(a) For the purpose of this Zoning Code the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. “Occupied” or “used” shall be considered as though followed by the words “or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied or used.” Except where specifically defined, all words used in this Zoning Code shall carry their customary meanings as defined by the Webster’s Third New International Dictionary.
(1) "Accessory use or structure." A use or structure (such as a garage) incidental to the main use of the land or building. In buildings restricted to residence use, the office of a professional, approved home occupations, and workshops not conducted for compensation, shall be deemed accessory uses. In commercial, institutional and industrial areas, warehousing and parking lots are accessory uses.
(2) "Agriculture." Farming, dairying, pasturage; horticulture, viticulture, animal and poultry husbandry, and limited processing and sale of agriculture products from land under the same ownership.
(3) "Alley." A public or private thoroughfare, which affords only a secondary means of access to property abutting thereon.
(4) "Amusement park." The American Heritage Dictionary (1980) states that an amusement park is "a commercially operated enterprise that supplies refreshments and various forms of entertainment." This definition is offered since there is no other reference in the State Code or in local codes.
(5) "Animal care." A building set up for the use of providing care and housing on a temporary basis for the treatment of sick animals.
(6) "Apartments." A building set up for the use of multiple dwelling units.
(7) "Automotive repair." The repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or parts thereof, including collision service, and painting and steam cleaning of vehicles.
(8) "Auto storage limited." A section or area used to store non-running or wrecked vehicles. Storage of such vehicles shall not exceed ten (10). The Planning Commission will set standards for each business based upon the location, size and uses of surrounding areas.
(9) "Automotive sales." The sale or rental of new or used motor vehicles or trailers.
(10) "Base district." Any zoning district designated on the official District Map that is not a special or PUD-designated district.
(11) "Basement." A story having part but not more than one-half of its height above grade and used for storage, or as a garage for the use of occupants of the building, or as quarters for a janitor or watchman, or for other utilities common to the rest of the building. A basement used for the above purposes shall not be counted as a story.
(12) "Billboard." A large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising. A projection or ledge fixed panel or flat surface to post bills.
(13) "Boardinghouse." A building other than a hotel where, for compensation and by arrangement, meals or lodging and meals are provided for one or more persons, but not exceeding six persons.
(14) "Bowling alley." A building to house the sport of bowling.
(15) "Building." Any structure other than a boundary wall or fence.
(16) "Building, front line of." The line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and covered porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.
(17) "Building, height of." The vertical distance of the average grade level along the front building line to the point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the mean height level between the eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.
(18) "Building, principal." A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which the building is situated.
(19) "Bulk plant." A gas or liquid bulk storage facility (permanently located and non-transferable) that is intended to store a commodity until broken down into smaller quantities and shipped or reshipped to its final destination.
(20) "Business services." Commercial support activities, including carrier services, office supplies, computer making and printing.
(21) "Businesses": general and local "businesses." Comparison and convenience shopping for personal, professional, business and financial services, public and semipublic uses and other clean activities of a comparable nature, which contribute to the economics, and design of a commercial area as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(22) "Car and truck wash." An establishment wherein automobile and other vehicular equipment is washed and cleaned manually or automatically.
(23) "Cemetery." A plot of land designated for the use of burial.
(24) "Child care clinic." There is no ascertainable definition for this term. Given the provisions of Ohio R.C 5104.01, this could fall within the definition of "child day-care". However, it could include those facilities specifically excluded by the language of Ohio R.C. 5104.01(C), i.e.: "A place located in and operated by a hospital ... in which the needs of children are administered to, if all the children whose needs are being administered to are monitored under the on-site supervision of a physician licensed under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code or a registered nurse licensed under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code, and the child day-care is provided only for children who, in the opinion of the child's parent, guardian or custodian, are exhibiting symptoms of a communicable disease or other illness or are injured."
(25) "Clinic." An establishment where patients who are not lodged overnight are admitted for examination and treatment by a group of physicians practicing medicine together.
(26) "Club." A building or portion thereof, or premises, owned or operated by a corporation, association, person or persons for a social, educational or recreational purpose, but not primarily for profit, or for rendering a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
(27) "Commercial entertainment facilities." Any activity conducted for gain, which is generally related to the entertainment field, such as motion picture theaters, nightclubs and similar entertainment activities.
