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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-7 <br /> <br />Chemical Manufacturing and Processing – Other than Pharmaceutical and <br />Medicine238 <br />A land use involved with the transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by various processes <br />for the formulation of non-pharmaceutical and non-medical products including the creation of base <br />chemicals, dyes, gasses, resins, etc. <br />Club or Lodge, Private239 <br />An establishment operated by a corporation or association of persons for social, recreational, fraternal or <br />charitable purposes, but which is not operated for profit or to render a service which is customarily <br />conducted as a business. <br />Cluster Development <br />A subdivision in which building lots are grouped together through a transfer of allowable density within the <br />subdivided tract. Cluster development permits more efficient development by creating lots with gross <br />land areas smaller than those required for conventional lot-by-lot development, yet maintains application <br />of normal lot density standards to the subdivided tract as a whole by requiring that land area saved by lot <br />size reductions be reserved as permanent open space and/or recreation space. <br />Cold Storage Facility <br />A facility used to warehouse perishable foods and products prior to transport. <br />Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node Land <br />Land near major transportation routes that could be provided with public water and wastewater services <br />and is appropriate for retail and other commercial uses; manufacturing and other industrial uses; office <br />and limited (not to exceed 25% of any Node) higher density residential uses. <br />Commercial Transition Activity Node Land <br />Land focused on designated road intersections within either a 10- or 20-year transition area that is <br />appropriate for retail and other commercial uses. <br />Common Area <br />A portion of a development not attributed to an individual lot or owner that is designed for the common <br />usage of the subdivision or development. These areas include Common Open Spaces, entry features, <br />subdivision facilities, mail kiosks, sidewalks, parking lots, and walkways. Construction and maintenance of <br />such areas is the responsibility of the homeowner’/property owners’ association. <br />Common Open Space <br />Privately held land area set aside, dedicated, owned, and maintained for common use, access, and <br />enjoyment of multiple owners. This type of open space is held within a defined lot or a defined easement <br />area. It may be either restricted to the owners via homeowner’/property owners’ association (HOA/POA), <br />or open to others as specified by the association. <br />x Primary Open Space <br />These areas have sensitive environmental features and/or significant cultural resource areas, which <br />may make them legally or practically unbuildable. These areas are reserved for passive uses (e.g., <br />forests, pastures, meadows) and low impact active uses (e.g., trails, natural observation). <br />x Secondary Open Space <br />Secondary Open Space Areas have fewer restrictions with regard to location, allow more flexibility to <br />improve overall open space design, and have more active uses (e.g., community gardens, <br />playgrounds). <br />238Staffisrecommendingincludingadefinitiontodistinguishbetweenchemicalmanufacturingassociatedwith <br />pharmaceuticalsandnonͲpharmaceuticalproducts. <br />239Staffisrecommendingdeletingtheword‘Private’asthereisnopracticaldistinctionbetweenpublicandprivate <br />clubsintheUDO. <br /> 156