Land Development Ordinance - Amended 5-4-2026

required on a phase of a project except that which is necessary for establishing a permanent ground cover.

(23) COMPOSTING FACILITY (Watershed Protection). The term defining a facility in which only stumps, limbs, leaves, grass, and untreated wood collected from land disturbing/clearing or landscaping operations is deposited.

(24) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . The term defining the adopted official statement of the Town of Fuquay-Varina Board of Commissioners setting forth in the form of one (1) or multiple documents identified by words, maps and illustrations, goals, policies, and guidelines designed to direct the present and future physical, social, and economic development that occurs within the Town’s planning jurisdiction, and that includes a unified physical design for the public and private development of land.

(25) CONDITIONAL ZONING . A legislative zoning map amendment with site-specific or use conditions incorporated into the zoning map amendment.

(26) CONDOMINIUM. The term defining a residential development of two (2) or more units in one (1) or more buildings designed and constructed for unit ownership as permitted by the North Carolina Unit Ownership Act. For purposes of the Land Development Ordinance, condominium shall be classified as multi-family development unless specific provisions are otherwise provided. (27) CONGREGATE LIVING. A residential land use consisting of a building that contains dwelling units and other facilities for occupancy of persons who are at least 55 years of age, or married couples in which one (1) of the persons is at least 55 years of age and which may or may not provide nursing and or medical care as well as support services such as, dining facilities, retail stores, pharmacy, recreation, and spa/salon uses, whether or not operated for profit, which undertakes 24 hour services and care and/or independent living. The term congregate living shall also mean life care or retirement community, intermediate care facility, life care facilities, senior housing, retirement center, or similar facility that may provide medical care and support services to persons not capable of independent living, and subject to additional standards. No facility meeting this definition shall be considered a mixed-use development and shall not include age-restricted subdivisions. (28) CONFERENCE CENTER. A facility used or intended to be used primarily for service organizations, business and professional conferences, seminars, entertainment events, concerts, plays, Broadway shows, exhibit halls and expositions as a place of meeting, social and cultural activities, sports, performing arts, serving significant segments of the

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