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Article 10: Definitions Section 10.1: Definitions Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-31 Net Assets The equity value of real property such as land, buildings, Certificates of Deposit, Checking and Savings accounts, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, cash, IRA of KEOUGH accounts, gold or precious metals, and business equipment. Family or personal assets such as furniture, automobiles, wheelchairs or other special equipment, household goods, boats and recreational vehicles are not included. New construction Structures for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after March 16, 1981, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. Night Club, Bar, or Pub An establishment that allows food, alcoholic drink and/or entertainment. Non-Conformance Non-conformities are: a) Lots; b) Uses of land without structures or with minor structures only; c) Uses of major structures and premises; d) Characteristics of Use; and e) Structures which were lawful but would be prohibited, regulated or restricted by the enactment of this Ordinance or a subsequent amendment thereto. Non-conformity may also be created by lawful public taking or actions pursuant to a court order and have the same effect as violations of this Ordinance, if undertaken privately. Non-Conversion Agreement: A document stating that the owner will not convert or alter what has been constructed and approved. Violation of the agreement is considered a violation of the ordinance and, therefore, subject to the same enforcement procedures and penalties. The agreement must be filed with the recorded deed for the property. The agreement must show the clerk’s or recorder’s stamps and/or notations that the filing has been completed. Non-Encroachment area The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report. Non-Point Source Pollution Pollution which enters waters mainly as a result of precipitation and subsequent run-off from lands which have been disturbed by man's activities and includes all sources of water pollution which are not required to have a state or local or state permit for discharge into a stream. Non-Profit Educational Cooperative An organization operated on a non-profit basis whose purpose is to acquire, produce and distribute instructional materials for the benefit of its member institutions. Membership is comprised primarily of fully accredited schools of health, education, social, legal, environmental and/or engineering sciences in institutions of higher learning (universities, colleges and technical institutes). On-site faculty development workshops and fellowship training programs may also be provided as part of the organization's purpose. Non-Residential Development Development of any land use which is not residential in nature, including uses (such as churches) which are allowed in residential zoning districts. Non-Residential Floor Area - Inclusions and Exclusions The sum of areas for non-residential use on all floors of the building measured from the outside faces of the exterior walls, including halls, lobbies, arcades, stairways, elevator shafts, enclosed porches and Formatte color: Blue Formatte color: Auto Formatte Auto 92