Certain words and phrases as used or found in this chapter are defined, for the purpose of this chapter, as hereafter set forth in this section.
(a) "Architectural Board" means the Architectural Board of the City of Grandview Heights, as created and existing under the provisions of the City Zoning Ordinance.
(b) "Building Ordinance" means the Building Ordinance of the City of Grandview Heights, Ohio.
(c) "Certificate of Occupancy" means the Certificate of Occupancy required by the City Zoning Ordinance.
(d) "Director of Building and Zoning" means the Director of Building and Zoning of the City of Grandview Heights, Ohio.
(e) "Dwelling" means a structure or portion of a structure designed for or used for human habitation.
(f) "Owner" means any person who alone, jointly or severally with others shall be in actual possession, have charge, care or control of, any building, premises, or vacant lot within the City as owner, agent, occupant or operator, whether individual, firm, partnership, or corporation, or as trustee or guardian of the estate or person of the title holder, and shall include the owner of record as reflected by the most recent transaction in the County Recorder's office.
(g) "Plumbing" means all provided gas pipes and gas burning equipment, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, lavatories, bathtubs, catch basins, drains, vents, and any other provided fixtures together with the connections to the water, sewer or gas lines.
(h) "Structure, nonresidential" means a structure or part thereof which is used for other than residential purposes and, where applicable, the premises on which such structures are situated.
(i) "Structure, secondary" means a structure incidental to the main use of the premises such as sheds, garages, storage building, barns, tanks, etc.
(j) "Structure, substandard" means all structures used for nonresidential purposes which do not conform to the minimum standards established by this chapter.
(k) "Unsafe" as applied to a structure, is a condition or combination of conditions liable to be a danger or hazard to the life, safety or health persons occupying it or frequenting it or of the public and in danger of settlement, movement, disintegration or collapse, whether such danger arises from the method or materials of its construction or from equipment installed therein for the purposes of lighting, heating, the transmission or utilization of electric current, or from obsolescense or deterioration, or from its location or otherwise.
(l) "Unsanitary" as applied to a structure, means liable to be a danger or hazard to the health of persons occupying or frequenting it, or to the public, if such danger arises from the method or materials of its construction, or from equipment installed therein for the purposes of lighting, heating, ventilation or plumbing, or from existing conditions liable to cause rat infestation, vermin infestation, accumulations of trash or debris in the building, yards or accessory structures on the premises.
(m) "Unusable" means any nonresidential structures or part thereof or any fixture or facility required therein, not in such physical condition as to safely perform the service or services for which it is designed or intended.
(Ord. 15-79. Passed 7-9-79; Ord. 92-33. Passed 12-7-92.)