ANSI: American National Standards Institute
BMP: Best Management Practices
BOA: Board of Adjustment
DAS: Distributive Access System
dbh: Diameter at Breast Height
DDA: Downtown Development Association
DENR: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (now known as Department of Environmental Quality)
DEQ: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
ETJ: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FAR: Floor Area Ratio
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIRM: Flood Insurance Rate Map
GFA: Gross Floor Area
NCDOT: North Carolina Department of Transportation
NIER: Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation
PAAB: Public Arts Advisory Board
PB: Planning Board
PD: Planning Director
PW: Public Works Director
RF: Radio Frequency
TIA: Traffic Impact Analysis
TC: Town Council
TOD: Thoroughfare Overlay District
TRC: Technical Review Committee
UDC: Unified Development Code
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
USGS: United States Geologic Survey
WP: Watershed Protection Overlay.
(Ord. 2005-11-02, passed 11-21-05; Am. Ord. 2012-05-01, passed 5-21-12; Am. Ord. 2016-04-04, passed 4-4-16; Am. Ord. 2018-05-05, passed 5-21-18)