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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 10-36
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<br />Street in a platted subdivision which are open for vehicular traffic and have been offered for dedication to
<br />the public and where the offer for dedication has not been accepted.
<br />Recreation Space
<br />Exterior area appropriately improved for common recreational use. Part of total and livability open space.
<br />Recreation Space Ratio
<br />Recreation space ratio is the minimum square footage of open space in residential areas, suitable by
<br />location, size, shape, access and improvements, required for each square foot of gross land area. This
<br />area is a public or private exterior area improved for recreation of all residents, having a least dimension
<br />of 50 feet, and average dimension of 100 feet and a minimum area of 10,000 square feet.
<br />Recreation Vehicle (RV)
<br />A self-propelled or towed vehicle, qualified to be licensed by the appropriate State Agency, and is built on
<br />a single chassis, 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, providing
<br />short term recreational living accommodations, designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling,
<br />but as temporary living quarters (i.e., for 180 days or less) for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal
<br />use.
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<br />Recreational Facilities
<br />A use of property occurring indoors and/or outdoors providing recreational amenities, activities, or
<br />services for compensation. Activities shall include, but not be limited to: sports played on a court,
<br />amusement arcades, bowling alleys, skating rinks, shooting ranges, billiard and pool halls, paintball, rope
<br />climbing or obstacle courses, go-kart or motor cross tracks, exercise centers including aerobic and yoga
<br />studios, athletic facilities, and gymnasiums.
<br />Reference level
<br />The portion of a structure or other development that must be compared to the regulatory flood protection
<br />elevation to determine regulatory compliance. For structures within Special Flood Hazard Areas
<br />designated as Zone AE, the reference level is the top of the lowest floor. The bottom of the lowest
<br />horizontal structure member of the lowest floor for structures within all Special Flood Hazard Areas. 46
<br />Regulatory flood protection elevation
<br />The Base Flood Elevation plus the Freeboard establishes this elevation. In Special Flood Hazard Areas
<br />where Base Flood Elevations have been determined, this elevation shall be the Base Flood Elevation
<br />plus two feet of freeboard. In Special Flood Hazard Areas where no BFE has been established, this
<br />elevation shall be at two feet above the highest adjacent grade
<br />Rehabilitative Care Facility
<br />A facility licensed by the appropriate state agency, as a group care facility for individuals who are
<br />handicapped, aged, disabled, youthful offenders, addicted to alcohol or drugs, requiring professional
<br />health care, adult supervision, or rehabilitation.
<br />Remedy a violation
<br />To bring the structure or other development into compliance with State and Orange County laws and
<br />regulations. In terms of compliance with Orange County floodplain management regualtionsregulations,
<br />the term shall also include reduction of the impacts of a development’s noncompliance including
<br />protecting the structure or other affected development from flood damages, implementing the
<br />enforcement provisions of the ordinance or otherwise deterring future similar violations, or reducing
<br />federal financial exposure with regard to the structure or other development.
<br />Repetitive loss
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<br />46 Staff is proposing to modify the existing definition to be consistent with the revised 2017 model flood ordinance
<br />prepared by FEMA.
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