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Article 10: Definitions 119 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> A facility or any portion of a facility for the collection, storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery, <br /> or disposal of hazardous waste on or in land in accordance with rules adopted by the State of North <br /> Carolina Department of Environment and Nat-W.,I Reso uFGeS. Environmental Quality.281 <br /> Health and Personal Care Facility <br /> A public or private facility, establishment, or institution providing housing for 16 or more unrelated <br /> individuals who are furnished meals and health/personal care on a continuing basis. Term includes: <br /> convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest homes, assisted living facility, sanatoria, homes for the elderly, <br /> handicapped, disabled, youthful offenders, addicted to alcohol or drugs, requiring professional health <br /> care, adult supervision, or rehabilitation. <br /> Health Services <br /> Establishments of licensed practitioners, or licensed persons independently practicing a profession, <br /> primarily engaged in rendering medical, surgical and other health related and allied personal care <br /> services in the health field (e.g. physicians, physical therapists, dentists, medical specialists). <br /> High-Density Option <br /> One of two approaches available for development in some watershed overlay districts. Generally, the <br /> high-density option relies on density limits and engineered stormwater controls to minimize the risk of <br /> water pollution. <br /> High Quality Waters (HQW)282 <br /> Supplemental classification intended to protect waters which are rated excellent based on biological and <br /> physical/chemical characteristics through NCDEQ monitoring or special studies, primary nursery areas <br /> designated by the Marine Fisheries Commission, and other functional nursery areas designated by the <br /> Marine Fisheries Commission. <br /> Highest Adjacent Grade (HAG) <br /> The highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to the proposed walls of <br /> the structure. <br /> Historic structure <br /> Any structure that is: <br /> a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the U.S. <br /> Department of Interior)or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as meeting the <br /> requirements for individual listing on the National Register; <br /> b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of Interior as contributing to the historical <br /> significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary <br /> to qualify as a registered historic district; <br /> c) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic landmarks in communities with a "Certified Local <br /> Government (CLG) Program,"which has been approved by the Department of the Interior; or <br /> d) Certified as contributing to the historical significance of a historic district designated by a <br /> community with a "Certified Local Government (CLG) Program". (CLG Programs are approved <br /> by the US Department of the Interior in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of <br /> Cultural Resources through the State Historic Preservation Officer as having met the <br /> requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended). <br /> Holiday Decoration <br /> Holiday displays, decorations and greetings, which relate to any federally designated holiday, legal <br /> holiday or religious holiday. <br /> Home Occupation, Major <br /> An accessory business use which is owned and operated by the resident of the property, located on a <br /> single parcel of land at least five acres in size in the AR and R-1 zoning districts, and is clearly incidental <br /> 211.Correct entity name. <br /> 2112 NEW DEFINITION—this definition generally conforms to NCDEQ's formal definition. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-19 <br />