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Article 10: Definitions 9 <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Tobacco and Hemp Retail <br /> A retail store with principal sales and/or distribution of: <br /> a) any product that contains tobacco or nicotine, irrespective of whether the nicotine is tobacco- <br /> derived or synthetic, and is intended for human consumption, as defined by G.S. § 14-313(4), <br /> including but not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, electronic cigarettes, hookah, <br /> smoked or vaped tobacco substitutes, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, dissolvable tobacco <br /> products, and heated tobacco products. Excluded from this definition are tobacco products <br /> approved by the USFDA for treatment of tobacco use and dependence. <br /> b) any product that contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), irrespective of whether the THC is <br /> hemp derived or synthetic. Excluded from this definition are products that contain no greater <br /> than 0.3 percent THC. <br /> c) any product that contains Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom. <br /> Traffic Generation: Low <br /> Uses which generate an average of less than 200 vehicle trips per day. <br /> Traffic Generation: Medium <br /> Uses which generate an average of between 200 and 800 vehicle trips per day. <br /> Traffic Generation: High <br /> Uses which generate an average of more than 800 vehicle trips per day. <br /> Transmission Lines <br /> a) For lines carrying electrical energy, transmission lines are those which carry 45,000 volts or more. <br /> b) For lines which carry liquids or gases, transmission lines are those operating or designed to <br /> operate at pressures of one hundred pounds per square inch or greater. <br /> Travel Trailer <br /> A structure that is: <br /> a) Intended to be transported over the streets and highways (either as a motor vehicle or attached to <br /> or hauled by a motor vehicle), and <br /> b) Designed for temporary use as sleeping quarters, but that does not meet the definition of a <br /> manufactured home. <br /> Tree, DBH <br /> Diameter at breast height of a tree, which is measured at 4.5 feet above ground surface level. <br /> Tree, Critical Root Zone <br /> The minimum area beneath a tree which must be left undisturbed in order to preserve a sufficient root <br /> mass to give a tree a reasonable chance of survival. The critical root zone is approximately one foot of <br /> radial distance for every inch of tree's DBH, with a minimum of eight feet. <br /> Tree, High Value <br /> A tree that meets or exceeds the following standards: for pine species, 14" DBH or greater, or 18" or <br /> greater stump diameter, and for hardwood or wetland species, 16" DBH or greater, or 24" or greater <br /> stump diameter. <br /> Trip Generation Rates <br /> The total count of trips to and from a study site per unit of land use as measured by parameters such as <br /> dwelling units, acres, etc. <br /> Twenty-Year Transition Land <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-62 <br />