(28) "Commission." The Village of Hicksville's Planning Commission.
(29) "Conservation." Preservation and protection of natural resources.
(30) "Council." The Village Council of Hicksville, Ohio.
(31) "Day-care center." In the Ohio Revised Code, specific reference is made to "Child day-care center " (emphasis added). Ohio R.C. 5104.01(C) sets forth the following:
A. "Child day-care center" means any place in which child day-care is provided, with or without compensation, for thirteen or more children at one time, or any place that is not the permanent residence of the licensee or administrator in which child day-care is provided, with or without compensation, for seven to twelve children at one time.
B. Children who are under age six who are related to a licensee, administrator or employee and who are on the premises are included in the count. The definition excludes facilities run by a hospital, which include physician or registered nurse supervision and where all children exhibit signs of communicable diseases.
(32) "Districts" and "zoning districts." Administrative tracts designating the uses to which land can legally be put. Boundaries of the districts are shown on the District Map, which is a part of this Zoning Code.
(33) "Drive-in commercial uses." Any retail commercial use catering to vehicular trade such as drive-in restaurants, drive-in theaters and similar uses (does not include car washes).
(34) "Dwellings":
A. "Dwelling." Any building or portion thereof which is designated for or used for residential purposes.
B. "Dwelling, multiple." A building used or designed as a residence for three or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking therein, including apartment houses, garden apartments and row houses.
C. "Dwelling, single family." A building designed for or occupied exclusively by one family.
D. "Dwelling, two-family." A building designed for or occupied exclusively by two families.
E. "Dwelling, three-family." A building designed for or occupied exclusively by three families.
(35) "Essential services". The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems and of collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, 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.
(36) "Family." One or more persons occupying a dwelling and living as a single housekeeping unit, and doing their own cooking on the premises, as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse or hotel, as herein defined.
(37) "Feed mill." A building set up for the purpose of selling of food for animals.
(38) "Food processing." The preparation or processing of food products. Examples of activities included are bakeries and dairies.
(39) "Forestry." The growing and care of trees for commercial purposes including the cutting down and processing of timber for lumber.
(40) "FP" "Flood plain." Land which is subject to periodic flooding as set forth on the current Flood Insurance Rate Map.
(41) "Frontage." All the property on one side of a street between two intersecting streets (cross or terminating), measured at the setback building line, or, if the street is dead-ended, then all of the property abutting on one side between an intersecting street and the dead-end of the street.
(42) "Garage, private." An accessory building designed or used for the storage of motor-driven vehicles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory. Not more than one of the vehicles may be a commercial vehicle of more than two-ton capacity.
(43) "Garage, public." A building or portion thereof, other than a private garage, designed or used for equipping, servicing, repairing, hiring, selling or storing motor-driven vehicles.
(44) "Gas station" and "service station." Any building, structure or land used for the dispensing, sale or offering for sale at retail of any automobile fuels, oils or accessories, including lubrication of automobiles and replacement or installation of minor parts and accessories, but not including major repair work, such as motor replacement, body and fender repair, or spray painting.
(45) "Grade":
A. For buildings having walls adjoining one street only, the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall adjoining the street.
B. For buildings having walls adjoining more than one street, the average of the elevation of the sidewalk at the centers of all walls adjoining the streets.
C. For buildings having no wall adjoining the street, the average level of the finished surface of the exterior walls of the building. Where no sidewalk exists, the grade shall be established by a qualified Engineer.
(46) "Group home." A group home is a residential facility that provides individualized residential services for up to nine individuals who are mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, physically handicapped, convalescing or undergoing rehabilitation, or who cannot otherwise care for themselves. These individuals shall not have been previously convicted of a felony as the reason for their current rehabilitation nor shall they require institutional care or treatment. These users shall be licensed by and/or have accountability to a government agency for the clientele served. This definition does not include hospitals or facilities that administer treatment as their primary function to outpatients on a day-care basis.
(47) "High tech service facility." Building for the use of high technical testing and repair.
