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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-42 <br /> <br />b) The consumption of foods and beverages within a motor vehicle parked upon the premises, or at <br />other facilities on the premises outside the restaurant building, is allowed, encouraged or <br />permitted. <br />Retail, Class 1 <br />Retail trade, sales, & rental of durable and convenience goods, merchandise & equipment, including mail <br />order houses, where no adverse impacts occur beyond immediate space occupied by the building; <br />operations are designed to attract & serve few customers or clients on premises other than employees of <br />the principle use; there is a low volume of traffic generated (0-200 Trips/Day); and all operations are <br />conducted entirely within a fully enclosed building with no outside storage. <br />Retail, Class 2 <br />Retail trade, sales, & rental of durable and convenience goods, merchandise & equipment, including mail <br />order houses, where no adverse impacts occur beyond the boundaries of the lot where the use is located <br />and there is a medium volume of traffic generated (200-800 Trips/Day). <br />Retail, Class 3 <br />Retail trade, sales, & rental of durable and convenience goods, merchandise & equipment, including mail <br />order houses, where no adverse impacts occur beyond the boundaries of the zoning district and there is a <br />high volume of traffic generated (more than 800 Trips/Day). <br />Retail Use <br />An establishment focused on selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or <br />household consumption and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Sale of <br />goods or merchandise can be completed either by direct on-site purchase or through the receipt of a <br />request/order of an item that is mailed or picked up by the purchaser . Term includes the rental of <br />durable/convenience goods, merchandise, and equipment.257 <br />Retreat Center <br />A new or existing facility operated by a corporation or association of persons or churches forproviding <br />social and recreational purposesamenities, services, and activities to its clientele. A retreat center may <br />be owned by a profit or not-for-profit corporation. <br />Retrofitting <br />Measures, such as flood proofing, elevation, construction of small levees, and other modifications, taken <br />on an existing building or its yard to protect it from flood damage. <br />Riding Stable <br />An establishment for boarding, breeding, training or raising of horses, ponies, mules, and/or donkeys for a <br />fee; and/or rental of horses, ponies, mules, and/or donkeys for riding, driving, and/or instruction. Exercise <br />rings shall be considered accessory uses to a commercial stable. Smaller scale events, such as horse <br />shows expected to generate less than 80 traffic trips per day, may be held no more often than once per <br />month. The operator of a commercial stable may reside on the property to ensure the continuous care of <br />animals kept on the site. <br />Riparian Area <br />An area that is adjacent to a body of water. <br />Riverine <br />Relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including tributaries), stream, brook, etc. <br />Road <br />See “Street.” <br />257Expandingtheexistingdefinitiontoincludelanguageallowingforcatalogormailorderhousesasretail <br />operationsconsistentwiththerevisedtableofpermitteduses. <br /> 181