(139) "Street line" (see "street").
(140) "Structure" means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground. Structures include, but are not limited to, buildings, porches, patios, open decks, balconies, platforms, carports, covered patios and similar architectural projections, including walls, fences, billboards, and other signs.
(141) "Subdivider" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust or any other group or combination acting as a unit, including any agent of the subdivider, who has ownership, or the written right to obtain ownership, in land that is the subject of an application for subdivision.
(142) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts or parcels or other divisions of land for sale, development or lease.
Specifically:
A. "Major subdivision" means the division of a parcel into two or more lots when such subdivision involves the opening, widening or extension of any street, or any division of a parcel into more than five lots.
B. "Minor subdivision" means the division of a parcel of land along an existing public street not involving the opening, widening or extension of any road or street, and not involving more than five proposed lots.
(143) "Swimming pool" means an artificial body of water of permanent construction which necessitates any excavation, with a controlled water supply, and which is maintained by the owner or manager.
Specifically:
A. "Community swimming pool" means a swimming pool operated with a charge for admission; a primary use.
B. "Private swimming pool" means a swimming pool exclusively used without paying an additional charge for admission by the residents and guests of a single household, a multi-family development or a community, the members and guests of a club or the patrons of a motel or hotel; an accessory use.
(144) "Title insurance" means insurance obtained by the owner of a property from a title company which protects the owner against loss arising from any defect in a property's title, including flaws which are not revealed by examination of public records.
(145) "Topographic map" means a map of a portion of the earth's surface showing relative elevations illustrated in graphic form. Elevations are depicted by contour lines that connect points having the same elevation. Such maps often show natural and man-made features. (See also "contour interval"; "topography".)
(146) "Topography" means the configuration of a surface area showing relative elevations. (See also "contour interval"; "topographic map".)
(147) "Townhouse" (see "dwelling").
(148) "Tracing" means a translucent drawing on linen, mylar, cronaflex or the equivalent, from which a print can be made.
(149) "Traffic control device" means a device used to regulate traffic, including, but not limited to, traffic lights.
(150) Two-family dwelling" (see "dwelling").
(151) "Variance" means a modification of the regulations of this Zoning Code and/or the Subdivision Regulations where such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and where, because of conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal enforcement of this Zoning Code and/or the Subdivision Regulations would result in an unnecessary and undue hardship and/or practical difficulty.
(152) "Vicinity map" is a drawing located on a preliminary subdivision plan which sets forth, by dimensions or other means, the relationship of the proposed subdivision or use to other nearby developments or landmarks and community facilities and services within the general area in order to better locate and orient the area in question.
(153) "Width of a lot" (see "lot measurement").
(154) "Yard" means an open and unoccupied space, other than a court, on the same lot with the main building, extending from the lot line to the nearest wall of the main building unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except as otherwise provided herein. (See Figure 2 following the text of this chapter.)
Specifically:
A. "Front yard" means a yard across the full width of the lot, extending from the main building to the street line.
B. "Rear yard" means the main yard across the full width of the lot between the rear line of the main building and the rear lot line. The depth of the rear yard is the mean distance between these two lines.
C. "Side yard" means the yard between the main building and the side line of the lot, extending from the front yard to the rear yard.
(155) "Zero lot line development" means the location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the building sides rest directly on a lot line.
(156) "Zoning Code" means the officially adopted document of the City of Lyndhurst, Ohio, that sets forth the zoning regulations and zoning districts. The Zoning Code consists of the zoning text, which describes all regulations, standards and procedures and defines the terms that are used, and a Zoning Map, which delineates the location of all zoning districts. A schedule of district regulations in which various requirements are listed and summarized may also be included.
(157) "Zoning district" means a section or sections of the City for which the zoning regulations governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings, the size of yards and the intensity of use are uniform.
(158) "Zoning Map" means the official zoning map, or maps, of the City of Lyndhurst, Ohio, which are part of this Zoning Code and which delineate the boundaries of the zoning districts established in this Zoning Code. (Ord. 96-61. Passed 4-21-97; Ord. 2001-25. Passed 6-4-01; Ord. 2022-77. Passed 11-21-22.)