(48) "Home for the aging."
A. A home for the aging is a home that provides:
1. Personal assistance for six or more individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason of age and physical or mental impairment, but who do not require skilled nursing care.
2. Personal assistance and skilled nursing care for three or more individuals. The part or unit of the home for the aging that provides personal assistance shall be licensed as a rest home.
B. The Public Health Council may further classify homes.
C. Nothing in these Codified Ordinances, or rules adopted pursuant to it, shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation or control of the spiritual care or treatment of residents or patients in any home who rely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with the creed or tenets of any recognized church or religious body.
(49) "Home occupation." An accessory use of a service character conducted within a dwelling by the residents thereof, which is clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling for living purposes, and does not change the character thereof or have any exterior evidence of such secondary use other than a small sign. The office of a physician, surgeon, dentist or other professional person, including an instructor in individual musical instruments limited to a single pupil at a time, which offers skilled services to clients, and is not professionally engaged in the purchase or sale of economic goods, shall be deemed to be a home occupation. Beauty parlors, barber shops, dancing instruction, band instrument instruction groups, tourist homes, real estate offices, convalescent homes, mortuary establishments, and stores, trades or business of any kind not herein excepted, shall not be deemed to be home occupations. Borderline cases shall be ruled on by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(50) "Hotel." A building in which lodging or boarding and lodging are provided and offered to the public for compensation, and in which ingress and egress to and from all rooms is made through an inside lobby or office supervised by a person in charge at all hours. As such, it is open to the public in contradistinction to a boardinghouse or a lodging house, which is herein separately defined.
(51) "Institution." Buildings or land occupied by a nonprofit corporation or a nonprofit establishment or public use, except residential living.
(52) Junk storage and sales (salvage operation)." Any lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collection, storage, recycling and sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material, or for the collection, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in operating condition, and for the sale of parts thereof.
(53) "Land use plan." The long-range plan for the desirable use of land, as adopted by the City Planning Commission, the purpose of such plan being, among other purposes, to serve as a guide in the future development and zoning for the Community.
(54) "Limited." Special conditions applied by order of the Planning Commission.
(55) "Loading space." A space within the main building or on the same lot therewith providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks.
(56) "Lodges (masonic and fraternal)." Buildings for the purpose of conducting special clubs and organizations for non-profit.
(57) "Lodging house." A building, other than a hotel, where lodging for two or more persons are provided for compensation pursuant to previous arrangement, and not to anyone who may apply.
(58) "Lot." A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by a use permitted in this Zoning Code, including one main building, together with accessory buildings, open spaces and parking spaces required by this Zoning Code, and having its principal frontage upon a street or upon an officially approved place. A lot may or may not be the land shown on a duly recorded plat.
(59) "Lot coverage." The ratio of enclosed ground floor area of all buildings to the horizontally projected area of the lot, expressed as a percentage.
(60) "Lot, minimum area of." The area of a lot computed exclusive of any portion of the right-of-way of any public thoroughfare.
(61) "Lot of record." Any lot which individually or as a part of a subdivision, has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the County.
(62) "Lot width." The width of a lot at the building setback line measured at right angles to its depth. The lot width of lots on curved streets shall be the chord distance between points of intersection of the side lot lines with the curve describing the required depth of the front yard.
(63) "Manufacturing." Manufacturing or industrial production other than limited and restricted industrial uses are permitted in a General Industrial District.
A. "Limited manufacturing." Any manufacturing, industrial production or storage which, by the nature of the materials, equipment and processes utilized, is generally conducted within an enclosed building, and if outside storage of material is required, such storage is conducted within a well maintained enclosure which shall have an opaqueness of seventy-five percent or more. Limited manufacturing shall include the manufacture of dairy, canned fruit, vegetable, bakery and confectionery products, textile mill products and apparel; lumber wood products, furniture and fixtures; plastic products; perfumes and cosmetics; fabricated metal products from metal sheets of less than one quarter of an inch thickness; screw machine products and bolts, nuts, screws and washers; cutlery; hand tools; television sets; electronic components and accessories; and products of a similar nature.
