KENNEL means any facility used for the boarding, breeding, raising, training, showing, or selling of dogs and/or cats for a fee. Such facilities may include outdoor dog runs.
LAMP means the source of electric light, the bulb and its housing. To be distinguished from the whole assembly (see "luminaire").
LAND means any ground, soil or earth, including marshes, swamps, drainage ways and areas not permanently covered by water within the City.
LAND USE means the various ways in which land may be used, employed or occupied.
LANDSCAPE NURSERY means the growing, storage and sale of garden plants, shrubs, trees, or vines for resale, including incidental retail sales.
LANDSCAPE PLAN means a site plan depicting planned locations of trees, shrubs, lawns, and other landscaping that will be established on the site.
LATTICE TOWER means a support structure constructed of vertical metal struts and cross braces forming a triangular or square structure which often tapers from the foundation.
LAW DIRECTOR means the chief legal officer for the City of North Olmsted.
LOADING SPACE means an open or enclosed space, other than a street, used for temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while its goods are being loaded or off loaded.
LOT means a division of land separated from other divisions for purposes of sale, lease or separate use, described on a recorded subdivision plat, recorded survey map or by metes and bounds. "Lot" also means an area of land being described as a lot in a duly recorded subdivision or appearing as a single parcel on the Auditor's Map Records or subdivided into a separate area or parcel in accordance with the provisions of ORC 711.01. "Lot" includes the term "plot."
LOT, CORNER means a lot with at least two (2) contiguous sides abutting the intersection of two (2) streets, forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. Also a lot abutting a curved street shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents of the curve, at the points of beginning with the lot or the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street line, meet at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. |  |
LOT, INTERIOR means a lot other than a corner lot. | |
LOT, THROUGH means an interior lot having frontage on two (2) parallel streets. A corner lot shall be considered having double frontage if it has access on three (3) or more sides. Also referred to as a "Double Frontage Lot." |
LOT AREA means the total horizontal area within the property lines of the lot.
LOT COVERAGE means the proportion of the surface of a lot that is covered by the ground floor area of the main building and all accessory building, excluding unenclosed porches, terraces and steps, measured from the outside surface of the exterior walls.
LOT DEPTH means the mean horizontal distance of a lot measured between the front and rear lot lines.
LOT LINE means the boundary of a lot separating it from adjoining public, common or private land, including a public street.
LOT LINE, FRONT means the lot line separating a lot from the street upon which it abuts, or the shortest lot line of a corner lot which abuts upon a street, except when lot lines abutting streets are of equal length, the front line shall be considered on the street having the longest frontage within the same block. Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, "front lot line" shall also mean "street line."
LOT LINE, REAR means a lot line parallel or within 45 degrees of being parallel to the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE means a lot line which is neither a front lot line nor rear lot line.
LOT, NONCONFORMING means a lot existing lawfully at the time this Code, or an amendment thereto, became effective but which does not conform to the lot area, width, access or other requirements of the district in which it is located.
LOT OF RECORD means a lot that exists as shown or described on a subdivision plat, plat map or deed in the records of Cuyahoga County.
LOT SIZE, MINIMUM, means the minimum size that a building lot must be for a building to be constructed legally at that site.
LOT WIDTH means the horizontal distance of a lot measured along the front building line at the front building setback line.
LOT, ZONING means a parcel of land abutting a dedicated street, occupied or intended to be occupied by a main and accessory use or a main and accessory building, the minimum area of which shall be as required by this Code. A zoning lot may or may not coincide with a lot of record.
LOWEST FINISHED FLOOR means the lowest finished floor of the lowest enclosed area. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage located in an area other than a basement is not considered a building's lowest finished floor; provided such enclosure is not built to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this ordinance.
LUMINAIRE means the complete lighting unit, including the lamp, the fixture and other parts.
(Ord. 2020-78. Passed 11-17-20.)