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Article 10: Definitions
<br /> Section 10.1: Definitions
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<br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-19
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<br />Goods, Incidental
<br />Retail goods for sale in a manner customary and subordinate to the provision of a service, eg. Beautician
<br />selling hair products.
<br />Gross Floor Area
<br />The area within the perimeter of the outside walls of a building as measured from the exterior face of the
<br />exterior walls or from the centerlines of walls separating two buildings, with no deduction for hallways,
<br />stairs, closets, thickness of walls, columns, or other interior features.
<br />Group Care Facility
<br />A facility licensed by the appropriate state agency, as a group care facility for from seven to fifteen
<br />unrelated individuals excluding supervisory personnel, who are handicapped, aged or disabled and are
<br />undergoing rehabilitation, or extended care, and are provided services to meet their specific needs. This
<br />category includes group homes for all ages, half-way houses, foster and boarding homes. The following
<br />shall not be eligible for admission to a group care facility:
<br />a) Persons addicted to or recuperating from the effects of an addiction to drugs or alcohol;
<br />b) Persons adjusting to non-prison life, including but not limited to, pre-release, work release,
<br />probationary programs and juvenile detention centers.
<br />A facility licensed by the appropriate State agency providing room and board for seven to 15 unrelated
<br />individuals, excluding staff, who as a result of age, illness, handicap or some specialized program require
<br />personalized services or a supervised living arrangement in order to assure their safety and comfort.283
<br />Group Home
<br />A residential living arrangement providing housing for six to 15 unrelated individuals not requiring
<br />personalized services or supervised living arrangements in order to assure their safety and comfort other
<br />than a Group Care Facility.284
<br />Group Development
<br />One or more principal structures built on a single lot, tract or parcel of land and designed for occupancy
<br />by more than one separate family, firm, business or other enterprise.
<br />Guest Ranch285
<br />A rural lodge providing overnight accommodations for transient guests seeking a vacation experience
<br />characteristic to that of a rural ranch; onsite facilities may include lodge or cabin accommodations, dining
<br />facilities, barns, dance hall and recreational facilities, including but not limited to riding rings, trails, fishing
<br />holes and swimming facilities.
<br />Habitable Rooms
<br />Rooms designed and used for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or combinations thereof. Bathrooms,
<br />toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage rooms, laundry and utility spaces, basement recreation rooms,
<br />and similar areas are not considered habitable rooms.
<br />Hazardous Waste Management Facility
<br />A facility or any portion of a facility for the collection, storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery,
<br />or disposal of hazardous waste on or in land in accordance with rules adopted by the State of North
<br />Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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<br />283 Existing definition being simplified and unnecessary language being removed. By keeping references to the
<br />need for a State license, we can eliminate the denoted superfluous language.
<br />284 There is a current disconnect with associated with living arrangements for a group of individuals exceeding the
<br />definition of family who wish to live together but do not require personalized services or specialized care. This is a
<br />new land use category attempting to address this issue. Note the Blue Underlined text represents the final
<br />Attorney approved definition.
<br />285 For the time being staff is keeping this use in the Recreational Facilities land use category.
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