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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> km Equipment Rental , Sales and Service <br /> An e's blishment engaged in the rental , sales , service , and/or repair of constr ion or farm equipment , <br /> including cavators , loaders , graders , bulldozers , farm tractors 50 horse p er or more in size and other <br /> large , heavy- types of equipment used in the construction or farm ] industries but not including <br /> horse trailers , truc or other vehicles designed for use on public r ds . <br /> Farm Supply Store <br /> An establishment engaged prima ' in the sale or ren of farm tools , small farming equipment , and farm <br /> supplies . Retail sales of animal feed , in , hardw , lumber, tack , riding attire , animal care products , <br /> and the like may be an ancillary activity . <br /> Federal Emergency Manage t Agenc EMA) <br /> The agency of the federal govern nt chiefly responsible studying and mapping flood plains and <br /> developing guidelines limitin velopment therein . <br /> Feed Mill <br /> A building with inery and apparatus for grinding and/or bagging grain . <br /> Fern zer <br /> y substance containing nitrogen or phosphorous which is used primarily for its plant food content . <br /> Financial Services <br /> Land uses providing economic and financial services to a clientele . 2es <br /> ancially Responsible Person <br /> In re rds to soil erosion and sedimentation control provisions , and party or entity w 6 has financial or <br /> operati control over a land - disturbing activity and/or the landowner or party/enti in possession or <br /> control of t land who had directly or indirectly allowed a land - disturbing activ ' or had benefited from <br /> such activity . <br /> Fixture <br /> The assembly that house the lamp or lamps and can include all some of the following parts : a <br /> housing , a mounting bracke r pole socket , a lamp holder , a last , a reflector or mirror , and/or a <br /> refractor or lens . <br /> Flexible Development <br /> A subdivision in which greater flexibility an desi creativity is encouraged and allowed to preserve <br /> agricultural and forestry lands , natural and cu ral features , and rural community character that might <br /> otherwise be lost through conventional de v opm t approaches . At lease one -third ( 33 %) of the land <br /> within a Flexible Development subdivisi must be s aside as open space which may be preserved <br /> through : <br /> a) An " estate lot" option wh all land is subdivided i lots four acres or greater in size , building <br /> lot area including setba ks are established on 50 % of ch lot , and the land area outside such <br /> area is preserved open space provided that front and e yard setback areas shall not be <br /> counted toward eeting the minimum open space requireme except as specified by provisions <br /> of Section 8 . . 4 ; or <br /> b) A " conse tion - cluster" option where lot sizes are reduced and the nd saved through such <br /> reduct ' s is preserved as open space on separate lots owned and ma ' tained through a <br /> ho owners association , a non - profit land conservancy or unit of state or cal government ; or <br /> c) 'village " or modified cluster option where dwelling units are clustered aroun village green <br /> and supporting shops , and the village is surrounded by open space ; or <br /> d ) Some combination of the above . <br /> 286 New term being defined to ensure proper reference to what is going to be permitted as part of the land use <br /> category . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 1 0 - 1 5 <br />