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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 10-35
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<br />Repetitive loss
<br />Flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during any ten year period for
<br />which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on the average, equals or exceeds 25% of
<br />the market value, or the tax value in the absence of recent comparative sales, of the structure before the
<br />damage occurred.
<br />Research and Manufacturing
<br />A research and manufacturing establishment which accommodates and supports research and research
<br />applications as well as related office and light industrial uses including, but not limited to, laboratories,
<br />prototype production facilities, and general production facilities. Activities and operations must occur
<br />entirely indoors and have limited impacts on surrounding properties.
<br />Research Facility
<br />A facility which accommodates research and research applications. Such facilities may include
<br />laboratories, offices, and other facilities for research and development, as well as prototype production
<br />facilities for product creation. Prototype production shall be limited in scale to that necessary to fully
<br />analyze the merits of the product. Facilities may be housed in multiple structures in a cohesive, campus-
<br />like design, provided all research and development activities are conducted wholly indoor s.
<br />Reservoir, Class I
<br />A body of water, such as a pond or lake, confined by a dam or other barrier to be used for public water
<br />supply from which water flows by gravity or is pumped directly to a treatment plant or to a small
<br />intervening storage basin and thence to a treatment plant.
<br />Reservoir, Class II
<br />A body of water, such as a pond or lake, confined by a dam or other barrier to be used for public water
<br />supply from which water flows by gravity or is pumped to a Class I reservoir prior to final entrance to a
<br />water treatment plant.
<br />Residential Development
<br />Buildings for residential use such as attached and detached single family dwellings, apartment
<br />complexes, condominiums, townhouses, cottages, and their associated outbuildings such as garages,
<br />storage buildings, and gazebos.
<br />Residential Floor Area
<br />The sum of areas for residential use on all floors of the building measured from the outside faces of the
<br />exterior walls, including halls, lobbies, stairways, elevator shafts, enclosed porches and balconies, and
<br />below-grade floor areas used for habitation and residential access.
<br />Not countable as floor area are:
<br />a) Open terraces, patios, atriums, or balconies
<br />b) Carports, garages, breezeways, toolsheds
<br />c) Special-purpose areas for common use of occupants, such as recreation rooms of social halls
<br />d) Staff space for therapy or examination in care housing
<br />e) Basement space not used for living accommodations
<br />f) Any commercial or other non-residential space.
<br />Residential Land Area
<br />All portions of a parcel or tract of land intended to support residential development of any classification
<br />(i.e. single-family, multi-family, etc), including accessory uses, and all land necessary to comply with the
<br />provisions of this Ordinance. With respect to subdivisions and Conditional District projects, this term shall
<br />be construed as including streets located entirely within the residential portion(s) of the development,
<br />common open space, lands accepted for dedication for public purposes, and accessory and commercial
<br />uses when developed as part of a mixed use development project.
<br />Residential Use
<br />A use of property characterized by the use of a structure(s) for habitation by an individual, family, or group
<br />of unrelated individuals.
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