Land Development Ordinance - Amended 9-2-2025

r. (1) RAILROAD FACILITY. The term defining a facility for loading, unloading, switching station and the exchange of passengers, baggage and freight using a rail line . Facilities used for the repair and maintenance of railroad equipment may be permitted. (2) REAL ESTATE SALES. The term defining an establishment engaged in the sale of real property including land, houses, and buildings, and showing property consistent with the requirements of the North Carolina General Statutes. (3) REAR AREA. The term defining the area or yard measured from the rear wall of the principal building to the rear property line and bounded by extending a line from the rear wall to the side property lines. (4) REAR LANE (RL) (Form-Based Districts). The term defining a vehicular way located at the rear of lots providing access to service areas, parking and outbuildings and containing utility easements. Rear lanes shall be paved to driveway standards and consist of gravel or landscape edges. (5) RECONSTRUCTION . The term defining the authentic reproduction of a building or site or rebuilding of a structure in such a manner and to such an extent as to substantially replace the previously existing structure.

(6) RECREATIONAL VECHICLE (RV) (Flood Damage Prevention). The term defining a vehicle which is:

A. Built on a single chassis; and,

B. 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; and,

C. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and,

D. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling, but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use; and,

E. Is fully licensed and ready for highway use.

(7) RECREATION FACILITY, PRIVATE. A private recreational facility located within a residential subdivision or multi-family development. Typically, facilities include, but are not limited to, playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts, volleyball courts, and basketball courts. This term includes a clubhouse, bathhouse, or pool house associated

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