing patterns of land development and set guidelines for <br />the desirable intensity, density, quantity, type, location and timing of future development based upon the <br />goals and policies set forth in the Plan. The Land Use Plan can be found in the Land Use Element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />Lap <br />The area between a person's knees and his or her waist. <br />Length of Wall <br />The horizontal distance from corner to corner. Where walls in continuous general frontage (as in the case <br />of attached dwellings) are off-set by angles or setbacks of six feet or more, the length of each segment so <br />set off shall be measured separately in establishing pertinent yard depth. Length of the wall of a circular <br />building shall be construed as the diameter of the building. <br />Level of Service <br />A qualitative measure that describes the operational conditions or a road or intersection, as defined by <br />the Highway Capacity Manual. The various service levels are defined by a range from A to F, with A <br />representing free flow traffic conditions and F representing stop-and-go traffic. <br />Light, Flashing <br />A light that intermittently flashes on and off. <br />Light Source <br />The point of origin illumination emanates; usually a lamp. Please refer to the definition of Outdoor <br />Lighting, Lamp for additional information. <br />Light Trespass <br />Intrusion of direct light projected from one property or roadway onto another property or roadway. <br />Livability Space <br />Livability space is part of total open space appropriately improved and located as outdoor living space for <br />residents and for aesthetic appeal. Such spaces include lawns and other landscaped areas, walkways, <br />paved terraces and sitting areas, outdoor recreational areas, and landscaped portions of street rights-of- <br />way. Such space shall not be used for vehicles, except for incidental service, maintenance or emergency <br />action. <br />Livability Space Ratio <br />Livability space ratio is the minimum square footage of non-vehicular outdoor space required for each <br />square foot of land area in residential development. It is open space used for people, planting and visual <br />appeal and does not include vehicular parking and access areas. <br />Lodgings <br />Living quarters which do not contain independent kitchen facilities, provided, however, that dwelling units <br />occupied by transients on a rental or lease basis for periods of less than one week shall be considered <br />lodging units even though they contain independent kitchen facilities. <br /> <br />Lodging Unit <br />A room or rooms connected together, constituting a separate lodging for one family only, physically <br />separated from any other rooms or dwelling or lodging units. Where two or more rooms are connected by <br />a doorway or doorways, and arranged, equipped and furnished in such a manner that they might <br />reasonably be rented, leased or occupied, either individually or in combination, each room shall be <br />construed as a lodging unit. <br />33