1113.01 GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

   A.

   Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). An attached or detached extension to an existing single-unit dwelling structure that contains one (1) separate, complete dwelling unit with a separate entrance.

   Accessory Structure. A building or structure that is subordinate to the principal building or structure upon the same lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal structure.

   Accessory Use. A use that is subordinate to the principal use of the land and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the principal use or structure.

   Adult Booth. Any area of an adult oriented business set off from the remainder of such establishment by one (1) or more walls or other dividers or partitions and used to show, play, or otherwise demonstrate any adult materials or to view any live performance that is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the exposure, depiction, or description of specified anatomical areas or the conduct or simulation of specified sexual activities.

   Adult Day Care. A licensed facility for the daytime care of an adult with a mental or cognitive impairment.

   Adult Entertainment. See Section 795.02, Codified Ordinances of the City of Reynoldsburg.

   Adult material. Any of the following, whether new or used:

      (1)   Books, magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, or digitally stored materials that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the exposure, depiction, or description of specified anatomical areas or the conduct or simulation of specified sexual activities.

      (2)   Films, motion pictures, video or audio cassettes, slides, computer displays, or other visual representations or recordings of any kind that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the exposure, depiction, or description of specified anatomical areas or the conduct or simulation of specified sexual activities.

      (3)   Instrument, novelties, devices, or paraphernalia that are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities, or that depict or describe specified anatomical areas.

   Advertising structure. Any outdoor display for the purpose of advertisement, notice or announcement located apart from the premises or product referred to in the display.

   Agriculture. Farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production.

   Aisle. That part of an off-street parking or loading area which provides vehicular access to parking or loading spaces, exclusive of driveways.

   Alterations, structural. Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

   Antique Shop. Any premises used for the sale or trading of articles of which eighty (80) percent or more are over thirty (30) years old or have collectible value. Antique shop does not include a thrift or second-hand store.

   Applicant. Any person or authorized agent of a person, that applies for a zoning permit, certificate of appropriateness, map amendment or other land use process or approval pursuant to this chapter.

   Application. The process by which an applicant submits a request to be granted any land use approval or land use approvals under the provisions of this chapter. An application includes all attachments to the form promulgated by the City from time to time, as well as all verbal statements and representations made by the applicant throughout the review process.

   Auction facility. A building, area, or areas within a building used for the public sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or equipment to the highest bidder. This definition excludes therefrom an auction, the principal purpose of which is the sale of livestock or motor vehicles.

   Awning. A shelter projecting from and supported by the exterior wall of a building constructed of non-rigid materials on a supporting framework.

   Awning, back-lit. Any awning, fixed or retractable, which incorporates any transparent or translucent material in its covering and is illuminated by a light source placed behind the covering.

   Awning, fixed. A fixed structure supported by a frame or bracketing extending outward from the wall of a building which does not retract or roll up and is constructed to provide shade or shelter.

   Awning, retractable. A structure fastened to the wall of a building which, in a closed or rolled up position, does not extend beyond eight (8) inches from the face of the building and, when extended, is constructed to provide shade or shelter.

   Awning sign. A non-illuminated sign affixed flat to the surface of an awning (known as the base material) or which does extend vertically or horizontally beyond the limits of such an awning.

   B.

   Bakery-retail. An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of baked products for consumption off site. The products may be prepared either on or off site. Such use may include incidental food service. A bakery shall be considered a general retail use.

   Banner. A temporary sign composed of light weight material not enclosed in a rigid frame, secured or mounted so as to allow movement of the sign caused by the movement of the atmosphere. Includes those used to announce open houses, grand openings, make special announcements, or communicate events.

   Basement. A story all or partly underground but having at least one-half (½) of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground.

   Berm. A mound of earth, higher than the surrounding grade, used for screening or buffering, definition of space, noise attenuation and/or decoration in landscaping.

   Beverage – brewing and distilling. An establishment where beer, malt beverages or spirits are made on the premises and then sold or distributed, and which produces less than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels (~ four hundred sixty-five thousand (465,000) gallons) per year. The brewer may sell to a retailer or directly to a customer.

