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Article 10: Definitions <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-14 <br /> <br />(including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site <br />grading or the pouring of concrete pads) completed before March 16, 1981. <br />Extraction of Earth Products <br />The process of removal of natural deposits of mineral ores, soils or other solids, liquid or gaseous matter <br />from their original location. It does not include any processing of such material, beyond incidental <br />mechanical consolidation or sorting to facilitate transportation to the site of use or location of further <br />processing. <br />FONSI <br />A Finding of No Significant Impact. As pertaining to an EA or EIS. <br />Family <br />For purposes of this Ordinance, family shall be defined as an individual or two or more persons related by <br />blood, marriage or adoption, living together in a dwelling unit; or a group of not more than five persons <br />who need not be related in a dwelling unit. A “family” may include five or fewer foster children. <br />Family Care Facility <br />A residential facility as defined in NCGS 168-21 limited to six unrelated occupants not counting <br />staff. A facility which meets the definition of a family care home in NCGS 168-21.281 <br />Family Day Care Home282 <br />A residence in which childcare is provided, which provides childcare for no more than three children. <br />Family Income <br />The gross annual sum of all income received by all adult members of the household, including: <br />a) Earned income from wages for all family members over the age of 18; <br />b) Income from assets; <br />c) Child support, alimony, Welfare payments, Social Security payments, including SSI, Worker’s <br />Compensation and Unemployment benefits; <br />d) Regular contributions and gifts; <br />e) Income from a business; <br />f) Earned income tax credits; <br />g) Lump sum payments such as inheritance, insurance settlements, and proceeds from sale of <br />property; and <br />h) Income from absent military personnel who are considered family members of the household. <br />Farming <br />The use of land consistent with the State of North Carolina’s definition of farming, as contained in the <br />General Statutes. <br />Farm, Bona Fide <br />The use of land meeting the criteria for “Farm” as defined by the State of North Carolina in the General <br />Statutes. <br />Farm Equipment, Non-Farm Use of <br />Commercial use of the farm equipment for non-farming activities away from a bona fide farm. Examples <br />include grading services and landscaping services. <br />Farm Equipment Rental, Sales and Service <br />An establishment engaged in the rental, sales, service, and/or repair of construction or farm equipment, <br />including excavators, loaders, graders, bulldozers, farm tractors 50 horsepower or more in size and other <br /> <br />281 There has been confusion with respect to what constitutes a ‘family care home’.  The Attorney has  <br />recommended the definition, denoted in Red Underlined text.  <br />282 The term is no longer utilized and is being eliminated.  <br />180