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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> filtration <br /> The sorption of stormwater run - off into the ground . Infiltration allows for pollutants to be ' red from <br /> the Ovate rior to its reaching the groundwater table , preventing the deposit of the pollu is directly into <br /> drinking wat upplies . <br /> Institutional Use <br /> A nonprofit , religious , or pu c use , such as a church , library , public rivate school , hospital , university , <br /> or government owned or opera building , structure , or land us or public purpose . <br /> Interested Person <br /> For purposes of quasi -judicial hearings an int st person is one who has standing as that term is <br /> defined by applicable North Carolina statutor se law . <br /> Junk Yard <br /> An establishment operated or tained for the purpose of sto ' , dismantling , salvaging , recycling , <br /> buying or selling scrap or u materials such as paper , metals , rub rags , glass , wrecked , used or <br /> dismantled products a articles , such as machinery , vehicles , applianc nd the like . <br /> Junked or Pecked Motor Vehicles <br /> Motor Ve es which do not display a current license plate or a current registration stic r and which <br /> eithe : a) are partially dismantled or wrecked , or ( b ) cannot be self- propelled or moved in t manner in <br /> ich originally intended to move . <br /> Kennel ( Class 1 ) 294 <br /> GWRed by the property c) wnerl <br /> nnel ( Class II ) <br /> An ettkblishment involving animals of any species , excluding domesticated livestock , en ed in any of <br /> the follo <br /> a) The ning or keeping , for any purpose , of 20 or more animals <br /> b) The sells and/or training of guard dogs or security dogs <br /> c) The keeping more than five animals at any given time for the p ose of breeding , boarding , or <br /> rehabilitation . <br /> The operator of a Kennel ( CI II ) shall be allowed to reside on t property to ensure the continuous <br /> care of the animals kept on - site . <br /> Lamp <br /> See Outdoor Lighting , Lamp . <br /> Land Area Measurement Defini ' ns <br /> ( See Lot Line , Lot Line Front , Lot Li ear , Lot Line Side , en Side , Open Space Front , Open Space <br /> Rear) <br /> Land - Disturbing ivity <br /> Any use of the land at results in a change in the natural cover or topograp that may cause or <br /> contribute to se entation . <br /> Land <br /> A within which is deposited solid waste material , including trash , construction debris , st s , <br /> ranches and limbs , garbage and industrial waste . <br /> 294 Staff is eliminating the definition and the existing land use . In staff' s opinion , this was never intended to be a <br /> principal land use in and of itself as it currently exists . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 -22 <br />