For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions and acronyms shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADJACENT BLKLOT. A BLKLOT that physically adjoins another BLKLOT having a common boundary line at any point in the parcel. A BLKLOT separated by roads, railroads, or other public rights-of-way is not considered an ADJACENT BLKLOT.
BLOCK/LOT (BLKLOT). Taxable parcel as defined in the Forsyth County tax records.
EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ERU). A measure of the amount of impervious surface area contained on a typical single-family residence in Clemmons. This has been determined to be 3,952 square feet of impervious surface area. An ERU is also the basis for charging a stormwater fee.
HABITABLE DWELLING UNIT (HDU). A permanent or semi-permanent (e.g., mobile home) structure, that could provide shelter for one family unit, and has at least one each of the following: sleeping area (bedroom), cooking area (kitchen), and sanitary area (bathroom). A camper trailer would qualify if it is a primary residence and meets the stated criteria.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA. A surface which, because of its composition or compacted nature, impedes or prevents natural infiltration of water into the soil, including but not limited to: roofs, solid decks, driveways, patios, sidewalks, parking areas, tennis courts, streets, or compacted gravel surfaces. (Note: slatted decks, swimming pools, ponds, and lakes are considered pervious.)
MANUFACTURED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. Any BLKLOT maintained, offered, or used for parking two or more manufactured homes, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
RESIDENTIAL BILLING CATEGORIES:
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE (MFR). A BLKLOT or complex containing two or more HDUs. Examples: townhouses, condominiums, apartment complexes, duplexes, and mobile home parks.
(1) MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - MULTIPLE OWNERSHIP (MFR-MO). A collection of BLKLOTs that make up a defined development sharing common areas and private streets where each HDU is owned separately and there is only one HDU per BLKLOT. Examples include townhouses or condominium complexes.
(2) MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - SINGLE OWNERSHIP (MFR-SO). A BLKLOT or complex where a single entity owns the entire complex or major portions of the complex. In this situation each BLKLOT will have multiple HDUs. Examples include apartment complexes, mobile home parks, and duplexes.
NON-RESIDENTIAL (NR). All property other than residential. Examples include commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, utilities, religious, tax-exempt.
NON-SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (NON-SFR). Any land use other than single-family residential, except for undeveloped land.
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SFR). A single BLKLOT having only one HDU and having no apparent commercial activity or value. (The term includes manufactured homes that are not located in manufactured housing developments and MRF-MO. For billing purposes, a SFR BLKLOT being used for a commercial purpose does not fit in this category, but will be billed according to the Non-Single Family Residential standard as listed in § 51.07(A)(2). Examples include but are not limited to child day care or family group homes.)
SAME BLKLOT OWNERSHIP. The name listed in the Forsyth County tax records is the same for two or more BLKLOTs.
UNDEVELOPED BLKLOT. A whole, legally recorded parcel of land having no apparent added developed or miscellaneous value according to the Forsyth County tax records and with insufficient impervious area to meet the minimum threshold for charging a stormwater fee as defined herein.
(Ord. 2005-04, passed 4-25-05; Am. Ord. 2021-11, passed 6-28-21)