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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART IIIA: LAND USE CODE - PLANNING AND HOUSING
PART IIIB: LAND USE CODE - ZONING CODE
TITLE VII: ZONING CODE
CHAPTER 325 - DEFINITIONS
§ 325.01 Meaning of Words and Phrases
§ 325.02 Accessory Use or Building
§ 325.03 Accessory Parking Space
§ 325.04 Alley
§ 325.05 Apartment Hotel
§ 325.06 Apartment House
§ 325.07 Automobile Laundry - Repealed
§ 325.08 Auto Sales Lot - Repealed
§ 325.09 Auto Wrecking Yard
§ 325.092 Berm
§ 325.10 Building
§ 325.11 Building Line
§ 325.111 Car Wash
§ 325.12 Central Business District
§ 325.120 Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facility
§ 325.121 Correctional Halfway House
§ 325.13 Court
§ 325.14 Court, Height
§ 325.15 Court, Inner
§ 325.16 Court, Length
§ 325.17 Court, Outer
§ 325.18 Court, Width
§ 325.181 Drip Line
§ 325.19 Dwelling House
§ 325.191 Dwelling, Single-Family Attached
§ 325.20 Dwelling Unit
§ 325.21 Exception, Special
§ 325.22 Family
§ 325.221 Fence - Repealed
§ 325.222 Fence Height - Repealed
§ 325.223 Fence Open - Repealed
§ 325.23 Floor Area
§ 325.24 Floor Area, Gross
§ 325.25 Front Yard
§ 325.26 Front Yard Line
§ 325.27 Garage, Community - Repealed
§ 325.28 Garage, Private - Repealed
§ 325.29 Garage, Public or Storage - Repealed
§ 325.30 Garage, Repair - Repealed
§ 325.31 Garage, Service - Repealed
§ 325.32 Grade Level
§ 325.33 Hand Laundry
§ 325.34 Height, Building
§ 325.35 Hotel
§ 325.36 Institutional H Occupancy Classification
§ 325.37 Interior Side Yard
§ 325.38 Junk
§ 325.39 Junk Car
§ 325.40 Junk Yard
§ 325.401 Kennels
§ 325.402 Light Assembly
§ 325.41 Lot
§ 325.42 Lot, Corner
§ 325.43 Lot Depth
§ 325.431 Lot, Interior
§ 325.44 Lot Line
§ 325.45 Lot, Side Line
§ 325.46 Lot Width
§ 325.47 Main Building
§ 325.471 Mental Health Center
§ 325.48 Motor Freight Depot or Trucking Terminal
§ 325.481 Motor Vehicle
§ 325.482 Motor Vehicle Maintenance
§ 325.483 Motor Vehicle Minor Repair
§ 325.484 Motor Vehicle Major Repair
§ 325.485 Motor Vehicle Sales Facility
§ 325.486 Motor Vehicle Service Station
§ 325.487 Motor Vehicle Service Garage
§ 325.488 Motor Vehicle Repair Garage
§ 325.49 Multiple Dwelling
§ 325.50 Multiple Dwelling, Class A
§ 325.51 Multiple Dwelling, Class B
§ 325.52 Nonconforming Use
§ 325.53 Nonconformity
§ 325.532 Opacity
§ 325.533 Open Sales Lot
§ 325.534 Parking Garage, Community
§ 325.535 Parking Garage, Private
§ 325.536 Parking Garage, Public
§ 325.54 Parkway
§ 325.55 Public Notice
§ 325.56 Rear Yard
§ 325.561 Recycling
§ 325.562 Recycling Facility
§ 325.57 Required Yard Lines
§ 325.570 Research Laboratory
§ 325.571 Residential Facility
§ 325.572 Rock Crushing
§ 325.58 Rooming House
§ 325.59 Row House
§ 325.60 Service Station - Repealed
§ 325.61 Setback Building Line
§ 325.62 Side Yard
§ 325.63 Side Street Yard
§ 325.64 Reserved
§ 325.65 Specific Building Line
§ 325.66 Street
§ 325.67 Street or Alley Line
§ 325.68 Street, Residence
§ 325.69 Street, Side
§ 325.70 Street, Width
§ 325.71 Structure
§ 325.72 Tourist Home
§ 325.721 Use, Accessory
§ 325.723 Use, Principal
§ 325.73 Used Car
§ 325.731 Valet Parking Area
§ 325.732 Wrecking Yard
§ 325.74 Variance
§ 325.741 Xeriscape
§ 325.75 Yard
§ 325.76 Skate Board Facility
§ 325.77 Temporary Use
CHAPTER 327 - ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
CHAPTER 329 - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
CHAPTER 331 - BUILDING ZONE MAPS
CHAPTER 333 - CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER 334 - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
CHAPTER 335 - USE DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 336 - URBAN GARDEN DISTRICT