B. "Restricted." Any industrial use, which is conducted entirely within enclosed, substantially constructed buildings, involving the use of only light machinery and equipment, and which does not use the open area about the buildings for the storage of materials or equipment other than for unloading or loading operations at the rear or within an enclosure which abuts a building. Restricted manufacturing shall include the manufacture of drugs, jewelry, musical instruments and sporting goods; the processing and assembly of small glass products, small household appliances, small electronic products, scientific instruments and parts for the production of finished equipment; office, computing and accounting machines; research and laboratory testing; printing, publishing and engraving plants; and other similar products and operations.
(64) "Mineral extraction, storage, and processing." Any mining, quarrying or processing of limestone, shale, clay, coal or other mineral resources.
(65) "Mobile home parks." An area manifestly designed to accommodate mobile homes in a safe, sanitary and desirable manner as described in Section 1181.04.
(66) "Mobile homes" and "trailers." A vehicle or similar portable structure so designed or constructed as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
(67) "More restrictive." In reference to a nonconforming use, the changing of a use to more nearly conform to the permitted use, thus increasing requirements such as side yards, or generally increasing compatibility of a nonconforming use to the requirements of the district in which it is located.
(68) " Motor court," "motel," and "motor inn." A building or group of buildings used for the temporary residence of motorists or travelers. A building or group of buildings used as a hotel in which any number of rooms are normally, but not exclusively, accessible from any outdoor area, or have ingress and egress other than through an inside lobby or office.
(69) "Night club." A place habitually operated for profit after the hour of 12:00 midnight, where food is served for consumption on the premises and where one or more forms of amusement are provided or permitted for a consideration which may be in the form of a cover charge or may be included in the price of the food and beverage, or both, purchased by the patrons thereof.
(70) "Nonconforming use." The use of land or a building, or a portion thereof, which does not conform with the use regulations of the district in which it is situated.
(71) "Nursing home." Homes used for the reception and care of individuals who, by reason of illness or physical or mental impairment, require skilled nursing care, and of individuals who require personal assistance but not skilled nursing care. A nursing home is licensed to provide personal assistance and skilled nursing care.
(72) "Off-street parking space." Any parking space located wholly off any street, alley or sidewalk, either in an enclosed building or on an open lot.
(73) "Office." Space primarily for administrative and clerical activities.
(74) "Open space." An area substantially open to the sky, which may be on the same lot as a building. The area may include, along with natural environmental features, water areas, swimming pools, tennis courts or other recreational facilities.
(75) "Personal services." Any enterprise conducted for gain, which primarily offers services to the general public such as shoe repair, watch repair, barbershop, beauty parlors and similar activities.
(76) "Planned unit development project (PUD)." Any proposed development of land for industrial, commercial or residential purposes, or a combination of these uses, provided that they are functionally integrated and that the project is unique in design in order to attain an improved character of development that conforms to the purpose and intent of this Zoning Code.
(77) "Planning Commission." The Village of Hicksville's Planning Commission.
(78) "Plant cultivation." The cultivation of crops, fruit trees, nursery stock, truck garden products and similar plant materials outside of structures, such as greenhouses.
(79) "Professional activities." The use of offices and related spaces for such professional services as are provided by doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, public accountants, realtors, insurance brokers or other professional persons.
(80) "Public maintenance and storage facility." Public land and buildings devoted solely to the maintenance and storage of highway equipment and materials.
(81) "Public service facility." The erection, construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of buildings, power plants or substations, water treatment plants or pumping stations, sewage disposal or pumping plants, and other similar public service structures, by a public utility, by a railroad, whether publicly or privately owned, or by a municipal or other governmental agency, including the furnishing of electrical, gas, rail transport, communication, public water and sewage disposal services.
(82) "Public use." Public parks, schools and administrative, cultural and service buildings, not including public lands or buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and materials.
(83) "Recreational facilities."
A. "Commercial recreational facilities." Recreational facilities open to the public, established and operated for a profit, such as commercial golf courses, golf driving ranges, swimming pools, ice skating rinks, stables, racetracks, amusement parks, carnivals and similar commercial enterprises.
