For purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively. Any words not herein defined shall be construed as defined in the building code.
ALLEY. Any public or private way, less than 21 feet in width.
APARTMENT. A dwelling unit designed for, or occupied by one family.
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APARTMENT, EFFICIENCY. An apartment which has a floor area of 800 square feet or less within its peripheral walls.
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APARTMENT, REGULAR. An apartment which has a floor area of more than 800 square feet within its peripheral walls.
AUTOMOBILE TRAILER. Any licensed vehicle used for sleeping or living quarters, or intended to be used for sleeping or living quarters, propelled either by its own power or by another power-driven licensed vehicle to which it may be attached, and having no foundation other than wheels with pneumatic tires.
BASEMENT. That portion of a building below or immediately above grade and not used for habitation other than janitor's or watchman's quarters. A basement shall not be considered as a story if the floor level is not less than 3 feet 6 inches below the average grade at the exterior walls of the building.
BILLBOARD SIGN. Any board, panel, tablet, or other sign placed in view of the general public for advertising purposes, where less than 60% of the area of the announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, or insignia appearing thereon is used to advertise the business conducted on the premises and minor products or commodities incidental thereto. The term BILLBOARD SIGN shall not be deemed to include any sign permitted in the residence district.
BOARD. The zoning board of appeals as created by § 150.14 of this chapter.
BUILDING. Any structure used or built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels.
BUILDING, HEIGHT OF. The mean vertical distance from the average established grade in front of the lot, or from the average natural grade at the building line, if higher, to the average height of the top of the cornice of flat roofs, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the mid- height of the highest gable or dormer in a pitched or hipped roof, or, if there are no gables or dormers, to the mid-height of a pitched or hipped roof. Where a lot faces on 2 or more streets or alleys of different average established grades in front of the lot, the higher of the grades shall control only for a depth of 120 feet perpendicularly back from the street line of the higher street or alley. On a corner lot, the height is the mean vertical distance from the average established grade, or from the average natural grade at the building line or, if higher, on the street of greatest width, or if 2 or more such streets are of the same width, from the higher of the grades.
BUSINESS DISTRICT. A business district situated in the city only.
CITY. The City of Cheviot, and all areas within its boundaries.
COURT. An open space other than a yard on the same lot with a building.
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COURT, INNER. Any court other than an outer court.
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COURT, OUTER. A court extending to and opening upon a street, alley, or required yard.
DWELLING. A building occupied as an abode by one or more persons.
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DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A dwelling designed for or occupied exclusively by one family.
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DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A dwelling designed for or occupied exclusively by 2 families.
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DWELLING, THREE-FAMILY. A dwelling designed for or occupied exclusively by 3 families.
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DWELLING, FOUR-FAMILY. A dwelling designed for or occupied exclusively by 4 families.
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DWELLING, MULTIPLE. A dwelling designed for or occupied by more than 2 families.
FAMILY. An individual or 2 or more persons related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than 5 persons (including servants), who need not be related by blood or marriage, living together in a dwelling or apartment.
GARAGE, PRIVATE. A building or a portion of a building, in which only motor vehicles used by the occupants of the building or buildings on the premises are stored or kept.
GARAGE, PUBLIC. A garage, other than a storage garage, where self-propelled vehicles or trailers are stored, equipped for operation, repaired, or kept for remuneration, hire, or sale.
HOTEL. Any dwelling licensed as such by the state fire marshal, and kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where food is served and sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests, in which 6 or more rooms are used for the accommodations of such guests, and having one or more dining rooms directly accessible from within the dwelling.
LOT. A piece or parcel of land, abutting on a street, whose area, in addition to the parts thereof occupied or which may hereafter be occupied by a building and buildings accessory thereto, is sufficient to furnish the yards and courts required for compliance with this chapter. A lot abutting upon a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents to the curve at its points of beginning within the lot, or at the points of intersection of the interior side lot lines with the street lot line, form an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street lot lines or the tangents to curves is the corner.
LOT, CORNER. Any lot abutting upon 2 intersecting streets at their intersection, or upon 2 parts of the same street, and, in either case, forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
LOT LINES. The lines bounding a lot.
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LOT LINE, FRONT. The line dividing a lot from a street. On a corner lot only one street line shall be considered as a front line; provided that where the length of a shorter street line is less than 90% of the length of the longer street line, the shorter street line shall be considered the front lot line.
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LOT LINE, REAR. The lot line opposite the front lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular, or gore-shaped lot, it shall mean a line within the lot, 10 feet long, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.
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LOT LINE, SIDE. Any lot line not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
MARIJUANA. Shall have the same meaning as marijuana as defined in § 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Marijuana that is cultivated, processed, tested, possessed, or used for medical purposes.
MOTEL. A building or group of buildings used for the temporary residence of transient motorists or travelers.
NONCONFORMING USE. One that does not conform with the use regulations of the district in which it is situated.
NURSING HOME. Any home used for the reception and care, for a consideration or not, of 3 or more persons who, by reason of illness or physical or mental impairment, require skilled nursing care. Skilled nursing care means those procedures commonly employed in providing for the physical, emotional, and rehabilitative needs of the ill or otherwise incapacitated which require technical skills and knowledge beyond that which the untrained person possesses.
OVERLAY ZONE. A zoning district that is applied over one or more previously established zoning districts, establishing additional or stricter standards and criteria for covered properties in addition to those of the underlying zoning district.
PERSON. A mature person, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and also including firms, partnerships, or corporations, its or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of them.
ROOMING HOUSE. A dwelling occupied by 3 or more roomers, or in which 3 or more rooms are kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay, provided that HOTELS as herein defined, and any dwelling in which one or 2 rooms within individual dwelling units are let out by the occupants of the units shall not be construed to be rooming houses for purposes of this chapter. No person shall operate or permit to be operated a rooming house without having a license or temporary certificate to do so, obtained from the safety-service director.
STORY. That part of a building, included between any floor and the floor or roof next above; provided, that for any purposes of regulating the dimensions of yards and courts, when the average story height of any building exceeds 12 feet, each 12 feet or fraction thereof of total building height shall be considered as a separate story, except the first story, which may be 15 feet high. A mezzanine story shall be deemed a full story where it covers more than 50% of the area of the story next below.
STREET. Any public or private way not less than 21 feet in width, whose primary function is to furnish the chief means of access to the properties abutting it.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed, the use of which requires a permanent location on the ground, or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. Any change in the structural members of a building, such as walls, columns, beams, or girders.
VACANT. That the building or land has not been used or occupied in whole or in part by any lawful nonconforming use for a period of 2 years.
WAREHOUSE. A building where wares or goods are stored.
YARD. An open space on the same lot with a building.
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YARD, FRONT. A yard extending across the full width of the lot, and measured between the front lot line and the building.
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YARD, REAR. A yard extending across the full width of the lot, and measured between the rear lot line and the building.
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YARD, SIDE. A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard and measured between the side lot line and the building.
('73 Code, § 150.03)
(Am. Ord. 19-24, passed 9-17-19; Am. Ord. 19-25, passed 12-3-19)