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Article 10: Definitions 195 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <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 Educational Cooperative <br /> fully aGGredited SGheels ef health, edUGatien, SGGial, legal, environmental and/er engineering SGienGes in <br /> M nstitutions ef higher learning (universities, Golleges and teGhniGal institutes). On site faGU!ty developmen <br /> wnrkshnns and fellowship training programs may alse be previded as part of the organizatioWs. <br /> purpese. <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, liGensed by the apprepriate state agenGY fer the Gare of aged er infirmed individuals, that meet <br /> the requirements set ferth in thisOrd-inanee. See Health and Personal Care Facility.258 <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 /> Office Use <br /> A use of propertyA land uses providing fe -professional and clerical activities associated with the <br /> operation of a business or provision of professional services to clientele. <br /> 257 Land use was eliminated as part of this process. <br /> 2s8 Staff is recommending maintaining a reference with respect to the new land use category incorporating the <br /> identified use. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-34 <br />