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Article 10 : Definitions <br /> Section 10 . 1 : Definitions <br /> • <br /> i <br /> % <br /> Site Specific Developme t Plan <br /> A plan approved by the Orange unty Board of Commissioners in ccordance with the Class A Special <br /> Use Permit process and which des ibes , with reasonable certain the type and intensity of use for a <br /> specific parcel or parcels of property cated within the County ' s oning jurisdiction . A Site Specific <br /> Development Plan shall be deemed a roved upon the effecti date of the Board of Commissioners ' <br /> action . <br /> Site Plans , Special Use Permits , Conditio al Use Districts , onditional Zoning Districts , and Preliminary <br /> Subdivision Plats may be approved as Site pecific Dev opment Plans in accordance with the provisions <br /> of this Ordinance . Site Specific Developmen Plans ar required only where an applicant wishes to vest <br /> his property rights for a period longer than that ther se permitted by this Ordinance . <br /> Solar Array - Accessory Use <br /> Include any photovoltaic , concentrated solar the ma or solar hot water devices that are accessory to , <br /> and incorporated into the development of an thoriz use of the property , and which are designed for <br /> the purpose of reducing or meeting on - site e ergy nee <br /> Solar Array - Large Facility <br /> A solar facility located on a developed r undeveloped parce of property producing more than 20 but less <br /> than 100 kilowatts of power that con its sunlight into electrici whether by photovoltaics ( PV ) , <br /> concentrating solar thermal ( CST ) evices , or various experime al solar technologies , with the purpose <br /> of supplying power to existing la use ( s ) as well as the wholesal or retail sale of generated electricity <br /> Solar Array - Public U ' ity <br /> A utility- scale commercial f ility that converts sunlight into electricity , ether by photovoltaics ( PV ) , <br /> concentrating solar therm ( CST ) devices , or various experimental solar echnologies , producing more <br /> than 100 kilowatts of po er with the primary purpose of wholesale or retai ales of generated electricity . <br /> Solid Waste Di osal Facility <br /> Any facility involv in the disposal of any hazardous or non - hazardous refuses r sludge from a waste <br /> treatment plant , ater supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility , dome is sewage and sludges <br /> generated by t e treatment thereof in sanitary sewage collection , treatment and dis osal systems , and <br /> other materi that is either discarded or is being accumulated , stored or treated prio o being discarded , <br /> or has sere d its original intended use and is generally discarded , including solid , liqui semisolid or <br /> containe gaseous material resulting from industrial , institutional , commercial and agric tural operations , <br /> and fro community activities . <br /> So d Waste Disposal Site <br /> A place at which solid wastes are disposed of by incineration , sanitary landfill or any other m thod . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 10 - 56 <br />