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9.1.16.   Oath
The term "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the terms "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the terms "affirm" and "affirmed."
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.17.   Term Not Defined
If a term used in any article of this Ordinance is not defined, the Planning Director is authorized to interpret the term in accordance with Section 2.2.12, Interpretation, based upon the definitions used in professionally accepted sources.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
TABLE 9.2:   TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
Table 9.2: Abbreviations, is a summary table of abbreviations used in this Ordinance.
TABLE 9.2: ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation
Term
TABLE 9.2: ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation
Term
BFE
Base Flood Elevation
BMP
Best Management Practice
BOA
Board of Adjustment
CG
Commercial General
CI
Commercial Intense
CN
Commercial Neighborhood
CO
Certificate of Occupancy
DTC
Downtown Core
DTP
Downtown Periphery
ETJ
Extra Territorial Jurisdiction
FIRM
Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIS
Flood Insurance Study
IL
Industrial Light
IC
Industrial Campus
IH
Industrial Heavy
NC
North Carolina
NCAC
North Carolina Administrative Code
NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
NCDOT
North Carolina Department of Transportation
 
TABLE 9.2: ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation
Term
NCGS
North Carolina General Statutes
NFIP
National Flood Insurance Program
OI
Office Institutional
PD
Planned Development
PIN
Parcel Identification Number
R1
Residential Rural
R2
Residential Suburban
R4
Residential Neighborhood
R6
Residential Urban
ROW
Right-of-Way
TIA
Transportation Impact Analysis
TRC
Technical Review Committee
UDO
Unified Development Ordinance
BA
Watershed Balance
CA
Watershed Critical Area
WSW
Water Supply Watershed
 
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.3.   RULES OF MEASUREMENT
9.3.1.   Purpose
The purpose of this section is to clarify the rules of measurement and exemptions that apply to all principal and accessory uses allowed in this Ordinance. These standards may be modified by other applicable sections of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.3.2.   Measurements, Generally
   A.   Straight Lines. Unless otherwise stated in this Ordinance, distances specified in this Ordinance are to be measured as the length of an imaginary straight line joining two points.
   B.   Rounding. All calculations that result in a fractional unit or part of a whole number, the number shall be rounded up to the next highest whole number, unless otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in this Ordinance.
   C.   Irregular Shapes. In cases where an irregular shape complicates the application of these standards, the Planning Director shall determine the applicable dimensional, setback, or bulk standards in accordance with the standards in this section and Section 2.2.12, Interpretation.
   D.   Separation.
      1.   Lot to Lot. When the provisions of this Ordinance require separation between two or more lots, or a lot and another feature, separation shall be measured by drawing straight lines from the nearest point of one lot line to the nearest point of the lot line subject to the separation requirement (see Figure 9.3.2.D: Separation).
      2.   Use Type to Use Type. When the provisions of this Ordinance require one use type to be separated from another use type, separation shall be measured by drawing straight lines from the nearest point of the wall of one existing or proposed principal structure to the nearest point of the wall of another existing or proposed structure subject to the separation requirement.
Figure 9.3.2.D: Separation
   E.   Abutting Versus Adjacent.
      1.   Abutting. The term abutting describes a condition where two or more features (a lot line, building, driveway, etc.) are immediately beside or next to one another either on the same lot or on different lots sharing a common lot line.
      2.   Adjacent. The term adjacent describes a condition where two or more similar features (a lot line, building, use type, structure, site feature, etc.) are proximate to one another, but are separated by some form of intervening feature, such as a street, alley, water feature, railroad, lot or property under separate ownership, or natural feature of sufficient size so as to prevent direct site or impede the movement of sound from one feature to another.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.3.3.   Lot Dimensions
   A.   Lot Measurements.
      1.   Acreage. The total number or gross number of acres on a tract or site.
      2.   Lot Depth. The dimension measured from the front of the lot to the extreme rear line of the lot. In case of irregularly shaped lots, the mean depth shall be taken.
      3.   Lot Width. The width of a lot is measured at right angles to its depth at the edge of the street setback or at a proposed building setback line, whichever is further from the street right-of-way.
      4.   Minimum Lot Area. The minimum amount of required land area, measured horizontally, that must be included within the lines of a lot (see Figure 9.3.3.A: Lot Measurement). Lands located within any private easements shall be included within the lot area.
      5.   Street Frontage. The length of the lot line of a single lot abutting a public or existing private street right-of-way.
Figure 9.3.3.A: Lot Measurement
   B.   Lot Lines. A lot line is a line of record bounding a lot which separates one lot from another lot or separates that lot from a public or private street or any other public space (see Figure 9.3.3.B: Lot Lines). The following terms describe differing types of lot lines:
      1.   Front Lot Line. The lot line connecting the two side lot lines along the edge of the street that provides a lot's street address or that opposes the primary entrance of a building.
      2.   Rear Lot Line. The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
      3.   Side Lot Line. The lot line connecting the front and rear lot lines regardless of whether it abuts a right-of-way or another lot line.
Figure 9.3.3.B: Lot Lines
   C.   Lot Types.
      1.   Corner Lot. A lot which occupies the interior angle at the intersection of two street lines or a single street which make(s) an angle of more than 45 degrees and less than 135 degrees. The front of the lot is the lot line adjacent to the street from which the lot obtains its street address.
      2.   Flag Lot. A lot having shape and configuration so that it connects to street frontage by an extension and/or arm of the main portion of the lot.
      3.   Interior Lot. A lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street.
      4.   Lot of Record. A lot that is a part of a subdivision, a plat of which has been recorded in the office of the Wake County Register of Deeds, as appropriate or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been recorded with the Wake County Register of Deeds, as appropriate.
      5.   Through Lot (Double Frontage Lot). A lot which fronts upon two parallel streets, and/or which fronts upon two streets which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
Figure 9.3.3.C: Lot Types
   D.   Lots Serving Condominium Use Types. Individual condominium uses, whether residential or nonresidential, are exempted from minimum lot area requirements in this Ordinance, but shall be located on a larger site or parent tract that meets the standards for the zoning district where located.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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