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soon 13 ptu 193 Impervious Area: Is a surface composed of any material that impedes or pre- vents natural infiltration of water into the soil. Impervious surfaces may include, but are not limited to, roofs, streets, parking areas, tennis courts, driveways, patios, sidewalks, or any concrete, asphalt, or compacted gravel surface. Public roads are excluded from computations of impervious area. Junked Motor Vehicle: A motor vehicle that is partially dismantled or wrecked, cannot be self-propelled, or moved in the manner originally intended and does not display a current lice nse plate. Junkyard: The use of more than six hundred (600) square feet of any lot for the storage of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials or the dismantling or abandonment of automobiles or other vehicles or machinery. Land Use Plan: A long-range plan for the desirable use of land in Lee County which has been adopted by the Lee County Commissioners. The pur- pose of the plan is to serve as a guide in the zoning of land, in the sub- dividing and use of undeveloped land, and in the acquisition of rights-of-way or sites for public purposes such as parks, public buildings, or streets. Landfill Sanitar : A place where trash and garbage are disposed of by com- pacting and covering with earth at the end of each day of operation. Lot: A parcel of land occupied or capable of being occupied by a building or group of buildings devoted to a common use, together with the customary accessories and open spaces belonging to the same and which is intended as a unit for transfer of ownership. The word "lot" includes the words "plat" or "parcel". Corner Lot: A lot abutting upon two (2) streets at their intersections. The street line forming the least frontage shall be deemed the front of the lot. Double-Frontage Lot: A continuous (through) lot which is accessible from both of the parallel streets upon which it fronts. Lot Depth: The depth of a lot is the mean distance of the lines of the lot measured from the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line. Lot Front: That part of the lot adjacent to the street or land access. Lot of Record: A lot which is part of a subdivision, a plat of which has been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Lee County, or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded. Lot Width: The distance between side lot lines measured at the building setback line. Reverse Frontage Lot: A continuous (through) lot which is accessible from only one (1) of the parallel streets upon which it fronts. Major Arterials. Roads and Hi hwa s : Major arterials, roads, and highwavs are those public streets and highways designated, or hereafter designated, as major streets and highways on a major Thoroughfare Plan for the County, approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, or that may hereafter be approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. iufactured Home (also known as a Mobile Home): A residential dwelling t, designed for transportation after fabrication, on its own wheels or on 6