(a) Interpretation of Language. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and construction of the Zoning Ordinance. Words used in the present tense shall include the future; the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular; the word "used" shall include "arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased" or "intended to be used," and the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory.
(1) "Accessory building" means a building or structure subordinate to the principal building and which is located on the same lot serving a purpose customarily incidental to the use of the principal building or land use. Where a structure is attached to the principal building in a substantial manner as by a wall or roof, it shall be considered to be part of the principal building.
(2) "Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)" means a building not substantially attached to, but on the same lot with, a primary residence. An ADU must be serviced by public utilities that customarily sustain a residence; and provide for living, sleeping, cooking, and bathroom facilities. An ADU is an ancillary housing unit to the primary residence.
(3) "Accessory use" means a use subordinate to the principal use of land or building and which serves a purpose customarily incidental to the principal use.
(4) "Agriculture" means the use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce; provided, however, that the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of normal agricultural activities and provided further that the above uses shall not include the commercial feeding of garbage or offal to swine or other animals.
(5) "Alley" or "lane" means a public or private way not more than thirty feet wide affording only secondary means of access to abutting property.
(6) "Apartment." See "Dwelling, multi-family."
(7) "Apartment house." See "Dwelling, multi-family."
(8) "Aquifer wellhead" refers to those locations where subsurface glacial sand and gravel deposits are present and are the means by which the Raccoon Valley Aquifer is recharged from surface water.
(9) "Automobile or trailer sales area" means an open area, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of new or used motor vehicles, trailers, farm implements, boats, motorcycles, bicycles, lawn mowers, etc. in operable condition and where no repair work is done.
(10) "Automobile services" means the repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or parts thereof, including collision service, painting and cleaning of vehicles.
(11) "Automobile service station" or "filling station" means a building or other structure or a tract of land where gasoline, kerosene or any other motor fuel or lubricating oil or grease for operating motor vehicles is dispensed directly to users of motor vehicles.
(12) "Automobile wash" or "automatic car wash" means a building or structure where mechanical devices are employed for the purpose of washing motor vehicles.
(13) "Base flood" is the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The base flood may also be referred to as the one hundred (100) year flood.
(14) "Basement" means a story whose floor line is below grade at any entrance or exit and whose ceiling is not more than five feet above grade at any such entrance or exit.
(15) "Bed and Breakfast" means a home occupation as defined in Chapter 1181 where the occupants of a dwelling unit provide a sleeping room and breakfast is prepared and served on the premises for remuneration to persons who are not family members.
(16) "Beginning of construction" means the excavation and/or the incorporation of labor and material within the walls of the building or buildings.
(17) "Block." In describing the boundaries of a district the word "block" refers to the legal description. In all other cases, the word "block" refers to the property abutting on one side of a street between two intersecting streets or a street and a railroad right-of-way or watercourse.
(18) "Board" means the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals of the Village of Granville, Ohio.
(19) "Boarding house" or "lodging house" means a dwelling or part thereof occupied by a single housekeeping unit where meals and lodging are provided for three or more persons for compensation by previous arrangement, where no cooking or dining facilities are provided in individual rooms.
(20) "Booking Service" means any mechanism for a reservation and/or payment service provided by a hosting platform that facilitates a short-term rental transaction between a short-term rental host and a prospective short-term rental guest, and for which the hosting platform collects or receives, directly or indirectly through an agent or intermediary, a fee in connection with the reservation and/or payment services provided for the short-term rental transaction.
(21) "Building" means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property. When such a structure is divided into separate parts by one or more unpierced wall(s) extending from the ground up, each part is deemed a separate building, except as regards minimum side yard requirements as hereinafter provided.
(22) "Building, height of' means the vertical distance from the average contact with ground level at the front wall of the building to the highest point of the roof.
(23) "Building line" means the front yard setback; a line established by this Zoning Ordinance generally parallel with and measured perpendicularly from the front lot line, defining the limits of a front yard in which no building or structure may be located except as may be provided by this Ordinance.
(24) "Business (commercial)" means a concentration of a wide variety of offices and retail establishments located on or at the intersection of arterial streets as specified by the Master Plan.
