passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, streams, canal, or basin.
(59) PUBLIC USE . The term defining government and cultural buildings and uses to which the public has access such as, but not limited to, administrative buildings, public parks, schools, recreational, cultural and service buildings. This term does not include public land or buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and materials or the disposal of refuse. (60) PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDING/USE. The term defining a utility system or systems dedicated for public utilities and maintained by the Town or a service provider regulated by the North Carolina Utility Commission. Utility owners shall have dedicated access to such utilities, typically including water, wastewater and storm drainage, and the appurtenances for these utilities. q. (1) QUADPLEX (QUAD HOME). The term defining a building containing four (4) attached dwellings units in one (1) building designed for or occupied by four (4) individual families only which each unit has individual separate entrances from the exterior of the structure, each unit has two (2) open space exposures and shares one (1) or two (2) walls with an adjoining unit or units, with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each. This term excludes mobile homes or manufactured homes.
(2) QUALITY PLANT MATERIAL . The term defining nursery or greenhouse grown plant material, well-shaped, without disease and a vigorous root system that may be provided in containers or as a root ball.
(3) QUALITY-OF-LIFE . The term defining the attributes or amenities that combine to make an area a good place to live, including but not limited to availability of political, educational, social, relationships, healthy environment and economic opportunities for both individuals and businesses. (4) QUASI-JUDICIAL DECISION . The term defining, similar to a court proceeding, where affected parties are afforded more procedural safeguards. The quasi-judicial process is characteristic of most meetings of the Board of Adjustment. Unlike legislative decisions, the Board of Adjustment members are expected to avoid outside discussion of a case and must declare ex parte contacts. Also referred to as an EVIDENTIARY HEARING .
(5) QUARRY . The term defining a lot, land, pit or part thereof used for the purpose of extracting stone, sand, gravel, minerals, or topsoil for sale or processed for commercial
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