CHAPTER 337 - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 338 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING PARK (MHP) DISTRICT
CHAPTER 339 - PARKING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 340 - INSTITUTIONAL-RESEARCH (I-R) DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 341 - DESIGN REVIEW
CHAPTER 342 - OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION (OSR) DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 343 - BUSINESS DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 344 - MIDTOWN MIXED-USE DISTRICT
CHAPTER 345 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 346 - LIVE-WORK OVERLAY DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 347 - SPECIFIC USES REGULATED
CHAPTER 348 - FORM DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 349 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
CHAPTER 350 - SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 351 - RIPARIAN SETBACKS AND WETLANDS SETBACKS
CHAPTER 352 - LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, AND OUTDOOR PARKING LOT LIGHTING
CHAPTER 353 - HEIGHT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 354 - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES
CHAPTER 354A - WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
CHAPTER 355 - AREA REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 356 - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
CHAPTER 357 - YARDS AND COURTS
CHAPTER 358 - FENCE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 359 - NONCONFORMING USES
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
PART IIIC: LAND USE CODE - HOUSING CODE
PART IIID: LAND USE CODE - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART IIIE: LAND USE CODE - BUILDING CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
CHAPTER 325 – DEFINITIONS
325.01   Meaning of Words and Phrases
325.02   Accessory Use or Building
325.03   Accessory Parking Space
325.04   Alley
325.05   Apartment Hotel
325.06   Apartment House
325.07   Automobile Laundry – Repealed
325.08   Auto Sales Lot – Repealed
325.09   Auto Wrecking Yard
325.092   Berm
325.10   Building
325.11   Building Line
325.111   Car Wash
325.12   Central Business District
325.120   Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facility
325.121   Correctional Halfway House
325.13   Court
325.14   Court, Height
325.15   Court, Inner
325.16   Court, Length
325.17   Court, Outer
325.18   Court, Width
325.181   Drip Line
325.19   Dwelling House
325.191   Dwelling, Single-Family Attached
325.20   Dwelling Unit
325.21   Exception, Special
325.22   Family
325.221   Fence – Repealed
325.222   Fence Height – Repealed
325.223   Fence Open – Repealed
325.23   Floor Area
325.24   Floor Area, Gross
325.25   Front Yard
325.26   Front Yard Line
325.27   Garage, Community – Repealed
325.28   Garage, Private – Repealed
325.29   Garage, Public or Storage – Repealed
325.30   Garage, Repair – Repealed
325.31   Garage, Service – Repealed
325.32   Grade Level
325.33   Hand Laundry
325.34   Height, Building
325.35   Hotel
325.36   Institutional H Occupancy Classification
325.37   Interior Side Yard
325.38   Junk
325.39   Junk Car
325.40   Junk Yard
325.401   Kennels
325.402   Light Assembly
325.41   Lot
325.42   Lot, Corner
325.43   Lot Depth
325.431   Lot, Interior
325.44   Lot Line
325.45   Lot, Side Line
325.46   Lot Width
325.47   Main Building
325.471   Mental Health Center
325.48   Motor Freight Depot or Trucking Terminal
325.481   Motor Vehicle
325.482   Motor Vehicle Maintenance
325.483   Motor Vehicle Minor Repair
325.484   Motor Vehicle Major Repair
