Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

(15) COMMERCE. The act of selling, servicing and/or marketing goods and/or service uses.

(16) COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. A kitchen designed for commercial use, with equipment and features scaled for retail or wholesale meal preparation and licensed by the local health department. Commercial kitchens may or may not be associated with a restaurant, commissary, or catering operation. (17) COMMISSION (Erosion & Sedimentation Control). The North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission. (Stormwater Management) . The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, in the Department. (18) COMMON GREEN AREA. The term defining an area of required open space which is integrated into a development to serve as active recreation area intended for the use of residents, including but not limited to, contiguous graded or improved grass fields, areas to accommodate the congregation of residents for activities such as picnics, open play areas, and organized activities that may contain facilities such as play equipment, picnic tables, benches, gazebo, dog park, and similar features. Greenway trails that are not part of the Community Pedestrian Master Plan, natural areas, overlooks, buffers, and water features shall not be included in calculating the required common green area, unless approved by the Town. The common green areas are a key to creating a community “green print.” (19) COMMUNITY CENTER. The term defining a building or structure used as a place of meeting, recreation or social activity and not operated for profit and where alcoholic beverages are prohibited, except as approved by the Town. (20) COMMUNITY SERVICES . A public, quasi-public, private, tax exempt, or municipal/county agency service where civic, social, recreational, welfare, health, or childcare assistance is provided. This term shall not include retail services to the general public. (21) COMMUNITY, TECHNICAL SCHOOL. The term defining a public college or technical institute which provides a two-year, post-secondary, terminal-general, terminal- technical out of school youth or adult education program or any combination of these. The community/technical college may also provide area vocational technical education services to secondary senior high school students.

(22) COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT. (Erosion & Sedimentation Control). The term defining that no further land disturbing activity is

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