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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> sts , courses proposed as single , independent uses , as well as those planned as an ac sory use <br /> whichls4zart of a residential or recreational development . <br /> A golf cours velopment may also include the following accessory uses an ilding typically <br /> associated with sLiNi,.a facility : club house ; restaurant/snack bar ; barro , prop shop ; billiards ; table <br /> tennis , spa/ health club ; uetball , hand ball , and tennis courts mming pool ; locker rooms ; and real <br /> estate sales office . <br /> Goods , Incidental <br /> Retail goods for sale in a manner cus ry an ordinate to the provision of a service , eg . Beautician <br /> selling hair products . <br /> Gross Floor <br /> The area w' ' the perimeter of the outside walls of a building as measur rom the exterior face of the <br /> exter ' alls or from the centerlines of walls separating two buildings , with no ction for hallways , <br /> irs , closets , thickness of walls , columns , or other interior features . <br /> Group Care Facility <br /> A faGility imc; ensed by the appropriate state agency , as a group Gare fac ty for from seven to <br /> fifteen unrelated individuals eXG ! udong supervisory persomell , who are hand Gapped , aged or <br /> disabled and are undergoing rehabilitation , or extend d 0 are provided serViGes to m <br /> their speGific needs . This category nrAudes group homes for all ages , hallfmway houses , foster <br /> and boarding homes . The following shall not be eligible for admission to a group care faGi44-Y1 <br /> b ) Persons adjust " ng to non - prison life , OnGludlmng but not limited to , pre - release , work. <br /> release , probationary programs and juvenile detention centers . <br /> A facility licensed b the he 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 /> 288 <br /> personalized services or a supervised living arrangement in order to assure their safety and comfort . <br /> Group Home <br /> A residential living arrangement providing housing for six to 15 unrelated individuals other than a Group <br /> Care Facility . ,289 <br /> ment <br /> One or more principal structure rac or parcel of land and designed for occupancy <br /> b m ra e amily , firm , business or other en . <br /> Guest Ranch29° <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 r� � v � „ � <br /> Rooms designed and used for living , sleepin a ions thereof . Bathrooms , <br /> toilet compartments , closets , halls , stora n ry and utility space ation rooms , <br /> and similar areas are n abitable rooms . <br /> 288 Existing definition being simplified and unnecessary language being removed , specifically the Red Bold <br /> Strikpth .. ,, , . rth Underlined text . By keeping references to the need for a State license , we can eliminate the <br /> denoted superfluous language . <br /> 289 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 . <br /> 290 For the time being staff is keeping this use in the Recreational Facilities land use category . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 - 19 <br />