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Article 10: Definit <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> For purposes of quasi-judicial evidentiary hearings an interested party is one who has standing as that <br /> term is defined by applicable North Carolina statutory and case law. <br /> Junk Yard <br /> An establishment operated or maintained for the purpose of storing, dismantling, salvaging, recycling, <br /> buying or selling scrap or used materials such as paper, metals, rubber, rags, glass, wrecked, used or <br /> dismantled products and articles, such as machinery, vehicles, appliances and the like. <br /> Junked or Wrecked Motor Vehicles <br /> Motor Vehicles which do not display a current license plate or a current registration sticker and which <br /> either: (a) are partially dismantled or wrecked, or(b) cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in <br /> which originally intended to move. <br /> Kennel (Class II) <br /> An establishment involving animals of any species, excluding domesticated livestock, engaged in any of <br /> the following: <br /> a) The owning or keeping, for any purpose, of 20 or more animals <br /> b) The selling and/or training of guard dogs or security dogs <br /> c) The keeping of more than five animals at any given time for the purpose of breeding, boarding, or <br /> rehabilitation. <br /> The operator of a Kennel (Class II)shall be allowed to reside on the property to ensure the continuous <br /> care of the animals kept on-site. <br /> Lamp <br /> See Outdoor Lighting, Lamp. <br /> Land Area Measurement Definitions <br /> (See Lot Line, Lot Line Front, Lot Line Rear, Lot Line Side, Open Side, Open Space Front, Open Space <br /> Rear) <br /> Land-Disturbing Activity <br /> Any use of the land by any Person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional, or commercial <br /> development, highway and road construction and maintenance396 that results in a change in the natural <br /> cover or topography that may cause or contribute to sedimentation. <br /> Landfill <br /> A site within which is deposited solid waste material, including trash, construction debris, stumps, <br /> branches and limbs, garbage and industrial waste. <br /> Landfill, Discharging <br /> A landfill facility with liners, monitoring equipment and other measures to detect and/or prevent leachate <br /> from entering the environment and in which the leachate is treated on site and discharged to a receiving <br /> stream. Discharging landfills require a National Pollution System (NPDES) Permit from the North <br /> Carolina Division of Water Qual+tyResources.397 <br /> Land Use Intensity Definitions <br /> (See Non-residential Land Area, Non-residential Floor Area, Residential Floor Area, Floor Area Ratio, <br /> Open Space, Open Space Ratio, Livability Space, Livability Space Ratio, Floor Area Ratio, Open Space, <br /> Open Space Ratio, Recreation Space, Recreation Space Ratio, Pedestrian/Landscaped Space, <br /> Pedestrian/Landscaped Space Ratio.) <br /> Land Use Permit <br /> A zoning permit, subdivision approval, building permit, site plan, or special use permit. <br /> 396 Land-Disturbing Activity definition updated to match the NCDEMLR Model Ordinance. <br /> 397 Correct entity name. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-21 <br />