   Beverage – distribution. A facility where beverages are received and/or stored for delivery to the ultimate customer at remote locations.

   Beverage - non-alcoholic production. A facility that manufactures and distributes non-alcoholic beverages, such as soft drinks, to other distributors or retailers.

   Beverage sales - liquor and beer sit down/bar establishment. An area primarily devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages and in which the service of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages.

   Beverage sales - liquor store. Any business selling general alcoholic beverages, also known as sale of distilled spirits or hard liquor, and may include wine and beer sales, for off-premises consumption.

   Block. A parcel of land which is bound by other lots, streets, highways, railroad rights-of-way, parks or open space, undeveloped land, water courses or bodies of water, channels or a combination thereof.

   Board of Zoning and Building Appeals or Board. The Board of Building and Zoning Appeals (BZBA) of the City of Reynoldsburg, as established by the Charter.

   Boarding / kennel. Any structure or premises on which five (5) or more dogs or cats over three (3) months of age are housed, bred, boarded, or trained overnight.

   Buffer. The promotion of separation and compatibility between land uses of different intensities within or adjacent to a development, or along roadways or other public areas through the use of setbacks, natural vegetation, berms, fences, walls or a combination thereof. The term “buffer” may also be used to describe the method(s) used to promote compatibility such as a landscape buffer.

   Buffer yard. Area intended to provide buffering between land uses of different intensities or along public rights-of-way.

   Building. A structure enclosed with exterior walls used or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels, or property.

   Building, accessory. See “accessory structure”.

   Building Code. Part Thirteen of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

   Building frontage. The side, or facade, of a building closest to and most nearly parallel to an abutting street.

   Building frontage, primary. A building frontage that abuts a street listed as a primary street.

   Building frontage, secondary. A building frontage that abuts an alley or street not listed as a primary street.

   Building, height. The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard roofs, and the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

   Building, main. A building in which is conducted the main use of the lot on which the building is located.

   Building materials and hardware (retail). An establishment for the retailing, wholesaling or rental of building supplies or construction equipment. This use classification includes lumberyards, home improvement sales and services, tool and equipment sales or rental establishments.

   Building, rear. The wall or plane opposite the primary building frontage. For a building on a corner lot, the building rear is the wall or plane opposite the wall or plane containing the principal building entrance.

   Build-to-line. The point from a primary or secondary street where the front of the building is to be located.

   Business sign. A sign containing product advertisements or other detailed information about the operation of a business. Specifically, such sign is one which contains brand names of goods sold or services rendered on the premises, a listing of numerous specific types of goods or services, prices or special sale information, telephone number or other similar information. A business sign may also include items permitted on an identification sign.

   Building, temporary. A building located on a lot for a limited duration.

   C.

   Camping. Any parcel or tract of land under the control of any person, organization, or governmental entity wherein sites are offered for the use of the public or members of any organization for the establishment of temporary living sites for two (2) or more recreational vehicles, tents or camping units.

   Canopy. A permanent or temporary structure other than an awning or marquee, attached to a building over an entrance and carried by a frame supported by the ground or sidewalk, extending from the entrance to or over the public sidewalk for the purpose of providing shade or shelter to pedestrians walking from the sidewalk to the building’s entrance.

   Cemetery. Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human dead and dedicated as a cemetery for such purposes.

   Certificate of appropriateness. A certificate issued by the Planning and Zoning Administrator stating that the proposed modification to a structure complies with the provisions of Section 1109.21.

   Changeable copy sign (automatic). A sign or portion thereof on which the copy changes automatically or animation is displayed through electrical or electronic means (e.g., time and temperature units and message centers); considered a business sign.

   Changeable copy sign (manual). A sign or portion thereof on which copy is changed manually through placement of letters or symbols on a sign panel; considered a business sign.

   Channel. A natural or artificial watercourse of perceptible extent, with bed and banks to confine and conduct continuously or periodically flowing water.

   Charter. The charter of the City, the same as may be amended from time to time.

