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Article 10: Definitions 265
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
<br /> The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to
<br /> discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot
<br /> as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report.
<br /> Non-Point Source Pollution
<br /> Pollution which enters waters mainly as a result of precipitation and subsequent run-off from lands which
<br /> have been disturbed by man's activities and includes all sources of water pollution which are not required
<br /> to have a state or local or state permit for discharge into a stream.
<br /> Non-Profit EdUGatiGnal Cooperative
<br /> An organization operated on a non profit bas's whose is to aGqu*re, prodUGe and distribute
<br /> n6trUGtional materials fer the benefit of its member institutions. Membership 06 GOMprised primarily ef
<br /> fully aGGredited SGheels ef health, edUGation, SC)Gial, legal, envirenmental and/or SG1enGes IR
<br /> of higher learning (univerGitieG, GGIleges and teGhnical institutes). OR site faG61ity development
<br /> s and fellewship training programs may also be provided as part of the organizatiep,�6
<br /> purpese. 00
<br /> Non-Residential Development
<br /> Development of any land use which is not residential in nature, including uses (such as churches) which
<br /> are allowed in residential zoning districts.
<br /> Non-Residential Floor Area - Inclusions and Exclusions
<br /> The sum of areas for non-residential use on all floors of the building measured from the outside faces of
<br /> the exterior walls, including halls, lobbies, arcades, stairways, elevator shafts, enclosed porches and
<br /> balconies, and below-grade floor areas used for non-residential access and storages. Not countable as
<br /> floor area are:
<br /> a) Open terraces, patios, atriums, or balconies.
<br /> b) Any residential space.
<br /> Non-Residential Land Area
<br /> All land for non-residential development and related uses, including open space, within the district in the
<br /> case of locations which are controlled by these regulations. Non-residential land area shall not be
<br /> construed to include lands not beneficial to non- residential use due to location or character, or areas
<br /> used predominantly for residential purposes.
<br /> Nursing Home
<br /> A faGility, "Gensed by the appropriate state agency for the care of aged or that meet
<br /> the requirements s et forth On this Ordinance. See Health and Personal Care Faci lity.301 '
<br /> Nutrient Sensitive Waters
<br /> Those waters which are so designated in the classification schedule in order to limit the discharge of
<br /> nutrients (usually nitrogen and phosphorous). They are designated by"NSW"following the water
<br /> classification.
<br /> Obstruction
<br /> Includes, but is not limited to, any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, protection,
<br /> excavation, channelization, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill,
<br /> structure, vegetation or other material in, along, across, or projecting into any watercourse, which may
<br /> alter, impede, retard, or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of water, or due to its location, its
<br /> propensity to snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water, or its likelihood of being carried
<br /> downstream.
<br /> 300 Land use was eliminated as part of this process.
<br /> 301 Staff is recommending maintaining a reference with respect to the new land use category incorporating the
<br /> identified use.
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