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this Ordinance, farm equipment sales, rental and service establishments shall not include SALES, RENTAL AND SERVICE OF AUTOMOBILES, MOBILE HOMES OR TRUCKS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT, as defined herein, but may include farm equipment parts and accessory sales where installation of parts is a distinct feature of the business, and body and paint work, when ancillary to sales and repair shops. The retail sale of equipment and machinery parts is a logical accessory to this use. Farmers Market - see Community Farmers Market Farm Stand, (Roadside Stand, Wayside Stand) — A stricture or outdoor area located on a farm and use for the sale, by an individual owner or tenant, of farm products grown or produced on the bona fide farm on which the stand is located, or on grown on other farms owned or leased by the same farmer or tenant. This use type shall include agricultural products picked by the consumer. Related items processed from products grown on the farm such as preserves, canned goods may be sold subject to documentation from the Orange County Environmental Heath Department that all relevant health requirements have been satisfied. Farm Unit - Under each of the three classifications of bona fide farm, the potentially qualifying land must constitute a management unit. If lands are managed or worked as a single operation, such lands apparently would qualify as a "farm unit." For the agricultural and horticultural classifications management must be active and continuous Land meeting forest classifications need not be actively managed. Greenhouse — A structure, covered with transparent material that utilizes solar radiant energy to grow plants. These structures may have heating and ventilating equipment for the purpose of optimum temperature control. Certain types of bona fide farm operations may consist entirely of one or more greenhouse units. A greenhouse may also be used as a storage facility for a Retail Garden Center or similar farm supply source. Horticulture, Specialized - The use of land for the propagation of ornamental plants and other nursery products, such as bulbs, florist greens, flowers, shrubbery, flower and vegetable seeds and plants and sod and fruits and vegetables grown primarily under cover Impervious Surface - A surface composed of any material which impedes or prevents the natural infiltration of water into the soil. Such surfaces include all concrete, asphalt and gravel surfaces. These include, but are not be limited to, streets and parking areas, sidewalks, patios, and structures which cover the land. Intensity — A measure of the extent to which a tract of land is developed. Intensity can also be described or measured in terms of impacts such as traffic generation, sewage disposal needs, and size and scale of operation Kennel (Class 1) - An establishment which maintains more than five (5) but less than twenty (20) animals of any species, excluding domesticated livestock, for the purpose of showing, competition, hunting, or sport. Kennel (Class 11) - An establishment involving animals of any species, excluding domesticated livestock, engaged in any of the following. a) owning or keeping, for any purpose, 20 or more animals b) selling and /or training guard dogs or security dogs