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Article 10: Definitions Section 10.1: Definitions Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-61 Temporary Use Building A building, not intended for residential use, consisting of one or more modules constructed off the ultimate site of use. The building is also not attached to a permanent or semi-permanent foundation. Ten-Year Transition Land Land located in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to urban densities and/or intensities, that are suitable for higher densities and/or intensities and could be provided with public utilities and services within the first 10-year phase of the Comprehensive Plan update or where such utilities and services are already present or planned. Non-residential uses implemented in accordance with small area plans and/or overlay districts may be appropriate. Theater A building or outdoor area in which plays and other performances are given and/or viewed including, but not limited to: comedy performances, dance companies, dinner theater, improvisational theater, motion pictures, musicals including symphonies, operas, puppet, and plays. Tourist Home A building or group of attached or detached buildings containing, in combination, three to nine lodging units for occupancy for daily or weekly periods, with or without board, and primarily for occupancy by transients, as distinguished from rooming houses, in which occupancy is primarily by residents rather than transients. Traffic Generation: Low Uses which generate an average of less than 200 vehicle trips per day. Traffic Generation: Medium Uses which generate an average of between 200 and 800 vehicle trips per day. Traffic Generation: High Uses which generate an average of more than 800 vehicle trips per day. Transmission Lines a) For lines carrying electrical energy, transmission lines are those which carry 45,000 volts or more. b) For lines which carry liquids or gases, transmission lines are those operating or designed to operate at pressures of one hundred pounds per square inch or greater. Travel Trailer A structure that is: a) Intended to be transported over the streets and highways (either as a motor vehicle or attached to or hauled by a motor vehicle), and b) Designed for temporary use as sleeping quarters, but that does not meet the definition of a manufactured home. Tree, DBH Diameter at breast height of a tree, which is measured at 4.5 feet above ground surface level. Tree, Critical Root Zone The minimum area beneath a tree which must be left undisturbed in order to preserve a sufficient root mass to give a tree a reasonable chance of survival. The critical root zone is approximately one foot of radial distance for every inch of tree's DBH, with a minimum of eight feet. Tree, High Value A tree that meets or exceeds the following standards: for pine species, 14” DBH or greater, or 18” or greater stump diameter, and for hardwood or wetland species, 16” DBH or greater, or 24” or greater stump diameter. 199