(25) "Calls for Service Ratio" means the number of calls for service divided by the number of sleeping rooms in service at the short-term rental.
(26) "Calls for Service" means any and all calls, including but not limited to those to law enforcement and/or the fire department, when those calls:
A. Result in a representative being dispatched or directed to the short-term rental;
B. Allege evidence of criminal activity;
C. Result in an arrest, charge or citation; or
D. Find an imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of person(s) or property.
(27) "Cemetery" means the land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums, crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries if operated in connection with, and within the boundaries of such cemetery.
(28) "Certificate of Occupancy" means a document issued by the Zoning Inspector consistent with Section 1137.06 of this Zoning Ordinance.
(29) "City or Village" means the municipal corporation of Granville, Licking County, Ohio.
(30) "Clinic" means a place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm and injured persons and those who are in need of medical or surgical attention, but who are not provided with board or room nor kept overnight on the premises.
(31) "Commission" means the Planning Commission of the Village of Granville, Ohio.
(32) "Comprehensive Plan" refers to the current "Granville Comprehensive Plan Report" containing background and recommendations on the regulation and use of land, the building of public facilities and the offering of services.
(33) "Conditional use" means a use which more intensely affects the surrounding area in which it is located than permitted uses in the same district. A conditional use permit shall be granted if, upon review of the site plan, the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals determine that all criteria stated in Chapter 1145 have been met.
(34) "Council" means the Council of the Village of Granville, Ohio.
(35) "Court" means an open unoccupied and unobstructed space, other than a yard, on the same lot, with a building or group of buildings.
(36) "Density" used as a unit of measurement, means the number of dwelling units per acre of land.
A. "Gross density" means the number of dwelling units per acre of land to be developed, including that area in publicly dedicated land or retained in private ownership.
B. "Net density" means the number of dwelling units per acre of land exclusive of that area in publicly dedicated land, streets and easements.
(37) "Development" means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavating, drilling operations or storage of equipment and materials.
(38) "Developmental disability" means a disability that originated before the attainment of eighteen years of age and which can be expected to continue indefinitely, constitutes a substantial handicap to the person's ability to function normally in society, and is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or any other condition found to be closely related to mental retardation because such condition results in similar impairment of general intellectual functioning or requires similar treatment and services.
(39) "Director" means the director of the Village of Granville Planning Department, or his or her authorized designee.
(40) "District" means all properties of the same use, height and area classification which adjoin or are continuous without intervening property or another classification, regardless of any street, alley, easement or reserve that may intervene. Separate districts include the Village Districts, the Community Service District, the Suburban Residential District, the Open Space District, the Institutional District, the Planned Development Districts, and such other districts as are specified in Title Five of this ordinance, as indicated by the official Zoning Map. For a detailed definition, see the statement of purpose of each respective district.
(Ord. 01-2022. Passed 2-2-22.)
(40.5) "Drive-Through" means a food service window where items may be ordered on-site through a point of sale, either at a window, kiosk, or menu board, and subsequently paid for and delivered through the window. This shall be considered synonymous with drive-ins and drive-ups, and found elsewhere in this code. (Ord. 10-2023. Passed 4-19-23.)
(41) "Driveway" means any improved or unimproved area used for vehicular travel and serving as an area of access, entrance, exit, or approach from any street to any parcel of land, regardless of public or private ownership.
(42) "Dwelling, manufactured off-site, or manufactured home," also referred to as "pre-engineered or prefabricated unit" means an assembly of materials or products comprising all or part of a total structure which when constructed and installed, constitutes a dwelling unit, except for necessary preparations for its placement.
(43) "Dwelling, mobile home" means a portable dwelling designed to be transported on highways, and when arriving at the site for placement involving only minor and incidental unpacking, assembling and connection operations, but which involves no substantial reconstruction which would render the unit unfit as a conveyance on the highway.
(44) "Dwelling, multi-family" means a building consisting of three or more dwelling units, including condominiums, with varying arrangements of entrances and party walls.
(45) "Dwelling, single-family" means a building consisting of a single dwelling unit only, separated from other dwelling units by open space.
