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Article 10: Definitions 272 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <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 /> Rooming House <br /> A host occupied dwelling unit buildi^^ ^ gFOUp of attaGh^r! ^r det-a hed b uilrliRgS^^r,t.,iRiRg n <br /> combiRati^r, frr,rr, three t^ r,;r,^ ledgiRg „Ritswhere individual rooms are rented out for occupancy for <br /> weekly or longer periods. Individual rooms do not contain kitchen or cooking facilities for occupant use.with or without board, for residents, as diistonquished from hotels and tourmst homes mn whiGh <br /> rentals are onnnralhi for damly or weekly periods a Pnt-q 314 <br /> Rural Buffer <br /> Land adjacent to an urban or transition area that is rural in character and which should remain rural and <br /> not require urban services. <br /> Rural Community Activity Node Land <br /> Land focused on designated road intersections which serve as a nodal crossroads for the surrounding <br /> rural community and is an appropriate location for any of the following: church, fire station, small post <br /> office, school, or other similar institutional uses and one or more commercial uses. <br /> Rural Designated <br /> Property that is not located in Urban Designated areas as defined in these definitions. <br /> Rural Guest Cctabim hmentS315 <br /> A temporary lodging facility that is compatible to the primary land use of agriculture, forestry, open space, <br /> or otherwise rural residential activities. Rural guest establishments consist of three subcategories based <br /> on intensity and permit <br /> Bed and <br /> Bed and Breakfast <br /> and Country <br /> further defined below.requirements, Breakfast, � � which <br /> are <br /> A. Bed and Breakfast: A private, owner-occupied dwelling in which the frequency and volume of <br /> paying guests is inGidental te the primary use ef the building as a private residenGe. One to th <br /> guestreems are made ava lable to transient visitors. The establishment shall not Gontain <br /> restaurant faruilntnp-s, h,-t m �d SGrViGe for transient guests only. (Zoning Permit) <br /> Bed and Brealkiast inn. A business operated On a StrUGtUre WhiGh is used primarily for providing <br /> overnight accommodations te the public, even theugh the 9WRer or manager loves GR the <br /> 314 The difference between a Rooming House and a Short Term Rental is the duration of stay(weekly or longer <br /> versus overnight). Note a Rooming House must also be host occupied (i.e.the owner must live within the <br /> structure). Red Bold W96 -;Underlined represents existing language being deleted from the definition. <br /> 315 Relocated and contained in the new definition of Short Term Rental. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-43 <br />