Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-7-2025

(6) SANITARY SEWER . The term defining a plant, system, facility, or property used or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the collection, treatment, purification, or disposal of waste sewage from residential and nonresidential use including but not limited to treatment plants, pump stations, interceptors, manholes and all necessary appurtenances and equipment, all properties, rights, easements, and franchises related thereto and deemed necessary for the safe operation thereof, and including but not limited to private septic tank systems or other on-site collection or disposal facilities or systems. This definition includes the terms “wastewater” and “sewage.” (7) SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. A school where classes in the various arts (dance, painting, sculpting, signing, instrumental music, acting, etc.) are taught to four (4) or more persons at a time. (8) SCHOOL, PUBLIC/PRIVATE. The term defining a premises, site, building, or place upon which there is an institution of learning, whether public or private, that conducts regular classes and courses of study required for accreditation as an elementary, secondary, or post-secondary school (high school) by the State of North Carolina. (9) SCHOOL, TRADE/VOCATIONAL. A specialized instructional establishment conducted as a commercial/business enterprise which provides on-site job training and or teaching of business, commercial, and/or trade skills including but not limited to accounting, data processing, computer repair, cosmetology, or industrial skills in which machinery are employed as a means of instruction. (10) SCREENED. The term defining the utilization of a structure or element, such as an accessory structure, opaque fencing, or evergreen planting, for the explicit purpose of screening, shielding, concealing or hiding from view from adjoining properties and/or rights-of-way. (11) SEASONAL OUTDOOR SALES, DISPLAY. Seasonal sales and displays are temporary outdoor retail operations for sale of seasonal items accessory to the principal use including but not limited to Christmas trees, pumpkins, agricultural products landscape supplies and plant material (flowers, ground cover, shrubs, and trees) in accordance with the Land Development Ordinance. (12) SECONDARY STREET (Form-Based). The term defining streets designated by the Town which have a less significant role than primary streets in providing ground floor retail opportunities within the Downtown Center-1 and Downtown Center-2 District boundaries. In the Downtown Center Districts the following are designated as Secondary

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