   Child care, Type A. A permanent residence in which child care or publicly funded childcare is provided for seven (7) to twelve (12) children at one (1) time or a permanent residence of the administrator in which childcare is provided to four (4) to twelve (12) children at one (1) time if four (4) or more children at one (1) time are under the age of two (2).

   Child care center, Type B. A permanent residence of the provider in which child care is provided for one (1) to six (6) children at one (1) time in which no more than three (3) children are under the age of two (2) at one (1) time.

   Child care – in home. A private home licensed by the State of Ohio in which more than six (6) but not more than twelve (12) minor children are given are and supervision for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage, or adoption.

   Child day care – center. Any place operated by a person, society, agency, corporation, institution, or any other group that is licensed by the State of Ohio wherein twelve (12) or more children under seventeen (17) years of age who are not related to the facility operator and whose parents or guardians are not residents in the same house and with such person, society, agency, corporation, or institution responsible for the control and care of children enrolled therein.

   City. The City of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a municipal corporation, acting by and through its City Council.

   City Attorney. The elected Law Director of the City.

   City Council. The elected members of the City Council of the City.

   City Engineer. The City Engineer of the City.

   Clerk of Council. The Clerk of the City Council.

   Clothing services – dry cleaning with drive thru. An establishment or business maintained for the pickup and delivery of dry cleaning and/or laundry via a counter or drive-through without the maintenance or operation of any laundry or dry-cleaning equipment or machinery on the premises.

   Clothing services - dry cleaning without drive thru. An establishment or business maintained for the pickup and delivery of dry cleaning and/or laundry via a counter without the maintenance or operation of any laundry or dry-cleaning equipment or machinery on the premises. Drive-through pick-up or delivery is not permitted.

   Clothing services - tailor. An establishment or place of business primarily engaged in the provision of frequent or recurrent services related to the alteration or hand-made creation of clothing.

   Code. The Code of Ordinances of the City.

   Common area. Land in any development held in common or single ownership that is not reserved for the exclusive use or benefit of an individual tenant or owner.

   Community activity. An activity that is open to the general public and sponsored by a public, private, nonprofit or religious organization that is educational, cultural, or recreational in nature.

   Community facility. Existing, planned and proposed parks, playgrounds, schools and other public lands and buildings located within the City.

   Community facility - activity center. A building or other enclosed structure open to residents of a subdivision or the general public, which is owned and operated by a private entity, a public agency, or a nonprofit organization, and that is used predominantly for cultural, educational, recreational, or social purposes.

   Community facility - detention and corrections. A facility for the detention, confinement, treatment or rehabilitation of persons arrested or convicted for the violation of civil or criminal law. Such facilities include an adult detention center, juvenile delinquency center, jail, and prison. These facilities house prisoners who are in the custody of city/county/law enforcement and the facilities are typically government owned.

   Community facility - government administration and courts. A facility devoted to the operations of the City, county or state, but not including detention and corrections.

   Community facility - outdoor recreation. Non-commercial recreation premises consisting of woodlands, water courses, and fields used for active recreational activities that do not require modifying the existing setting, including but not limited to, paintball, laser tag, and orienteering.

   Community facility – park. A natural or landscaped area, buildings, or structures, provided by a unit of government, to meet the active or passive recreational needs of people.

   Community facility - public health safety. Facilities operated by public agencies including fire stations, other fire prevention and firefighting facilities, police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities.

   Community facility – trail. A public path exclusively for pedestrians and bicycles, but not including a sidewalk or street.

   Comprehensive Plan. A plan, or any portion thereof, adopted by the Planning Commission and Council of the City showing the general location and extent of present and proposed physical facilities including housing, industrial and commercial uses, major thoroughfares, parks, schools and other community facilities. This plan establishes the goals, objectives and policies of the community.

   Conditional use. A special use that allows the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals to review and place conditions on development standards such as location, design, size, density, operation, intensity of use, generation of traffic and traffic movement, processes and equipment employed, and the amount and kinds of public facilities and services required. These conditions ensure that each proposed use is consistent with the intent and objectives of the particular district in which it is to be located, and protects adjacent properties and the general health, safety and welfare of the public.

