For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER. The Building Commissioner of the city or his duly authorized agent.
THE CITY. The City of Cheviot, acting through its safety service director or his properly authorized agents; such agents acting severally within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to them.
COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY. Any driveway providing access to a commercial establishment in business for the purpose of servicing or storing motor vehicles, loading or unloading merchandise transported in the vehicle, or serving the driver of the vehicle while he remains in the vehicle.
CONTRACTOR. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation undertaking this contract, acting directly or through a duly authorized representative.
COUNCIL. Legislative authority of the city.
DIRECTOR. The safety-service director of the city or his duly authorized agent.
DRIVEWAY. Any paved area constructed within the public right-of-way, connecting the paved public roadway with private property, for the purpose of providing access for motor vehicles to private property.
ENGINEER. The city engineer of the city or his duly authorized agent.
INSPECTOR. The authorized representative of the city engineer or building commissioner assigned to make a detailed inspection of any and all portions of the work, or materials thereof.
KEEPER or PROPRIETOR. Includes all persons, whether acting by themselves or as a servant, agent, or employee.
LAND or REAL ESTATE. Includes rights and easements of incorporeal natures.
OWNER. When applied to property, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant by the entireties, or sole owner, of the whole or part of such property.
PERSONS or WHOEVER. Includes all natural and artificial persons including but not limited to partners, servants, principals, agents, employees, public or private officials, associations, societies, clubs, firms, partnerships, and bodies politic or corporate.
PREMISES. As applied to property shall include land and buildings.
PRISMATIC LIGHTS. Any transparent material such as glass or plastic, inserted in the surface of a sidewalk for the purpose of transmitting light to a sidewalk sub-space.
PROPERTY. Includes real (lands, tenements, and hereditaments), personal (all property except real), mixed estates, and interests.
PUBLIC PLACE. Includes any street, sidewalk, park, cemetery, school yard, public conveyance, or any other place for the sale of merchandise, public accommodation, or amusement.
REGISTERED MAIL. Includes certified mail.
ROADWAY or STREET PAVEMENT. That portion of a street between curbs or the portion devoted to vehicular traffic.
SANDSTONE SLAB. Any natural stone slab used as a sidewalk pavement.
SIDEWALK. That portion from the established or presumable curb line and the adjacent property lines set aside for pedestrian use.
SIDEWALK SUB-SPACE. Any open space under the surface of a sidewalk adjacent to a building.
STREET. Includes alleys, avenues, boulevards, lanes, roads, courts, terraces, streets, places, drives, ways, circles, highways, and all other public thoroughfares within the city set apart for travel, including the area from property line to property line.
TENANT or OCCUPANT. As applied to premises shall include any person holding a written or oral lease or month to month agreement, or who actually occupies the whole or any part of such premises, alone or with others.
WRITING. Includes any representation of words, letters, or figures whether by printing or otherwise.
(Ord. 1220, passed 12-22-81)