The following terms, wherever used herein or referred to in this chapter, shall have the respective meanings assigned to them unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A detached building or structure in a secondary or subordinate capacity from the main building.
BUILDING. A combination of materials enclosed within walls or exterior walls, built, erected and framed of component structured parts designed for the housing, shelter, enclosure and support of individuals, businesses, institutions, animals, or property of any kind.
BUILDING CODE. The Building Code as adopted by the Wood County Department of Building Inspection.
DETERIORATION. The condition or appearance of a building or part thereof, characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling, rusting, or other evidence of physical decay, neglect, or lack of maintenance.
DISABLED VEHICLE. A vehicle manufactured or built for use on a public roadway which is inoperable because it is unlicensed or because of any other reason which would prevent the use of the vehicle on a public highway.
DWELLING. Any structure designed for use by human occupants for sleeping and living purposes, whether occupied or vacant.
DWELLING UNIT. Any room or group of rooms located within a building forming a single habitable unit.
EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VIEW. Any premises, or any building or any part thereof, which may be lawfully viewed by the public or any member thereof, from a sidewalk, street, alleyway, open-air parking lot, or from any adjoining or neighboring premises.
EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. Those portions of a building which are exposed to public view and the open space of any premises outside of any building erected thereon.
FIRE HAZARD. Any thing or act (1) which increases or may cause any increase of the hazard or menace of fire to a greater degree than that customarily recognized as normal by persons in the public service of preventing, suppressing, or extinguishing fire, or (2) which may obstruct, delay, or hinder or may become the cause of any obstruction, delay, or hindrance to the prevention, suppression, or extinguishment of fire.
GARBAGE. Putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD. An area separated by no appreciable space and specially denoting a limited number of properties in a very close space relationship to each other.
INFESTATION. The presence of insects, rodents, vermin, or other pests on the premises which constitute a health hazard.
MIXED OCCUPANCY. Any building containing one or more dwelling units or rooming units and also having a portion thereof devoted to non-dwelling uses.
NATURAL GROWTH. Dead trees and limbs or other natural growth which, by reason of rotting or deteriorating conditions or storm damage, constitute a hazard to persons in the vicinity thereof.
OCCUPANT. Any person who has charge, care, or control of a building, structure, dwelling, or premises (or a part thereof), whether with or without the knowledge and consent of the owner.
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, 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.
OVERHANGINGS. Loose and overhanging objects which, by reason of location above ground level, constitute a danger of falling on persons in the vicinity thereof.
PREMISES. A lot, plot, or parcel of land, including the buildings thereon.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OFFICER. The Municipal Administrator or their designee of the City of Bowling Green or such other public official or deputy property maintenance officer as shall be appointed by the Mayor.
PUBLIC NUISANCE:
(1) Any public nuisance known in common law, or as provided by the Statutes of the State of Ohio or the Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green.
(2) Conditions dangerous to human life or detrimental to the health of persons on or near the premises where the conditions exist or where the conditions are perilous by active and negligent operation thereof.
(3) Unsanitary conditions or anything dangerous to health;
(4) Fire hazards; and
(5) Any one of the following:
(a) Abandoned wells and shafts;
(b) Any premises that has unsanitary sewerage or plumbing facilities;
(c) Any premises designated by the Wood County Department of Health or a court of this state;
(d) Any premises that are manifestly unsafe or unsecure so as to endanger life, limb or property;
(e) Any premises from which the plumbing, heating or facilities required by the Wood County Building Code have been removed, or from which utilities have been disconnected, destroyed, removed or rendered ineffective, or from which the required precautions against trespassers have not been provided;
(f) Any premises that are unsanitary, or that are littered with rubbish or garbage, or that have an uncontrolled growth of weeds; or
(g) Any building that is in a state of dilapidation, deterioration or decay, abandoned or damaged by fire to the extent so as not to provide shelter; or is in danger of collapse or failure; dangerous to anyone on or near such building.
REFUSE. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes (except human and animal wastes) including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, dead animals, and solid market and industrial wastes, an accumulation of brush, broken glass, stumps, and roots that present a safety hazard, and includes garbage, trash and debris which present an unsanitary and/or safety hazard.
REGISTERED MAIL. Registered or certified mail.
RUBBISH. Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible wastes, such as paper, wrappings, tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, wood, glass, crockery, and similar materials.
WEATHERING. Deterioration, decay, or damage caused by exposure to the elements.
(Ord. 9142, passed 12-18-2023)