For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LAWN STRIP or CURB STRIP. The part of a street or highway right-of-way outside of the portion improved for travel, including the sidewalk.
OWNER. The owner or owners of the premises including the holder of title thereto, subject to contract of purchase, a vendee in possession, a mortgagee or receiver in possession, a lessee or joint lessees of the whole thereof, or an agent or any other person, firm, corporation or fiduciary directly in control of the premises.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. All property not included in the definition of PUBLIC PROPERTY of this section, including but not limited to vacant land or to any land, building or other structure designed or used for residential, commercial, business industrial, institutional or religious purposes.
PROPERTY LINE. The legal boundary line.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. All property owned, operated or controlled by any governmental agency, including but not limited to streets, sidewalks, lawn strips or curb strips, parks, playgrounds, parking lots, schools, libraries, post offices, municipal transit facilities and all other public lands and buildings.
PUBLIC TREES. Includes all shade and ornamental trees, now or hereafter growing on any street, including lawn strip, or on any other public lands.
SHADE OR ORNAMENTAL TREE OR SHRUB. Any and all woody vegetation.
STREET. The entire width of every public way or right-of-way when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
VILLAGE. The Village of Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio.
(1997 Code, § 96.01) (Ord. 715-83, passed 8-8-1983)