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eo 13 rcf 197 pose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and shall include all divisions of land involving the dedication of a new public street or a change in existing public streets with certain exceptions which are listed hereafter in Article IV, Section 1, Application of Ordinance. Major Subdivision: A subdivision with six (6) or more lots andlor that involves the development or extension of new public or private streets. Minor Subdivision: A subdivision with five (5) or fewer lots andlor that does not involve the development or extension of new public or private streets with all lots having access to an existing state maintained road. The Planning Director is authorized to approve minor subdivisions upon review and determination that the subdivision meets the standards of this ordinance. Townhouse: Two (2) or more attached single-family residences contained within one (1) or more residential structures with each unit located on a separate plot. Use: The purpose for which land or a building or structure is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or a building or structure is, or may be, occupied or maintained. Use-Principal Permitted: A use which is permitted outright in a district for which a Zoning Permit may be issued by the Zoning Administrator. Use-Special: A use which is permitted in a district only if a permit therefore is expressly authorized by the Planning Board. Variance: A modification of the dimensional requirements of the Zoning Ordi- nance by the Board of Adjustment when strict enforcement of this ordinance would cause undue hardship owing to circumstances unique to the individual property on which the variance is granted. Water Quality Critical Area (WQCA): Land located adjacent to the shoreline of a public water supply reservoir, so designated by a governmental autho- rity, and is located from normal pool level extending from one-half (1/2)'to one (1) mile from the reservoir high water mark depending on the size of the watershed, and specifically delineated on the official watershed map. Water Supply System: An approved water supply system which, depending upon ownership andlor number of hook-ups, may be: a. a municipal system; b. a privately owned system serving an extended geographic area (exten- sions approved by the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Health Services); C. a private well serving up to fourteen (14) hook-ups in a mobile home park (approved by the County Health Department); d. a "community" system with fifteen (15) or more connections (approved by the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources). Watershed: All other parts of the watersheds in Lee County draining directly into a water supply reservoir. A watershed is defined as an area in which all water drains to a particular body of water. 10