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Article 10: Definitions 321 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on the average, equals or <br /> exceeds 25% of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. <br /> Substantial improvement <br /> Any combination of repairs, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, <br /> taking place during any one year period whereby the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market <br /> value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement. This term includes structures, <br /> which have incurred substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work performed. <br /> The term does not, however, include either: <br /> a) Any correction of existing violations of State or Orange County health, sanitary, or safety code <br /> specifications which have been identified by the Orange County code enforcement official and <br /> which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions, or <br /> b) Any alteration of a historic structure provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's <br /> continued designation as a historic structure and the alteration is approved by a variance issued <br /> pursuant to this Ordinance. <br /> Support System <br /> A combination of footers, piers, caps, and shims that will, when properly installed, support the mobile <br /> home. Masonry walls may be installed as a cosmetic feature. <br /> Taxidermy <br /> The practice of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike <br /> form. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Accessory Use <br /> A use incidental to, subordinate to, and subservient to the principal use of the property. As defined in this <br /> section an accessory use is a secondary use. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Antenna <br /> A system of electrical conductor communications equipment that transmits and/or receives <br /> electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of all types of wireless communications services. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Applicant <br /> Any wireless service provider or wireless support structure owner submitting an application for a wireless <br /> facility. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Application <br /> A formal request, containing all necessary and required documentation, submitted to Orange County to <br /> construct or modify a wireless support structure or a wireless facility. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Base Station <br /> A station at a specific site authorized to communicate with mobile stations, generally consisting of radio <br /> receivers, antennas, coaxial cables, power supplies, and other associated electronics. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Building Code <br /> The most recently adopted or amended edition of the North Carolina State Building Code. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Building permit <br /> An official Orange County administrative authorization to begin construction consistent with the provisions <br /> of N.C.G.S. '5��160D-403. <br /> Telecommunication Facilities, Collocation <br /> The placement or installation of wireless facilities on existing structures, including electrical transmission <br /> towers, water towers, buildings, and other structures capable of structurally supporting the attachment of <br /> wireless facilities in compliance with applicable codes. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-59 <br />