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Article 10: Definitiogg <br /> Section 10.1: Definitions <br /> Street, Minor <br /> A street used or designed primarily to provide access to abutting properties. It serves or is designed to <br /> serve not more than nine dwelling units and is expected to or does handle up to 75 trips per day. <br /> Street, Private <br /> A vehicular way, built to the private street standards of Orange County, not intended for public use or <br /> public dedication and which serves a limited number of lots. It is maintained by private property owners <br /> and intended for use by those private property owners. <br /> Street, Public <br /> A street which has been accepted for permanent maintenance by the State of North Carolina. <br /> Street, Subcollector <br /> A street used or designed to provide access to abutting properties, but is also designed to be used or is <br /> used to connect minor or local streets with collector or arterial streets. Including residences indirectly <br /> served through connecting street, it serves or is designed to serve at least 26 but not more than 100 <br /> dwelling units and is expected to or does handle between 200 and 800 trips per day. <br /> Structure <br /> Any building used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. <br /> Studio (Arts and Crafts) <br /> See School- Performing Arts, Sports and Recreation. <br /> Study Area, Traffic Impact <br /> The area in which a traffic impact analysis will be made and extending approximately one half mile along <br /> roadways adjacent to a development project and in both directions from all access points or to a major <br /> intersection along these roadways. <br /> Subdivider <br /> Any person or persons, firm or corporation subdividing land within the jurisdiction of this Ordinance. <br /> Subdivision <br /> All divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites or other divisions for the <br /> purpose of sale or building development (whether immediate or future) and includes all division of land <br /> involving the dedication of a new street or a change in existing streets. <br /> Subdivision, Exempt <br /> a) The combination or recombination of portions of previously subdivided and recorded lots where <br /> the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the <br /> standards of the County, as detailed within this OrdinanceThe ^n,,,hinatinn nr rennw,hination othp- result-ant lets are equal to A_.r exr-,eed- the 6tandards of the County, including private road <br /> i61otifinotinn standards s .tetoile.t �.githin this (lyd*nonoe <br /> b) The division of land into parcels greater than ten acres where no street right-of-way dedication is <br /> involved.The division of land paFGels gFeater than 10 aGres if Pe street right c)f way dediGation <br /> is invnhier! <br /> c) The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for widening or opening streets or for public <br /> transportation corrldorS.The pu blio annuisitien by purnhase of strips of land fer widening or <br /> nponinn streets <br /> d) The division of a tract in single ownership, the entire area of which is no greater than two acres, <br /> into not more than three lots, where no street right-of-way dedication is involved and where the <br /> resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the County as detailed within this <br /> Ordinance. <br /> resultant lots are equal to or eXGeed the 1.6t.andards of the CGURty as shGWR by its subdivisien <br /> ren�J tbff <br /> rc�mucrvrrr. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 10-56 <br />