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308 <br /> ARTICLE 10: DEFINITIONS <br /> SECTION 10.1: DEFINITIONS <br /> For the purpose of this Ordinance,certain terms and words are herein defined and interpreted. The order <br /> of priority for defining and interpreting terms and words shall be: 1)as defined here in this Article,2)as <br /> defined within the text of this Ordinance,3)as defined in NCGS Chapter 160D,and 4)as defined by a <br /> dictionary or common usage. Those terms and words defined in this Article are as follows: <br /> AASHTO <br /> American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. <br /> Accessory Structure <br /> A structure that is located on the same lot as a principal structure and houses an accessory use. <br /> Accessory Use <br /> An activity that may or may not be listed in the Permitted Use Table,which is conducted in conjunction <br /> with a permitted principal use,but constitutes only an incidental or insubstantial part of the total activity <br /> that takes place on the lot and is customary and ancillary to the established principal use of property. <br /> Accessory uses shall comply with all setback requirements for the district in which the use is located. For <br /> example,an in-ground swimming pool is required to meet all applicable setbacks including any required <br /> fencing around the physical pool,the concrete walkway around the pool,and any pump or utilities <br /> associated with the operation of the facility. <br /> Addition <br /> In the context of an existing building or structure,the term means an extension or increase in the floor <br /> area or height. <br /> Adult Arcade <br /> Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or <br /> electronically,electrically,or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines,projectors,or other <br /> image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one <br /> time,and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing <br /> of Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas. <br /> Adult Bookstore <br /> A bookstore: <br /> (a) Which receives a majority of its gross income during any calendar month from the sale or <br /> rental of publications(including books,magazines,other periodicals,videotapes,compact <br /> discs,other photographic,electronic,magnetic,digital,or other imaging medium)which are <br /> distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting,describing,or relating <br /> to Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas,as defined in this article;or <br /> (b) Having as a preponderance(either in terms of the weight and importance of the material or in <br /> terms of greater volume of materials)of its publications(including books, magazines,other <br /> periodicals,videotapes,compact discs,other photographic,electronic,magnetic,digital,or <br /> other imaging medium)which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter <br /> depicting,describing,or relating to Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas. <br /> Adult Cabaret <br /> A nightclub,bar, restaurant,theater,concert hall,auditorium or similar commercial establishment that for <br /> at least ten percent of its business hours in any day features: <br /> (a) Persons who expose a Specified Anatomical Area;or <br /> (b) Live performances that are characterized by the exposure of Specified Anatomical Areas or <br /> by Specified Sexual Activities;or <br />