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"Principal use" means a use which is permitted as of right in a zoning district for which a Zoning Certificate may be issued in accordance with the rules and regulations of this Zoning Code. See also "Accessory use", "Conditional use" and "Use".
(Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
"Veterinary office" means a place where animals normally kept within a dwelling receive medical treatment by a licensed veterinarian, where no animals are kept on the premises overnight and where all activities are conducted within a totally enclosed, air-conditioned building.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
"Veterinary hospital" means a place used for the care and treatment of animals, by a licensed veterinarian, normally kept within a residence, including those in need of medical or surgical treatment, and may include overnight accommodations on the premises for treatment or recuperation. It may also include boarding or grooming incidental to the primary activity.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
"Wholesale establishment" means an establishment engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; industrial, commercial, institutional or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
"Wireless telecommunication facility" means a facility consisting of the equipment and structure involved in receiving telecommunications or radio signals from a mobile radio communications source and transmitting those signals to a central switching computer which connects the mobile unit with the land based telephone lines for the provision of personal wireless services. A wireless telecommunication facility is not considered a public utility.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
"Yard" means an open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. On corner lots, there shall be two (2) front yards, a side yard, and a rear yard. The Planning Director shall determine the side yard and rear yard of a corner lot taking into consideration the configuration of the lot and orientation of the building.
(a) FRONT YARD. "Front yard" means a yard extending across the full width of a lot and being the perpendicular distance between the street right-of-way line and the nearest portion of any building or structure existing or proposed for construction on the lot. Where a building or structure does not exist or is not proposed on a lot, the perpendicular distance shall be between the street right-of-way line and the required minimum front yard of the zoning district. Where the right-of-way line is not established, the right-of-way shall be assumed to be sixty (60) feet.
(b) REAR YARD. "Rear yard" means a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the side lot lines and being the perpendicular distance between the rear lot line and nearest portions of any building or structure existing or proposed to be constructed on the lot. On interior lots the rear yard shall in all cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
(c) SIDE YARD. "Side yard" means a yard between the nearest portion of any building or structure existing or proposed to be constructed on the lot and the side lines of the lot, and extending from the front yard to the rear yard.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)
"Zoning certificate" means the official document issued by the Planning Director authorizing buildings, structures or uses consistent with the terms of this Zoning Code for the purposes of carrying out and enforcing its provisions.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)\
"Zoning code" means the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Medina, Ohio (see Section 1103.02)
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14; Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)