(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(B) Words used in the present tense shall include the future; words used in the singular number shall include the plural number, and the plural the singular. The word “shall” is mandatory and not directory.
AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARD. Any establishment which is maintained, used or operated for storing, keeping, buying and selling two or more wrecked, scrapped, ruined, dismantled or inoperable motor vehicles and which are not being restored to operation, regardless of the length of time which individual motor vehicles are stored or kept at the establishment.
BUILDING. Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, and designated or intended for the shelter, support, enclosure or protection of persons, animals or chattels.
ESTABLISHMENT. Any place, land, building or structure on which or in which there is operated or maintained a business or growing concern for profit.
FENCE. A continuous, opaque, unperforated barrier extending from the surface of the ground to a uniform height of not less than six feet from the ground at any given point, constructed of dirt, wood, stone, steel, other metal or any substance of a similar nature and strength.
GARAGE. An establishment which is maintained and operated for the primary purpose of making mechanical and/or body repairs to motor vehicles and which receives 50% or more of its gross income from charges made for the repairs.
GATE. A door or other device attached to a fence which, when opened, provides a means of ingress and egress of persons and things for which it was intended, and which, when closed, forms a continuous barrier as a part of the fence to which it is attached.
HOUSING UNIT. A house, an apartment, a group of rooms or a single room occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters.
JUNK. Old or scrapped copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber, debris, waste, dismantled or wrecked automobiles or parts thereof, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous materials.
JUNKYARD. An establishment which is maintained, operated or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk regardless of the length of time that junk is stored or kept, or for maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, but shall not include garbage dumps or county operated sanitary landfills.
PUBLIC ROAD. Any road or highway which is now or hereafter designated and maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as part of the state highway system, whether primary or secondary, hard-surfaced or other dependable highways, and any road which is a NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC ROAD, as defined in G.S. § 136-67, which definition is incorporated into this chapter by reference.
REPAIR SHOP. An establishment which is maintained and operated for the primary purpose of making mechanical and/or body repairs to motor vehicles and which receives 50% or more of its gross income from charges made for the repairs.
SCHOOL. Any public or private institution for the teaching of children under 18 years of age which is recognized and approved by the State Board of Education.
SERVICE STATION. Any establishment which is maintained and operated for the primary purpose of making retail sales of fuels, lubricants, air, water and other items for the operation and routine maintenance of motor vehicles and/or making mechanical repairs, servicing and/or washing of motor vehicles, and which receives more than 50% of its gross income from the retail sale of the aforesaid items and/or from the making of mechanical repairs, servicing and/or washing of motor vehicles.
SUBSTANTIAL. Ample to satisfy the purpose for which an object is intended.
VEGETATION. Evergreen trees, including, but not limited to which pine and/or hemlock, evergreen shrubs or plants with a minimum height of six inches when planted, which reach a height of at least six feet at maturity.
VISIBLE. Capable of being seen without visual aid by a person of normal visual acuity.
WIRE FENCE. A continuous, translucent, perforated barrier extending from the surface of the ground to a uniform height of not less than six feet from the ground at any given point, constructed of wire, steel or nylon mesh, or any substance of a similar nature and strength, but which perforations or openings are no larger than one square inch.
(Ord. passed 4-6-1987)