B. "Noncommercial recreational facilities." Private and semipublic recreational facilities which are not operated for commercial gain, including private country clubs, riding clubs, golf courses and other private, noncommercial recreation areas and facilities or recreation centers, including private community swimming pools.
C. "Restricted commercial recreational facilities." Boat docks and fishing piers, boat launching, maintenance, repair and fueling facilities, ski lodges, concessions for the sale of food, nonalcoholic beverages and boating and fishing supplies and accessories.
(84) "Residential floor area." The interior floor area of a dwelling, including stairways, halls and closets, but not including basements, porches, garages, breezeways or carports.
(85) "Rest home." A home that provides personal assistance for six or more individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason of age or physical or mental impairment but who do not require skilled nursing care. A rest home is licensed to provide only accommodations and personal assistance and may not admit individuals requiring skilled nursing care.
(86) "Restaurant":
A. "Restaurant" means a place located in a permanent building wherein food and beverages are sold to the general public to be primarily consumed within the building, which function is the principal business of the place. This meaning excludes drugstores, confectionery stores, lunch stands and gasoline service stations.
1. "Bar area" means the gross square footage of an area devoted primarily to the dispensing and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises. For purposes of this section "primarily" means the principal purpose and typical usage of such area.
2. "Fast food restaurant" means those establishments which dispense food from counter-type operations, which food is to be consumed on or off the premises away from the counter and which are recognized as fast food operations because of the high turnover of customers.
B. "In-plant feeding facility" means a company-provided food service operation located within commercial or industrial facilities for the exclusive use of the employees thereof.
(87) "Right-of-way." See "Thoroughfare."
(88) "Scientific research center." Research, development and/or testing related to such fields as chemistry, pharmaceuticals, bacteriology, medicine, electricity, transportation and engineering. All research, testing and development shall be carried on within entirely enclosed buildings, and no noise, smoke, glare, vibration or odor shall be detected outside of said building.
(89) "Seasonal residence." Summer cottages, winter lodges and similar housing occupied less than six months during a year.
(90) "Self-service storage facility." Any property that is designed and used only for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space in the facility for the purpose of storing and removing personal property and the owner of the facility does not issue a warehouse receipt or other document of title.
(91) "Semi-public uses." Churches, Sunday schools, parochial hospitals and other institutions of an educational, religious, charitable or philanthropic nature.
(92) "Sewage disposal system combined." An approved sewage disposal system, which provides for the combined collection and disposal of sewage from a group of residential, commercial or industrial buildings.
(93) "Sewage disposal system, on-site." A septic tank installation on an individual lot which utilizes an anaerobic bacteriological for the elimination of solid wastes, and provides for the proper and safe disposal of the effluent, subject to the approval of health and sanitation officials having jurisdiction.
(94) "Signs." See Chapter 1173 of the Codified Ordinances for the Village of Hicksville.
(95) "Social activities." Any building and land used for private or semiprivate club activities, including lodges, fraternities and similar activities.
(96) "Special exception." A use which is subject to conditional approval by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals. The Board of Appeals may grant a conditional use only when there is a specific provision for such special exceptions made in this Zoning Code. A special exception is not considered to be a nonconforming use.
(97) "Specialized animal raising and care." The use of land and buildings for the raising and care of fur-bearing animals such as rabbits and domestic pets; stabling and care of horses; animal kennels; raising of pigeons, or any other animals or birds of a similar nature.
(98) "Story." That portion of a building, other than a cellar, 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. A basement shall be counted as a story if it is used for living quarters or if two-thirds of its volume is above the average level of the adjacent ground.
(99) "Street." See "Thoroughfare."
(100) "Street line" and "right-of-way line." A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a contiguous street.
(101) "Structural alterations." Any change which would tend to prolong the life of a supporting member of a structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
(102) "Structure." Anything constructed or erected, other than a building, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground, or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground, including, but not limited to, advertising signs, billboards and backstops for tennis courts.
(103) "Tavern." As defined in the American Heritage Dictionary,an establishment licensed to sell liquor and beer to be drunk on the premises; saloon; bar. A public house or inn for travelers or others.