(46) "Dwelling, two-family" means a building consisting of two dwelling units which may be either attached side by side or one above the other, each unit having either a separate or combined entrance or entrances.
(47) "Dwelling unit" means space within a building comprising living, dining, sleeping room or rooms, storage closets, as well as space and equipment for cooking, bathing and toilet facilities, all used by only one family and its household employees.
(48) "Easement" means an interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment.
(49) "Employee" means any person who earns qualifying wages, commissions or other type of compensation from the owner or operator of a short-term rental property in connection with its operation or maintenance.
(50) "Essential services" means the erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground, surface or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.
(51) "Family" means two or more persons related by blood, adoption, marriage, guardianship or foster parent contract, living together as a single housekeeping unit, exclusive of household servants. A number of persons not exceeding three exclusive of household servants living together as a single housekeeping unit but not related by blood, adoption, marriage, guardianship or foster parent contract shall be deemed to be a family. A number of persons with developmental disabilities not exceeding six, exclusive of not more than two house parents and employees caring for the persons with developmental disabilities, living together as a single housekeeping unit but not related by blood, adoption, marriage, guardianship or foster parent contract residing in a dwelling unit which meets all specifications for a family model home shall be deemed to be a family.
(52) "Family model home, group home, or community residence" means a dwelling unit occupied as a home that provides room and board, personal care, habilitation services and supervision in a family setting for not more than six persons with developmental disabilities, exclusive of not more than two house parents and employees caring for the persons residing there with developmental disabilities, and licensed and regulated by the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
(53) "Fence" Any artificially constructed barrier of any permitted material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen properties, or to provide protection, and as a means of designating a property boundary.
(54) "Flood or flooding" means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.
(55) "Flood insurance rate map" (FIRM): An official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated the areas of special flood hazard.
(56) "Flood insurance study" is the official report in which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided flood profiles, floodway boundaries, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
(57) "Flood plain" means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. The flood plain includes the floodway and floodway fringe as designated by the effective Flood Hazard Map and any amendments made to the map thereof.
(58) "Flood recurrence interval" means the average interval of time, based upon a statistical analysis of actual or representative stream flow records, which can be expected to elapse between floods equal to or greater than a specified flood.
(59) "Flood proofing" means any combination of structural and nonstructural additional changes, modifications or adjustments to properties and structures primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damage to lands, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.
(60) "Floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.
(61) "Floodway fringe" means those lands, from the floodway boundary line to the floodway fringe boundary line as designated in the effective Flood Hazard Map and any amendments made to the map thereof, subject to inundation by the 100-year recurrence interval flood.
(62) "Floodway obstruction or obstruction in a floodway" means any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel rectification, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, structure, wire fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill or other analogous structure or matter in, along, across or projecting into any floodway which may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting water-borne debris, or that is placed where the flow of water would carry the same downstream to the damage or detriment of life or property.
(63) "Floor area" is the sum of the gross horizontal areas of those spaces designed for living, sleeping, eating, and cooking purposes. Garages, porches, attic space, and living areas which are located below grade an average of four (4) feet shall not be included in the definition of floor area. Calculations of floor areas shall be made from the exterior face of the enclosing walls at the respective floor line, and where applicable, the centerline of party walls. The "lowest floor" means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, parking access, or storage, in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is built in accordance with the applicable design requirements for enclosures below base flood elevation specified in this ordinance.
(64) "Frontage to the public right-of-way" is the length of a property line which abuts a legally accessible street right-of-way.
(65) "Garage or car port, private" means a detached accessory building or a portion of the principal building used by the occupants of the premises for the storage of self-propelled vehicles or trailers.
(66) "Garage, public" means a structure or portion thereof, other than a private garage, used for the storage, sale, hire, care, repair or refinishing of self-propelled vehicles or trailers.
(67) "Guestroom" means a room offered to the public for a fee that contains, at a minimum, provisions for sleeping and access to a full bath.
(68) "Home occupation" means an occupation, profession, activity, or use that is clearly an incidental, secondary, and customary use of a residential dwelling unit which does not alter the exterior character or appearance of the dwelling (except as may be specifically defined by these regulations), and which is carried on solely within the main dwelling. Refer to Chapter 1181.
