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Article 10: Definit <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <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 /> and subordinate to the principal residential use of the property. Major home occupations, which do not <br /> meet the standards of a minor home occupation, shall accommodate for larger scale accessory business <br /> uses by allowing for an increase in square footage, number of onsite employees, students, customers, <br /> clients, and annual events with an approved Special Use Permit. <br /> Home Occupation, Minor <br /> An accessory business use, which is owned or operated by the resident of residentially-zoned property, <br /> and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use of the property. <br /> Home Park <br /> A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved in compliance with <br /> Sections 3.8 and 5.5.4 for the placement of mobile homes/manufactured homes and Temporary <br /> Residential Units for use during the duration of the lease. The term includes mobile home parks <br /> developed under previous permitting requirements. <br /> Home Park Space <br /> A parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by one and only one Mobile Home or Temporary <br /> Residential Unit and for the exclusive use of the occupants of said dwellings. <br /> Immediate Neighborhood <br /> A subdivision or area of the county which distinguishes it from other subdivisions or areas by virtue of its <br /> location within the service area of a park site or sites as shown on the adopted "Recreation Service Area <br /> Boundaries Map" on file in the Planning Department. <br /> Impervious Surface <br /> A surface composed of any material that impedes or prevents the natural infiltration of water into the soil. <br /> Such surfaces include concrete, asphalt and gravel surfaces. These include, but are not be limited to, <br /> streets and parking areas, sidewalks, patios, and structures that cover the land. <br /> Infiltration <br /> The absorption of stormwater F61R-ef runoff394 into the ground. Infiltration allows for pollutants to be <br /> filtered from the water prior to its reaching the groundwater table, preventing the deposit of the pollutants <br /> directly into drinking water supplies. <br /> Infiltration Systems <br /> Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs)designed to allow stormwater runoff to move into the soil's pore <br /> space and subsurface. (See also, Stormwater Control Measure and Engineered Stormwater Controls)395 <br /> Institutional Use <br /> A nonprofit, religious, or public use, such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital, university, <br /> or government owned or operated building, structure, or land used for public purpose. <br /> Interested Party <br /> 394 Consistent use of"stormwater runoff". <br /> 391 NEW DEFINITION—this definition generally conforms to 15A NCAC 02H.1002 (Definitions). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-20 <br />