   Conditional use permit. A permit issued by the Planning and Zoning Administrator upon approval by the Planning and Zoning Administrator or the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, as applicable, to allow a use designated as such in the applicable district or overlay.

   Council. The Council of the City.

   County. Collectively, as applicable, any of Franklin, Fairfield or Licking Counties in Ohio.

   County Recorder. The office of official land records for the county.

   Curb cut. A location, approved by the City, at which vehicular access is permitted from the traveled portion of a public street to or from a private driveway. Such location may involve or require the alteration or cutting of the curb abutting the street pavement to allow for at-grade vehicular movement onto the street pavement.

   D.

   Deed. A written instrument for the conveyance of real property from one (1) person to another.

   Deciduous. A plant with foliage that is shed annually.

   Deck. An uncovered platform or floor, supported above the ground and open to the sky.

   Density. A unit of measurement; the number of dwelling units per acre of land.

      (1)   Gross density. The number of dwelling units per acre of the total land to be developed.

      (2)   Net density. The number of dwelling units per acre of land when the acreage involved includes only the land devoted to residential uses.

   Developer. Any person, subdivider, partnership, owner or corporation or duly authorized agent who constructs or contracts to construct improvements on subdivided land.

   Development. The improvement of a tract or parcel of land, which results in an alteration of land or vegetation.

   Development agreement. An agreement between a developer and the City and which contains the following components:

      (1)   Summary and affidavit;

      (2)   Preliminary development plan;

      (3)   Final development plan;

      (4)   Restrictive covenants; and

      (5)   Attachments.

   Development Director. The Development Director of the City of Reynoldsburg as defined in the Administrative Code. All references to the Development Director may be construed as referring to the Development Director or his/her designee.

   Development Plan. Reports, applications, maps, technical drawings, illustrations, and other matter describing the intended use and construction of improvements of land, particularly relating to a request for amendment of a zoning district or for creation of a planned unit development.

   Directional sign. On-premise sign used to direct vehicles to parking areas or indicate points of entry or exit for a facility or off-street parking lot. Such signs may contain information such as “Lot A”, “Green Lot”, “in”, “enter”, “entrance”, “out”, “exit”, “do not enter” or similar directives. Such signs shall not include any business information other than the business logo and/or name.

   District. A section of the City for which zoning regulations governing the use of land and buildings, the height of buildings, the sizes of yards and the intensity of uses are uniform. Boundaries of the districts are shown on the Official Zoning Map.

   Drainage features and improvements. Natural features of land or designed features of land, buildings, and other improvements, including storm sewers, natural and manmade watercourses, swales, yard drains, catch basins, curbs, retention facilities, and other features affecting the flow of storm water or designed to direct or manage the flow of storm water.

   Driveway. A paved way providing access from a street or other means of access to the subject premises.

   Drive-thru. A building or portion thereof that, by design, permits customers to receive goods or services while remaining in a motor vehicle.

   Dwelling. Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one (1) or more persons, but not including a tent, cabin, trailer or mobile home, boarding or rooming house or hotel.

   Dwelling, assisted. A residential facility for elderly persons (age sixty (60) or older) and their spouses, or for persons having such disabilities as to require assistance with daily living tasks, as suggested by their physician. The facility contains four (4) or more dwelling units and/or rooming units, and provides, through on-site personnel, such exclusive resident services as meal preparation, laundry services and room cleaning.

   Dwelling – attached single-family. A dwelling unit that is attached to one (1) or more dwelling units, each with independent exterior access and each with no less than two (2) exterior walls. This type of dwelling includes condominiums and townhouses.

   Dwelling – detached single-family. A building designed for or occupied by one (1) family or housekeeping unit.

   Dwelling - developmental disability. A dwelling devoted to two (2) or more persons who have a physical or mental impairment or handicap, or both, that substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning, breathing, or working. A physical or mental impairment may include orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairments, Alzheimer’s disease, presenile dementia, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, autism, or emotional illness.