(69) "Hospital" means a place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm or injured persons, and who are in need of medical or surgical attention, and who are provided with board or room or kept overnight on the premises.
(70) "Hosting Platform" means a person or entity that participates in the short-term rental business by providing and collecting or receiving a fee for booking services through which a short-term rental host may offer a short-term rental to a short-term rental guest. Hosting platforms usually, though not necessarily, provide booking services through an online platform that allows a short-term rental host to advertise the short-term rental through a website provided by the hosting platform and the hosting platform conducts a transaction by which potential short-term rental guest reserves a guestroom(s) and arranges or makes payment, whether the short-term rental guest pays rent directly to the short-term rental host or to the hosting platform.
(71) "Hotel, motel, and apartment hotel" mean a building in which lodging or boarding and lodging are provided and offered to the public for compensation. As such it is open to the public in contradistinction to a boarding house, rooming house, lodging house, fraternity, sorority or dormitory which are separately defined.
(72) "Industry" means the storage, repair, manufacture, preparation or treatment of any materials or products through processes which may involve hazardous materials or working conditions requiring separation from other uses of land.
(73) "Junk or salvage yard" means a place where waste, discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including auto wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumber yards and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment, but not including such places where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including pawn shops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of used furniture and household equipment, used cars in operable condition, or salvaged materials incidental to manufacturing operations.
(74) "Kennel or cattery" means any lot or premises on which four or more domesticated animals more than four months of age are either commercially housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold.
(75) "Land Use Plan" means the long-range plan for the desirable use of land in the Village, as officially adopted and as amended from time to time by the Village Council; the purpose of such plan is, among other things, to serve as a guide in the zoning and progressive changes in the zoning of land to meet changing needs, in the subdividing and use of undeveloped land, and in the acquisition of rights-of-way or sites for public purposes such as streets, parks, schools and public buildings. The Land Use Plan is a component part of the officially adopted Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Granville,
(76) "Light industrial" means industrial activities which are generally free of nuisance from noise, dust, smoke, odor or vibration.
(77) "Loading space" means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
(78) "Lot" means a division of land separated from other divisions for purposes of sale, lease or separate use, described on a recorded subdivision plat, or by metes and bounds.
(79) "Lot, corner" means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if the side lot lines to the foremost depth of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. Irrespective of building orientation, on a corner lot the setback for the front yard for that use shall apply to all sides of a lot having frontage on publicly dedicated rights-of-way.
(80) "Lot coverage" means the ratio of the enclosed ground floor area of all buildings on a lot to the area of the lot as a whole, expressed as a percentage. However, in certain zoning districts, "lot coverage" may include other uses such as driveways, parking or loading areas.
(81) "Lot line, front" means the lot line separating an interior lot from the street right-of-way upon which it abuts or the lot line of a corner lot which abuts upon a street right-of-way. Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, front lot line means the street right-of-way line.
(82) "Lot line, rear" means that lot line which is opposite and furthest removed from the front lot line. In such a lot where the side lot lines meet to the rear of the lot, or where the rear lot line is less than ten feet, the minimum rear yard shall be computed from the point of intersection of the side lot lines on an imaginary line that is at equal angles from each side lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the rear lot line is opposite and most distant from the front lot line of least dimension.
(83) "Lot line, side" means any lot line which is not a front or rear lot line. On a corner lot, a side lot line may be the street right-of-way line.
(84) "Lot measurement"
A. "Lot depth" means the mean horizontal distance of a lot measured between the front and rear lot lines.
B. "Lot width" means the width of a lot at the building setback line measured at right angles to its depth.
(85) "Lot, minimum area of' means the area of a lot computed exclusive of any portion of the right-of-way of any public thoroughfare. (Ord. 15-08. Passed 1-7-09.)
(86) "Lot of record" means a lot which is part of the original Village Plat or a subdivision recorded in the office of the County Recorder, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded and as established prior to January 1, 2014. (Ord. 01-2014. Passed 2-19-14.)
(87) "Manager" means the general manager, shift manager, or any person in any supervisory position regarding the operation of a short-term rental property.
