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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-30 <br /> <br />construed to include lands not beneficial to non- residential use due to location or character, or areas <br />used predominantly for residential purposes. <br />Nursing Home <br />A facility, licensed by the appropriate state agency for the care of aged or infirmed individuals, that mee t <br />the requirements set forth in this Ordinance. <br />Nutrient Sensitive Waters <br />Those waters which are so designated in the classification schedule in order to limit the discharge of <br />nutrients (usually nitrogen and phosphorous). They are designated by “NSW” foll owing the water <br />classification. <br />Obstruction <br />Includes, but is not limited to, any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, protection, <br />excavation, channelization, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, <br />structure, vegetation or other material in, along, across, or projecting into any watercourse, which may <br />alter, impede, retard, or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of water, or due to its location, its <br />propensity to snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water, or its likelihood of being carried <br />downstream. <br />Office Use <br />A use of property for professional and clerical activities associated with the operation of a business. <br />Offices & Personal Services, Class 1 <br />Offices and personal services that attract few customers or clients on premises other than employees, <br />generate low traffic volumes (< 100 trips/day), and have no adverse impacts beyond the space occupied <br />by the building. <br />Offices & Personal Services, Class 2 <br />Offices and personal services that generate medium traffic volumes (100-400 trips/day), and have no <br />adverse impacts beyond the lot boundaries. <br />Offices & Personal Services, Class 3 <br />Offices and personal services that generate high traffic volumes (> 400 trips/day), and have no adverse <br />impacts beyond the zoning district boundary. <br />Open Burning Of Trees, Limbs, Stumps And Construction Debris Associated With <br />The Permitted Activity <br />The disposal of limbs, stumps and construction debris associated with the permitted activity by means of <br />outdoor fires. <br />Open Space - (flexible development) <br />"Primary Open Space Areas" and "Secondary Open Space Areas", as defined in Section 7.12.4, which <br />are preserved through conservation easements or other restrictions in a flexible development subdivision. <br /> <br />Open Space, Common <br />Privateley held land area set aside, dedicated, owned and maintained for common use, access, and <br />benefit of multiple lots. This type of open space is within a defined lot or a defined easement area for <br />commion useage. It may be either restricted to the owners via Homeowners/Protperty Owners’ <br />Association (HOA/POA) or open to others as specified by the Association. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Open Space, Primary <br />These areas have sensitive environmental features and/or significant cultural resource areas, which limit <br />their development potetntial. <br /> 53