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Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance <br />Chapter 2 -Rules of Construction and Definitions <br />ARCHITECT - A person who is duly licensed to practice architecture by the North Carolina <br />Board of Architecture. <br />ASPHALT PLANT - A plant used for the manufacture of asphalt, macadam and other forms of <br />coated roadstone, sometimes collectively known as blacktop. <br />ATLAS MAP, ZONING MAP -The official zoning maps of Cabarrus County which show the zoning <br />classification for parcels of land. <br />ATM, AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - Equipment used for patrons to d 11osit or withdraw <br />funds, typically located as an accessory use on bank or financial institution properties or other <br />properties where appropriate. <br />AUCTION HOUSE - Any place where items are sold at auction to the highest bidder. <br />AUTHORIZED AGENT - Any person with valid authority provided by the Owner, as evidenced <br />by a legal document, authorizing representation of the Owner during the application <br />process. <br />AUTOMOBILE PARTS, TIRES, ACCESSORIES - Establishments where automobile supplies are <br />sold. These establishments are mainly retail in nature and parts are stocked inside the <br />business on shelves or custom ordered for customers. For businesses that supply parts from <br />wrecked vehicles or vehicles stored on site, see Salvage Yard. <br />AUTOMOBILE RENTAL - An establishment engaged in the rental of new or used motor vehicles. <br />AUTOMOBILE SALES, NEW AND USED - An establishment engaged in the display, sale or <br />lease of new and /or used motor vehicles. <br />BANK, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION - A business establishment where money is kept for savings <br />or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans or exchanged. <br />BANQUET HALL - A commercial establishment primarily engaged in renting space for <br />wedding receptions, birthday parties, retirement parties, corporate events, awards <br />banquets, graduations, etc. The establishment may or may not include on -site catering <br />services. <br />BARBER, BEAUTY SALON - Establishments that provide personal hair care services to <br />customers. <br />BARN - A building located on a farm or agricultural site used for storage, as a covered <br />workplace, to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment. <br />BED AND BREAKFAST - A business of not more than 12 guest rooms that offers bed and <br />breakfast accommodations to at least nine but not more than 23 persons per night for a <br />period of less than one week, and that: <br />a. Does not serve food or drink to the general public for pay; <br />b. Serves only the breakfast meal, and that meal is served only to overnight guests <br />of the business; <br />Chapter 2 Page 4 of 29 <br />Revised 2013 <br />Attachment number 2 <br />G -1 Page 291 <br />