(88) "Manufacturing" means the making of articles, products or goods by hand or by machinery on a scale requiring the division of labor, within an industrial environment or use of land.
(89) "Mineral" means any material quarried, mined or otherwise extracted from the earth intended to be used as a commercial product.
(90) "Mobile home." See "Dwelling, mobile home."
(91) "Mobile home park or manufactured home park" means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent. "Mobile home park or manufactured home park" shall exclude any manufactured home park as defined in Ohio R.C. 3733.01 for which the Public Health Council has exclusive rule-making power.
(92) "Nonconforming use" means the use of land or a building, or a portion thereof, that does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is situated (see Section 1149.01).
(93) "Nursery (day care center)" means a facility which temporarily assumes responsibility for three (3) or more children in their parent's absence.
(94) "Nursery (plant materials)" means a space including accessory buildings or structures for the growing or storage of live trees, shrubs or plant materials which may be offered for retail sale on the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping.
(95) "Nursing home" includes convalescent and extended care facilities, and means an establishment which specializes in providing necessary services to those unable to be responsible for their selves.
(96) "Open space" means that part of a zoning lot, including courts or yards, which are open and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky, accessible to all tenants upon the zoning lot. "Open space" also means natural scenic land areas or land areas that are characterized by a rural quality having an absence of development or as defined by surrounding development.
(97) "Operator" means any natural person who operates a short-term rental in a capacity to facilitate the offering of guestrooms to guests.
(98) "Overlay district" is a second set of guidelines and regulations applied to any part or all of an original zoning district or districts. The overlay district regulations may further restrict or interpret the number or types of uses allowed, as well as the way permitted activities may be designed, developed or operated within the overlay district boundaries. The overlay districts are designated on the Village's official zoning map.
(99) "Owner" means a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit, or a person who has legal title to any structure or premises with or without accompanying actual possession thereof, and shall include the duly authorized agent or attorney, a purchaser, devisee, fiduciary and any person having a vested or contingent interest in the premises.
(100) "Parking area, private" means an open area for the same uses as a private garage.
(101) "Parking area, public" means an open area, other than a street or other public way, used for the parking of automobiles and available to the public whether for a fee, free or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
(102) "Parking space" means a hard surfaced area made of all-weather, durable, dustless, asphaltic or cement pavement of not less than 200 square feet, either with a structure or in the open, exclusive of driveways or access drives for the parking of one motor vehicle.
(103) "Performance standard" means criteria established to guide, regulate and protect the public in their uses of land.
(104) "Permanent Occupant" means a person who resides in a dwelling more than 51% of the time during a calendar year, and the dwelling in which a person so resides shall be referred to as their primary residence.
(105) "Permitted use" means a class of specific uses of land and/or structures which is allowed by right within a designated zoning district, provided there is conformance to site development and other criteria as specified within this Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 01-2022. Passed 2-2-22.)
(105.5) "Pick-Up Window" means a food-service window through which pre-ordered and pre-paid items may be picked up, with no point-of-sale or menu kiosk. This shall be considered separate from drive-through windows and service windows as defined elsewhere in this Code.
(Ord. 10-2023. Passed 4-19-23.)
(106) "Planned development" or "planned unit development:" a development of land that is under unified control and is planned and developed as a whole or a single development operation or programmed series of development stages, which may include streets, circulation ways, utilities, buildings, open spaces, and other site features and improvements. Refer to Chapter 1171.
(107) "Primary Residence" means a dwelling which is the usual place of return for housing as documented by at least two of the following: motor vehicle registration, driver's license, tax documents, lease copy or a utility bill. An owner or permanent occupant can only have one primary residence.
(108) "Property Manager" means the owner or owner's agent of a short-term rental in the Village Business District who offers the short-term rental for temporary lodging, for a fee, for less than thirty (30) consecutive days and manages its operation.
(109) "Public right-of-way (ROW)" is a strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, sidewalk, water, sewer, gas or electrical service.
(110) "Recreational vehicle" means a travel trailer, motor home, truck camper, fifth wheel trailer, and park trailer as defined in the Ohio Revised Code.
