(20) GROUND COVER (Erosion & Sedimentation Control). The term defining any natural vegetative growth or other material which renders the soil surface stable against accelerated erosion. (21) GROUND FLOOR. The term defining the lowest story within a building which is accessible directly onto a street, is within three (3) feet above or below curb level and is parallel to or primarily facing a public street. (22) GROUP HOME. A home where rehabilitation services are provided in a residential setting and family environment for six (6) persons or less under supervised living facilities for mental illness, substance abuse, and/or developmental disabilities treatment. This term includes a halfway house. h. (1) HABITABLE ROOM (Minimum Housing) . The term defining a room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, heater rooms, foyers or communicating corridors, closets and storage spaces. (2) HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN (HMP). The term defining a plan prepared by the Town, in conjunction with Wake County, and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency every five (5) years. The purpose of the Plan is to provide information on potential hazards, their history, and develop a mitigation action plan for lessening the impact and protecting the safety of the public and property from a potential hazard. (3) HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (Watershed Protection). The term defining any substance listed as such in: SARA Section 302, Extremely Hazardous Substances, CERCLA Hazardous Substances, or Section 311 of CWA (oil and hazardous substances). (4) HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY (Flood Damage Prevention). The term defining the North Carolina General Statutes §130a, Article 9, a facility for the collection, storage, processing, treatment, recycling, recovery, or disposal of hazardous waste. (5) HEALTH CLUB/GYM. A facility designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, exercise, leisure time activities, or other customary and usual recreational activities (running, jogging, aerobics, weight lifting, court sports or swimming), operated for profit or not-for-profit, and which can be open only to bona fide members, guests of the organization, or open to the public for a fee. This term includes associated accessory uses including locker rooms, showers, and saunas, and may include services such as massage
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