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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-39 <br /> <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 />Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills <br />Land uses engaged in the actual manufacturing of pulp, paper, or paperboard from raw materials. <br />Race Track <br />A facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing) which <br />may feature grandstands or concourses. <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. <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 />Recycling of Materials254 <br />A facility that converts waste or discarded materials into new materials or objects for sale and/or use off <br />site. Activities can include the breaking down of asphalt/concrete into stone/gravel, chipping of <br />wood/wood materials into mulch, composting, etc. Recycled materials can be sold on-site. The term <br />does not include the salvaging of metal or motor vehicles. Please refer to ‘Junkyard/Salvage’ as defined <br />herein. <br />Reference level <br />The bottom of the lowest horizontal structure member of the lowest floor for structures within all Special <br />Flood Hazard Areas. <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. Regulatory flood protection elevation is <br />interchangeable with “design floods”. <br />Rehabilitative Care Facility255 <br />254Definitionofanewterm.ThereisanexistingfacilityoffofMt.HermanChurchRoadintheEDEͲ2GeneralUse <br />Zoningdistrict. <br /> 178