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Article 10: Definitions Section 10.1: Definitions Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-42 An establishment whose principal business is the sale of food and beverages to the customer in a ready- to-consume state, and whose design or method of operation includes the following characteristics: a) Foods and beverages within the restaurant building, within a motor vehicle parked upon the premises, or at other facilities on the premises outside the building, is posted as being prohibited and such prohibition is strictly enforced by the restaurateur. b) Foods and beverages are usually served in edible, paper, plastic or other disposal containers. Restaurant, Drive-In An establishment whose principal business is the sale of food, and beverages to the customer in a ready- to-consume state, and whose design, method of operation, or any portion of whose business includes one or both of the following characteristics: a) Food and beverages are served directly to the customer in a motor vehicle by a carhop or by other means which eliminate the need for the customer to exit the motor vehicle. b) The consumption of foods and beverages within a motor vehicle parked upon the premises, or at other facilities on the premises outside the restaurant building, is allowed, encouraged or permitted. Retail, Class 1301 Retail trade, sales, & rental of durable and convenience goods, merchandise & equipment, including mail order houses, where no adverse impacts occur beyond immediate space occupied by the building; operations are designed to attract & serve few customers or clients on premises other than employees of the principle use; there is a low volume of traffic generated (0-200 Trips/Day); and all operations are conducted entirely within a fully enclosed building with no outside storage. Retail, Class 2 Retail trade, sales, & rental of durable and convenience goods, merchandise & equipment, including mail order houses, where no adverse impacts occur beyond the boundaries of the lot where the use is located and there is a medium volume of traffic generated (200-800 Trips/Day). Retail, Class 3 Retail trade, sales, & rental of durable and convenience goods, merchandise & equipment, including mail order houses, where no adverse impacts occur beyond the boundaries of the zoning district and there is a high volume of traffic generated (more than 800 Trips/Day). Retail Use An establishment focused on selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Sale of goods or merchandise can be completed either by direct on-site purchase or through the receipt of a request/order of an item that is mailed or picked up by the purchaser. Term includes the rental of durable/convenience goods, merchandise, and equipment.302 Retreat Center An assembly land use new or existing facility operated by a corporation or association of persons or churches forproviding social and recreational purposes amenities, services, and activities to its clientele operated as a commercial activity. A retreat center may be owned by a profit or not-for-profit corporation. Retrofitting Measures, such as flood proofing, elevation, construction of small levees, and other modifications, taken on an existing building or its yard to protect it from flood damage. 301 Staff is eliminating reliance on ‘daily traffic trips’ as a means of ascertaining what is and is not allowable in a given land use category/zoning district. Staff has added standards within Article 5 limiting building square footage, which creates the same effect as regulating traffic trips. 302 Expanding the existing definition to include language allowing for catalog or mail order houses as retail operations consistent with the revised table of permitted uses. 199