   Dwelling floor area. The sum of the gross horizontal inside dimension areas of the floors of a dwelling, including stairways, halls, and closets, but not including basements, porches, garages, breeze ways, utility rooms, laundry areas, or carports.

   Dwelling, group. A housing unit classified further as one (1) of the following:

      (1)   Group home, Class I. A facility providing twenty-four (24)-hour care in a protected living arrangement for not more than fifteen (15) residents. This classification includes foster homes, homes for the physically and mentally impaired, homes for the developmentally disabled, congregate living facilities for persons sixty (60) years of age and older, and maternity homes.

      (2)   Group home, Class II. A facility providing twenty-four (24)-hour care in a protected living arrangement for not more than fifteen (15) residents. This classification includes homes for juvenile delinquents, halfway houses providing residence in lieu of institutional sentencing, halfway houses providing residence to those needing correctional and mental institutionalization. This classification also includes emergency shelter during crisis intervention for not more than fifteen (15) victims of crime, abuse, or neglect, and residential rehabilitation for alcohol and chemical dependence for fifteen (15) or fewer individuals.

   Dwelling, mobile home. Any non-self-propelled vehicle so designed, constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in such manner as will permit the use and occupancy thereof for human habitation when connected to utilities, whether resting on wheels, jacks, blocks or other temporary foundation and used or so constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and exceeding a gross weight of four thousand five hundred (4,500) pounds and an overall length of thirty (30) feet.

   Dwelling, multi-unit building. A building containing three (3) or more dwelling units.

   Dwelling, multi-unit building complex. A site containing two (2) or more multi-unit buildings situated in relation to one another, which may include common facilities such as a clubhouse and/or swimming pool and common parking areas.

   Dwelling, nursing. A facility operated and dedicated to the care of persons who cannot care for their own needs either partially or totally. This term includes nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, convalescent homes, special care facilities (e.g., Alzheimer Unit), assisted living facilities, adult day care facilities, independent living units such as patio homes, and other similar facilities.

   Dwelling - two-family. A building on a single lot containing two (2) dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.

   Dwelling unit. One (1) or more rooms, designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter, with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single household maintaining a household.

   E.

   Easement. A right granted by a written instrument from one owner of land to another for use of a specified portion of the grantor’s real property for a specific purpose or purposes as set forth in an easement agreement.

   Easement area. The particularly described area of exclusive or non-exclusive legal interest in, on, under, over or through a portion of a parcel of land or appurtenance thereto.

   Educational/public service sign. A sign designed to provide information on school or public events, community recognition and/or promotes information about good health and safety.

   Emergency. A reasonably unforeseen occurrence with a potential to endanger personal safety or health, or cause substantial damage to property, that calls for immediate action.

   Engineer. Any engineer licensed by the State of Ohio State Board of Registration for professional engineers.

   Equipment repair – light. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households, rather than businesses, but excluding automotive and equipment repair use types. Typical uses include appliance, electronic, computer, or bicycle/scooter repair shops.

   Equipment repair – heavy. Establishments that repair commercial or personal automotive vehicles, equipment, or recreational vehicles and may have associated vehicle storage for no longer than sixty (60) days on a paved surface.

   Essential public services and utilities. The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground gas, electrical, water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems or sites, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, traffic signals, hydrants or other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith which are 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 of general welfare, but not including buildings.

   Event center – private events and conferences. A commercial event center used to host private events and conferences such as weddings and other personal events, but not including funerals, and private business or industry conferences.

   Event center – public meetings and conventions. A public event center used to host events and conferences such as trade shows, conferences, and other public events.

   Evergreen. A plant with foliage that persists and remains green year-round.

   F.

   Façade. A side of the exterior of a building (exclusively of permitted encroachments), especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear.

   Fee. A charge, as required by this Zoning Code, paid by an applicant or other person, for the purpose of paying some or all of the costs incurred by the City in processing and reviewing requests for zoning amendments, site plans, zoning permits, and other administrative activities relating to zoning.

