Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

(37) ROOF EAVE. The term defining the overhanging lower edge of a roof.

Figure – Roof Eave

(38) ROOF LINE . The term defining the edge of the roof around the building structure where the exterior vertical wall intersects with the eave of the roof.

(39) ROOMING HOUSE (Minimum Housing). The term defining any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling containing one (1) or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator to three (3) or more persons who are not husband and wife, son or daughter, mother or father or sister or brother of the owner or operator. (40) ROOMING UNIT (Minimum Housing). The term defining any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or eating purposes. (41) ROUNDABOUT . The term defining a circular raised island that maybe landscape and is located at the intersection of two (2) streets designed to reduce traffic speed, which allows continuous traffic movement, around the island without the aid of “stop and go” traffic control devices permitting vehicles to ingress and egress the circular island. (42) ROW HOUSE . The term defining a single-family detached dwelling on an individual lot that is longer in depth and a very narrow width. There may be a series of homes on these type lots in a row. This term includes TOWNHOUSE, DETACHED . (43) RUBBISH (Minimum Housing). The term defining combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage and ashes, and the term shall include paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass crockery, and dust.

(44) RUNOFF TREATMENT (Stormwater Management). Means the same as defined in 15A NCAC 02H .1002(43).

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