1340.02 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms and words are hereby defined. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; the singular number shall include the plural and the plural, the singular; the word “building” shall include the word “structure”; and the word “shall” is mandatory. When not defined in this chapter, words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Village of Chagrin Falls Zoning Code, Building Code, or model code adopted by the Village. If not otherwise defined, words have their ordinarily accepted meanings.
   (a)   “Approved” means authorized by the Building Inspector, Officer of the Fire Prevention Bureau, the Chief Administrative Officer or the Board of Zoning Appeals as designated by the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Chagrin Falls to give approval to the matter in question.
   (b)   “Blighting or deteriorating influence” means a condition where a building, structure or premises is so poorly maintained that its condition, directly or indirectly, represents a threat to the health or safety of the general public or to persons living on adjoining property or in the area; or constitutes an unsanitary condition; lends itself to habitation or infestation by rodents, termites or other vermin.
   (c)   “Building or Structure” means buildings or structure as defined by Section 1107.06 of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Chagrin Falls.
   (d)   “Demolish” or “Demolition” means any act or process that destroys in whole or in part any building or structure.
   (e)   “Deterioration” means the condition or appearance of the exterior of a building or part thereof, characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, or cracking, peeling or flaking of paint or other protective coating, rusting or other evidence of physical decay, neglect, excessive use, loss of effectiveness or lack of maintenance.
   (f)   “Exterior surface” means those portions of a building which may be viewed from public property or from any adjoining or other property in proximity to such building.
   (g)   “Exterior property area” means the open space on any premises.
   (h)   “Good repair” or “good condition” means that a premises, structure or parts thereof is structurally sound so as to resist decay or deterioration and capable of performing the function for which it was designed for or intended to be used.
   (i)   “Garbage” means animal, vegetable, fruit or mineral waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
   (j)   “Hazard, fire” means any material, condition or act which causes, contributes to or increases the risk of fire to a greater degree than that customarily recognized as normal by the Officer of the Fire Prevention Bureau, or that which may reduce, obstruct, hinder, or delay fire protection, fire prevention, suppression or extinguishment.
   (k)   “Hazard, public safety” means any condition that places a person’s life, health, or property in immediate, impending peril, or could cause serious life-threatening illness, injury or death at any time.
   (l)   “Infestation” means the presence of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests on the premises which constitutes a health hazard.
   (m)   “Landscaping” means the decorative and functional alteration and planting of grounds as part of a developed building site with grass, vegetation and other materials customarily used in residential landscaping, including, but not limited to, mulch, topsoil, sand, gravel, stone, landscape timbers or any other similar material.
   (n)   “Local agent or representative” means a company, person or designated agent who can be called if emergencies occur and who may provide inspection access or make immediate repairs to windows, doors, alarm systems, or other facilities or utilities. The company, person, or designated agent shall be at least 18 years of age.
   (o)   “Maintenance” or “maintained” means any act of servicing or repair to any building, structure or service equipment, or to the exterior property areas, to continue or improve its conditions so as to be free from nuisance.
   (p)   “Nuisance” means and includes:
      (1)   That which is defined by the statutes of the State of Ohio, or the ordinances of the Village and thereby declared to be a nuisance;
      (2)   Any condition hazardous to human life or to the health of persons on or near the premises where the condition exists;
      (3)   Any unsanitary condition;
      (4)   Infestation; and
      (5)   Fire hazards.
   (q)   “Occupant” means a person occupying a dwelling unit for residential purposes or having actual possession of such a dwelling unit, or occupying space on a premises for the conduct of a trade, service, profession, business, industry, civic or non- profit, or other similar nonresidential purpose.
   (r)   “Operator” means a person who has charge, care or control of any building, structure, premises or part thereof.
   (s)   “Owner” means the owner of the premises or one of the owners of the premises if owned by more than one person, 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.
   (t)   “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, trust, or any other legal entity, including his or its agents.   
   (u)   “Premises” means a lot, parcel of plot of land including the buildings or structures thereon.
   (v)   “Repair” means the renewal, replacement or reinforcement of an existing part of a building, in keeping with its existing type of construction, arrangement of parts and occupancy, for maintenance purposes, including replacements and reinforcement because of fire damage, damage caused by the force of objects and the elements, acts of nature against a building, and failure to maintain a building in good condition.
   (w)   “Rubbish” means combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, such as residue from the burning of any combustible material, paper, rags, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metal, glass, crockery, tires, construction debris and similar materials.
   (x)   “Sanitation” means a condition of cleanliness including the removal of dirt and waste materials, which precludes the probability of infestation or disease transmission.
   (y)   “Secondary or appurtenant structure” means a structure, the use of which is incidental or accessory to that of the main building and which is attached to the main building or located on the same premises with it, including sheds, barns, garages, retaining walls, fences, exterior walks, rails and steps.
   (z)   “Substantial repair” means construction work on a main building or portion thereof the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent of its current replacement value.
   (aa)   “Weathertight” means the protection of a structure from exposure to the elements so as not to show signs of deterioration, decay or damage as a result of such exposure.
   (bb)   “Workmanlike” means executed in a skilled manner with a quality of construction that is generally plumb, level, square in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work or materials.
      (Ord. 2016-61. Passed 10-24-16.)