   Fence. A structure, hedge or other landscape material positioned up to or on top of the property line, easement line, right-of-way, or setback line, as applicable for the purpose of separating properties, or for screening, enclosing, and/or protecting the property within its perimeter.

   Fence, decorative. A fence, hedge or other landscaping material used for decorative purposes only and not intended for use as an enclosure, barrier, or means of protection or confinement. Decorative fences shall not be site obscuring.

   Financial services and banking – with drive thru. A facility including provisions for the conduct of banking services directly to the occupants of motor vehicles for the custody, loan, or exchange of money; for the extension of credit; and for facilitating the transmission of funds.

   Financial services and banking - without drive thru. A freestanding building without a drive-up window, for the custody, loan, or exchange of money; for the extension of credit; and for facilitating the transmission of funds.

   Finished grade. The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of a building.

   Fire pit. An aboveground structure together with a seating area, installed, constructed and designed for the setting of small-scale fires in accordance with the regulations applicable to the subject property upon which such structure and seating area are located.

   Flood plain. Land under and along a watercourse which is subject to inundation by a one hundred (100)-year flood, as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other source determined acceptable to the City.

   Flood, regional. Large floods which have previously occurred or which may be expected to occur on a particular stream because of like physical characteristics. The regional flood generally has an average frequency of the one hundred (100)-year recurrence interval flood.

   Floodway. That portion of the flood plain, including the channel, which is reasonably required to convey the regional flood waters. Floods of less frequent recurrence are usually contained completely within the floodway.

   Floodway fringe. That portion of the flood plain, excluding the floodway, where development may be allowed under certain restrictions.

   Floor. That part of a room or story which forms its lower, horizontal enclosing surface.

   Floor area, gross. The total square feet of all main and accessory buildings which are enclosed, measured from the exterior building face or from the centerline of common walls separating building units.

   Food sales - farm market. Retail sales of agricultural products and items grown or produced in and around the City.

   Food sales - large format grocery. A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area. At least one thousand (1,000) square feet of a large format grocery shall be devoted to the sale of fresh produce at all times.

   Food sales - small format grocery. A retail establishment which primarily sells food, but also may sell other convenience and household goods, and which occupies at least five hundred (500) square feet but not more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of gross floor area. At least ten (10) percent of a small format grocery shall be devoted to the sale of fresh produce at all times.

   Food service - commissary/bakery. A facility that produces food and baked goods for distribution or sale to restaurants and retail bakeries.

   Food service – deli. An establishment where food is sold for consumption off-premises and no counters or tables for on-premises consumption of food are provided, but excludes groceries and supermarkets.

   Food service - fast casual restaurant. An establishment where food is preparing and purveying food on a full-service basis where customers order at the counter and where their prepared food is either delivered to them or carried by them to a table for on-premises consumption or carried out for off-premises consumption.

   Food service - full service restaurant. An establishment maintained, operated, and/or advertised or held out to the public as a place where food and beverage are served to the public on demand from a menu during stated business hours, served in and on reusable containers and dinnerware, to be consumed on the premises primarily inside the building at tables, booths, or counters, with chairs, benches, or stools. This use may include incidental delivery service using no more than two (2) delivery vehicles.

   Food service – processing. Manufacturing establishments processing foods for human consumption and certain related products. Includes: (1) bakery products, sugar and confectionery products (except facilities that produce goods only for on-site sales with no wider distribution; (2) dairy products processing; (3) fats and oil products (not including rendering plants); (4) fruit and vegetable canning, preserving, and related processing; (5) grain mill products and by-products; (6) meat, poultry, and seafood canning, curing, and byproduct processing (not including facilities that also slaughter animals); and (7) miscellaneous food preparation from raw products, including catering services that are independent from food stores or restaurants.

   Food service – production. Manufacturing establishments producing foods for human consumption and certain related products. Includes rendering plants and animal slaughterhouses.

   Food service - quick serve/fast food with drive thru. An establishment engaged primarily in the business of preparing food and purveying it on a self-serve or semi self-serve basis. Customer orders and/or service may be by means of a walk-up counter or window designed to accommodate vehicular traffic. Consumption may be either on or off the premises.