325.485   Motor Vehicle Sales Facility
325.486   Motor Vehicle Service Station
325.487   Motor Vehicle Service Garage
325.488   Motor Vehicle Repair Garage
325.49   Multiple Dwelling
325.50   Multiple Dwelling, Class A
325.51   Multiple Dwelling, Class B
325.52   Nonconforming Use
325.53   Nonconformity
325.532   Opacity
325.533   Open Sales Lot
325.534   Parking Garage, Community
325.535   Parking Garage, Private
325.536   Parking Garage, Public
325.54   Parkway
325.55   Public Notice
325.56   Rear Yard
325.561   Recycling
325.562   Recycling Facility
325.57   Required Yard Lines
325.570   Research Laboratory
325.571   Residential Facility
325.572   Rock Crushing
325.58   Rooming House
325.59   Row House
325.60   Service Station – Repealed
325.61   Setback Building Line
325.62   Side Yard
325.63   Side Street Yard
325.64   Reserved
325.65   Specific Building Line
325.66   Street
325.67   Street or Alley Line
325.68   Street, Residence
325.69   Street, Side
325.70   Street, Width
325.71   Structure
325.72   Tourist Home
325.721   Use, Accessory
325.723   Use, Principal
325.73   Used Car
325.731   Valet Parking Area
325.732   Wrecking Yard
325.74   Variance
325.741   Xeriscape
325.75   Yard
325.76   Skate Board Facility
325.77   Temporary Use
Cross-reference:
   General Retail Business District defined, CO 343.11
   Height limit defined, CO 353.01
   Housing Code definitions, CO Ch. 363
   Local Retail Business District defined, CO 343.01
   Residence and Dwelling House Districts defined, CO 335.02
   Residence-Industry District defined, CO 345.01
   Service station definitions, CO 343.14
   Shopping Center District defined, CO 343.02
   Subdivision defined, CO 309.01
   University and college defined, CO 343.06
§ 325.01 Meaning of Words and Phrases
   For the purposes of this Zoning Code, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meaning given in the succeeding sections. Words used in the singular include the plural.
(Ord. No. 1105-57. Passed 4-14-58, eff. 4-15-58)
§ 325.02 Accessory Use or Building
   “Accessory use” or “building” means a subordinate use or building customarily incident to and located on the same lot with the main use or building.
(Ord. No. 1105-57. Passed 4-14-58, eff. 4-15-58)
§ 325.03 Accessory Parking Space
   "Accessory parking space" means an area open or enclosed, of not less than one hundred fifty-three (153) square feet accessible from a street, exclusive of drives or access area and to be used solely for the storage or parking of motor vehicles for use by the owner, tenants, visitors, patients, clients, customers or employees of the main building, structure or land use. Off-street loading requirements shall not be considered as accessory off-street parking spaces.
(Ord. No. 887-18. Passed 6-3-19, eff. 7-3-19)
§ 325.04 Alley
   “Alley” means any public space or thoroughfare twenty (20) feet or less in width, but not less than ten (10) feet in width, which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public travel and affords access to abutting property.
(Ord. No. 1105-57. Passed 4-14-58, eff. 4-15-58)
§ 325.05 Apartment Hotel
   “Apartment hotel” means a building or part of a building used for permanent occupancy containing living, sleeping or eating facilities, provided not more than ten percent (10%) of the dwelling units shall be designed for transient accommodations. Such eating facilities may include a dining room and private bar room accessible only from the interior of the building, and such eating facilities shall not have any exterior advertising.
(Ord. No. 1105-57. Passed 4-14-58, eff. 4-15-58)
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