RACEWAY OR WIREWAY means a form of mounting structure for signs that are a narrow structure attached to a wall where electrical conduit can run within and where the sign structure itself is mounted to it.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means any type of vehicle used temporarily or periodically for recreational or leisure pursuits including, but not limited to, travel trailers, motor homes, boats, special purpose automobiles, floats, rafts, trailers, detachable travel equipment of the type adaptable to light trucks, personal watercraft and other vehicles or equipment of a similar nature, as well as any trailer used to transport them.
RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER means a facility that is not a junkyard and in which recoverable resources, such as newspapers, magazines, books and other paper products; glass; metal cans; and plastics and other products are collected, sorted and temporarily stored prior to shipment for remanufacture into new materials. Such a facility may allow limited compacting or crushing of recyclable materials.
RECYCLING FACILITY means any facility that is not a junkyard, as that word is currently defined in Chapter 4737 of the Ohio Revised Code, and in which recoverable resources, such as newspapers, magazines, books and other paper products; glass; metal cans; and plastics and other products are recovered, reused, reprocessed, and treated to return such products to a condition in which they may again be used for production.
REDEVELOPMENT means a land disturbance activity that alters the use of land but does not necessarily alter the pre-development runoff characteristics.
REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT means a person who is registered by the State of Ohio pursuant to Chapter 4703 of the Ohio Revised Code, as amended.
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.E.) means a person who is registered by the State of Ohio pursuant to Chapter 4733 of the Ohio Revised Code as amended.
REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR means a person who is registered by the State of Ohio pursuant to Chapter 4733 of the Ohio Revised Code as amended.
REGULATION means any regulation, rule or requirement prepared by the City and adopted by North Olmsted City Council pursuant to this ordinance.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION OR PLACE OF WORSHIP means a structure or place in which worship, ceremonies, rituals and education pertaining to a particular system of beliefs are conducted, together with its accessory buildings and uses, and which are operated, maintained and controlled under the direction of a religious group. Accessory uses may include school facilities, daycares, cemeteries, mausoleums, caretaker's housing, pastor's housing, recreational activities and group living facilities such as convents.
REPAIR means the replacement or renewal of any part of an existing building or device for the purpose of maintenance.
RESEARCH LABORATORY means a facility for scientific research, investigation, testing, or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products, except as incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory.
RESTAURANT means an establishment whose method of operation involves either the delivery of prepared food by servers to customers seated at tables within a building or prepared food is acquired by customers at a counter or cafeteria line and consumed at tables within a completely enclosed building.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN means an establishment designed to accommodate the ordering and consumption of prepared food and/or beverage in motor vehicles parked on the premises of such establishment.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-THROUGH means an establishment whose method of operation includes both indoor seating to accommodate customers who order at a counter, as well as delivery of prepared food to the customer in a motor vehicle through a drive-through window after orders are placed at a remote menu board.
RETAINING WALL means a wall designed to prevent the lateral displacement of soil or any other material.
RIGHT-OF-WAY means a strip or parcel of land dedicated to public or private use to accommodate a transportation system and necessary public utility infrastructure, such as sewer lines, power lines, water lines and gas lines, and to allow the future maintenance of those systems.
ROADWAY means that portion of a street intended for the use by vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 2020-78. Passed 11-17-20.)