(104) "Thoroughfare," "street" and "right-of-way." Used synonymously, unless the context would indicate otherwise. These terms mean the full width between property lines dedicated for public use, parts of which are used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, certain vehicular ways being further described as follows:
A. "Arterial street." Primarily for through traffic cross town, consisting of the following two classes.
1. "Minor arterial street." Serving a purpose similar to a principal arterial street, except that it is expected to carry less traffic volume and is generally two lanes.
2. "Principal street." Carrying heavy loads and large volume traffic across town to and from major generators of traffic to State and Federal "expressways" or "highways"; generally four lanes.
B. "Collector street." Primarily serves to collect traffic from various "local streets" and distribute traffic to principal and minor arterial routes. It may also operate as a circulation route within subdivisions. It generally has two lanes.
C. "Expressway," "highway" and "bypass." A divided arterial highway for long distance through traffic with full or partial control of access and a limited number of cross traffic intersections.
D. Local street. Street designed primarily for providing direct access to individual properties abutting the street, including the following specific types.
1. Cul-de-sac. A "local street" of relatively short length with one end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.
2. Dead-end street. A "local street" having only one outlet for vehicular traffic.
3. Loop street. A "local street", each end of which terminates at an intersection with the same "arterial street" or "collector street".
E. "Marginal access street." Either a "collector street" or a "local street", parallel and adjacent to a "principal arterial street" or expressways, providing access to abutting properties.
(105) "Tourist home." A building, other than a hotel, where lodging and meals are provided and offered the public for compensation for not more than fifteen individuals, and which is open to transient guests.
(106) "Towing." The use of hauling or towing of disabled vehicles to an establishment for repair and/or the owners property.
(107) "Trailer." See "Mobile homes" and "trailers".
(108) "Trailer, small utility." Any trailer drawn by a passenger automobile and used for the occasional transport of personal effects.
(109) "Truck terminal."
A. Either end of a carrier line (e.g. a railroad, a trucking or shipping line or an airline) with classifying yards, dock and lighter age facilities, management offices, storage sheds and freight and passenger stations.
B. A freight or passenger station that is central to a considerable area or serves as a junction at any point with other lines.
(110) "Truck wash." This Zoning Code does not otherwise contain a specific provision for "truck washes". However, it appears that the general language employed in the "car wash" definition would cover truck washing, since "other vehicular equipment" is specified.
(111) "Variance." Discretionary relaxation of the requirements of this Zoning Code authorized by the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property, a literal application of this Zoning Code would result in harm to the applicant without any necessary purpose of this Zoning Code or the public health, safety and welfare being served.
A. "Area variance." A variance of the bulk, height, area, yard, dimensional and other non-use specifications established in this Zoning Code.
B. "Use variance." A variance, which permits an applicant to engage in an activity or use of property other than that permitted in the zoning district in which the property is located.
(112) "Warehousing." The bulk storage of goods, for persons other than the owner of the warehouse, including self-service storage facilities.
(113) "Wholesale business." Commercial activity involving the transfer of title to goods, generally in bulk, for the purpose of resale.
(114) "Yard." An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a front yard, or the depth of a rear yard, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
(115) "Yard, front." A yard extending across the front of a lot between the side lot lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the street right-of-way and the main building or any projection thereof, other than the projections of the usual uncovered steps, uncovered balconies or uncovered porches.
(116) "Yard, rear." A yard extending across the rear of a lot, and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the main building or any projection thereof, other than the projections of uncovered steps or unenclosed porches.
(117) "Yard, side." A yard between the main building and the side line of the lot, and extending from the required front line to the required rear yard, and being the minimum horizontal distance between a side lot line and the side of the main building or any projection thereof.
(118) "Zoning certificate." The document issued by the Building and Zoning Commissioner authorizing the use of land or a building.
(119) "Zoning district map" and "district map." The Zoning District Map of the Village, together with any amendments subsequently adopted.
(b) The districts established by this chapter and as shown on the Official Zoning Map, together with any explanatory matter thereon, are hereby adopted as part of the Zoning Ordinance, including the Official Schedule of District Regulations.
(Ord. 2003-10. Passed 11-18-03.)