(111) "Research activities" means research, development or testing related to such fields as chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, electrical, transportation or engineering.
(112) "Rooming house" means a dwelling occupied by an owner and three or more rent-paying persons, by a duly authorized agent of an owner and three or more rent-paying persons, or by four or more persons unrelated by blood, adoption, marriage, guardianship or foster parent contract. A family model home as defined in this section shall not be deemed to be a rooming house.
(113) "School," means an institution of learning which offers instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the schools by the applicable laws of the State.
(Ord. 01-2022. Passed 2-2-22.)
(113.5) "Service Window" means a window where non-food and non-beverage items may be picked up, or other such services provided.
(Ord. 10-2023. Passed 4-19-23.)
(114) "Short-Term Rental Guest" means a person renting temporary lodging from a short-term rental host, or through a hosting platform on behalf of the short-term rental host, for a fee, for less than thirty (30) consecutive days.
(115) "Short-Term Rental Host" means the owner, operator, or permanent occupant of a short-term rental who offers the short-term rental for temporary lodging, for a fee, for less than thirty (30) consecutive days and manages its operation.
(116) "Short-Term Rental" means any dwelling or guestroom that is rented in whole or in part for less than thirty (30) consecutive days for temporary lodging of persons other than the permanent occupant or owner, from which the permanent occupant or owner receives monetary compensation. A traditional bed and breakfast, which is permitted and regulated as a Home Occupation under Chapter 1181 of the Planning and Zoning Code, is not a short-term rental for purposes of this chapter. A boarding house or lodging house, a rooming house, and a hotel, motel or apartment hotel, all of which are separately defined in Section 1135.01, are not short-term rentals for purposes of this chapter. Accessory dwelling units in use prior to January 1, 1978 are considered existing nonconforming uses and are not subject to the provisions of this chapter, but are subject to all other applicable provisions of the Planning and Zoning Code.
(117) "Sign" means any device as defined in Section 1189.02(a).
(118) "Stable, commercial" means a stable for horses, donkeys, mules or ponies which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis.
(119) "Stable, private" means an accessory building for the keeping of horses, donkeys, mules or ponies owned by the occupant of the premises and not kept for remuneration, hire or sale.
(120) "Start of construction" is either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the state of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
(121) "Story" means that portion of a building, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
(122) "Street" or "thoroughfare" means a public or private way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way.
(123) "Structural alteration" means any change in the structural members of a building, such as walls, columns, beams or girders.
(124) "Structure" means anything constructed, erected, or fabricated, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground, or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground and shall include any building erected for the purpose of storage even if such building does not require permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having such location.
(125) "Substantial improvement" means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. "Substantial improvement" includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed. "Substantial improvement" does not however, include:
A. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions;
B. Any alteration of a "historic structure", provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic structure"; or
C. Any improvement to a structure which is considered new construction.
(126) "Substantial damage" means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
(127) "Village Manager" is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Village of Granville, and shall have such powers and duties as are assigned by the Village Council and by law, which powers and duties may in turn be exercised by the Manager or his/her designee.
(128) "Yard" means a required open space other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure from three feet above the general ground level of the graded lot upward; accessories, ornaments and furniture may be permitted in any yard, subject to height limitations and requirements limiting obstruction of visibility.
A. "Yard, front" means a yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot and from the front lot line to the front of the principal building.
B. "Yard, rear" means a yard extending between side lot lines across the rear of a lot and from the rear lot line to the rear of the principal building.
C. “Yard, side" means a yard extending from the principal building to the side lot line on both sides of the principal building between the lines establishing the front and rear yards.
(129) "Zoning Permit" means a document issued by the Village Manager or his/her designee authorizing buildings, structures or uses consistent with the terms of this Zoning Ordinance and for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing its provisions. A "zoning permit" includes an architectural permit where such is required by this Zoning Ordinance.
(130) "Zoning Inspector" means the Zoning Inspector of the Village of Granville, or his/her authorized representative.
(131) "Zoning map" means the Zoning Map of the Village of Granville, together with all amendments subsequently adopted.
(Ord. 01-2022. Passed 2-2-22.)