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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> el of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved i o <br /> discharge the d without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevatioDl han one foot <br /> as designated in the Flood n Study report . <br /> Non - Point Source Pollution 11 Mill <br /> Pollution which enters water as a result of precipitation and su t run - off from lands which <br /> have been distu man ' s activities and includes all sources of water pollution e not required <br /> to ate or local or state permit for discharge into a stream . <br /> P� R 300 <br /> 14Q,niiiiiiResidential Development <br /> Deve ent of any land use which is not residential in nature , including uses ( su as churches ) which <br /> are allowe esidential zoning districts . <br /> Non - Residential r Area - Inclusions and Exclu s <br /> The sum of areas for non - rest tial use on all floors of the ding measured from the outside faces of <br /> the exterior walls , including halls , to es , arcades , stair ys , elevator shafts , enclosed porches and <br /> balconies , and below- grade floor areas u for n esidential access and storages . Not countable as <br /> floor area are : <br /> a ) Open terraces , patios , atriums , alconies . <br /> b ) Any residential space . <br /> Non - Residential L Area <br /> All land for non - res ' ntial development and related uses , including open sp within the district in the <br /> case of locatio which are controlled by these regulations . Non - residential land shall not be <br /> construe include lands not beneficial to non - residential use due to location or chara or areas <br /> use edominantly for residential purposes . <br /> Nursing Home <br /> A faiGility , liGensed by the appirepr M ate state ageRGY fC) F the Gare c) f aged GF iRfirMed individuals , that meet <br /> the requirem, eRtS set f ^ gh OR this r ,l ' RaRGe . See Health and Personal Care Facilit . 301 <br /> rient Sensitive Waters <br /> Those w which are so designated in the classification schedule in order to limi ischarge of <br /> mill <br /> nutrients ( usually en and phosphorous ) . They are designated by 1i owing the water <br /> classification . <br /> Obstruction <br /> Includes , but is not limited to , any dam , arf , e ment , levee , dike , pile , abutment , protection , <br /> excavation , channelization , brid nduit , culvert , building , w nce , rock , gravel , refuse , fill , <br /> structure , vegetation or o material in , along , across , or projecting in watercourse , which may <br /> alter , impede , re , or change the direction and/or velocity of the flow of water , e to its location , its <br /> propensi snare or collect debris carried by the flow of water , or its likelihood of being ed <br /> stream . <br /> 300 Land use was eliminated as part of this process . <br /> 301 Staff is recommending maintaining a reference with respect to the new land use category incorporating the <br /> identified use . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10111, 34 <br />