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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-27 <br /> <br />Mean sea level <br />For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) as <br />corrected in 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) as corrected in 1988, or other vertical <br />control datum used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain, to which Base <br />Flood Elevations shown on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced. Refer to each FIRM <br />panel to determine datum used. <br />Meat Processing Facility, Community <br />A smaller scale facility where livestock or wildlife is slaughtered, processed, and packaged for personal <br />consumption and/or wholesale or retail sale. The livestock must be raised on the subject farm and from 1 <br />to 4 other cooperative farm partners. <br />Meat Processing Facility, Regional <br />A larger scale facility where livestock is slaughtered, processed, and prepared for distribution for <br />wholesale or retail sale. <br />Metal Fabrication Shop <br />A facility that is engaged in the shaping of metal and similar materials for wholesale or retail sale. <br />Microbrewery, production only <br />A facility that produces less than 15,000 barrels per year of craft malt beverages for wholesale or retail <br />sale and consumption off the premises. Shall be considered a bona fide farming use if located on a farm <br />and using primarily crops produced on-site. <br />Microbrewery with Minor Events <br />A facility that produces less than 15,000 barrels per year of craft malt beverages for consumption on- or <br />off-site with limited hours for tours of the facility and tastings of the products produced on-site, and small <br />periodic events that are expected to attract fewer than 150 people to the site. Food services may be <br />permitted under the conditional zoning or special use permit approval. <br />Microbrewery with Major Events <br />A facility that produces less than 15,000 barrels per year of craft malt beverages for consumption on- or <br />off-site with tours of the facility, tastings of the products produced on-site, and periodic events that are <br />expected to attract more than 150 people to the site. Food services may be permitted under the <br />conditional zoning or special use permit approval. <br />Mobile Home <br />A dwelling unit that: <br />a) Is not constructed in accordance with the standards of the North Carolina Uniform Residential <br />Building for One- and Two-Family Dwellings; <br />b) Is composed of one or more components, each of which is substantially assembled in a <br />manufacturing plant and designed to be transported to the home site on its own chassis for <br />placement on a temporary or semi-permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, <br />and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein; and <br />c) Exceeds eight feet in body width and 32 feet in body length. <br />d) Is not certified by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. <br />Mobile home shall also mean a double-wide mobile home. An RV and/or a Tiny Home may be also <br />considered or converted to a mobile home depending on its design, classification, and building materials. <br /> <br />Mobile Home, Accessory <br />A subordinate structure, the use of which is customarily incidental to the permitted use of the principal <br />buildings. Accessory uses include, but are not limited to: <br />a) Storage unit, <br />b) Office, and <br />c) Classroom facility. <br /> 27