   Food service - quick serve/fast food without drive thru. An establishment engaged primarily in the business of preparing food and purveying it on a self-serve or semi self-serve basis. Customer orders and/or service may be by means of a walk-up counter. Consumption may be either on or off the premises.

   Forestry. Facilities, activities, or equipment used to plant, raise, manage, harvest, and remove trees on private land. The term includes site preparation, fertilization, pest control, and wildlife management.

   Freestanding sign. A sign which is not attached to a building and which is either attached directly to the ground or elevated on a supporting structure attached to the ground.

   Freestanding solar panel. A solar panel or an array of solar panels that is not attached to a structure and is mounted on a structure that is attached to the ground.

   Frontage. The principal elevation of a building, which is most often the elevation that abuts a street. In the context of the location of any building typology described under the Zoning Code, frontage means the street or right-of-way type that a building is permitted to abut.

   G.

   Gable. The triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two (2) slopes of the roof, or the whole end wall of a building or wing having a pitched roof.

   Gallery – art. An establishment engaged in the sale, loan, or display of art books, paintings, sculpture, or other works of art. This clarification does not include libraries, museums, or non-commercial art galleries.

   Garage, private. An accessory building or part of a principal building used for the storage of motor vehicles as an accessory use and in which no business or industry connected directly or indirectly with the repair or servicing of such motor vehicles is carried on.

   Garden center – indoor and outdoor. A place of business where retail and wholesale products and produce are sold to the consumer. These centers, which may include a nursery and/or greenhouse, import most of the items sold, and may include plants, nursery products and stock, potting soil, hardware, power equipment and machinery, hoes, rakes, shovels, and other garden and farm variety tools and utensils.

   Golf course. A tract of land laid out with at least nine (9) holes for playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards. A golf course includes a clubhouse and shelters as accessory uses.

   Gasoline station. See “retail – convenience with gasoline”.

   Grade. The elevation of land surrounding a structure or the slope of a road, in each case expressed as a percentage.

   Ground sign. A display sign supported by uprights or braces in or upon the ground surface.

   H.

   Health and wellness – clinic. An establishment where patients who are not lodged overnight are admitted for examination and treatment by a group of physicians practicing medicine together.

   Health and wellness – fitness facility/gym. Any fitness center, gymnasium, health, studio fitness center and athletic club, which may include any of the following: aerobics instruction, exercise machines, sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; indoor tennis, handball, racquetball and other indoor athletic amenities and events.

   Health and wellness – massage. A private establishment that provides therapeutic or medical massage of a non-sexual nature provided by a licensed practitioner.

   Health and wellness - physical therapy. An outpatient office establishment that provides physical rehabilitation or occupational therapy for individuals with an injury or disability.

   Height or above ground level. When referring to a tower or other structure, the distance measured from the finished grade at the base of the tower/structure to the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the base pad and any antenna.

   Home occupation. An occupation conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that no more than one (1) person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation. The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than thirty-five (35) percent of floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation other than one (1) sign, not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, non-illuminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building. No traffic shall be generated by the conduct of such home occupation and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall meet the off-street parking requirements as specified in this Zoning Ordinance, and shall not be located in a required front yard.

   Homeowners association (HOA) or property owners association (POA). An incorporated, non-profit organization established by a developer, subdivider or an association of property owners whose membership shall consist of individual property owners within a subdivision.

   Household. A person living alone or two (2) or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit as distinguished from two (2) or more persons living together in any congregate or group housing. For purposes of these regulations, the following shall create a rebuttable presumption that the group is not a single housekeeping unit:

      (1)   Keyed lock(s) on any interior door(s) to prevent access to any area of the dwelling unit with sleeping accommodations;

      (2)   Members of the group have separate leases, or sub-leases and/or make separate rent payments to a landlord; or

      (3)   The group significantly reforms over the course of a twelve (12) month period by losing and/or gaining members.

   I.

   Identification sign. A sign identifying or naming a business institution, residential development or other use. Specifically, such sign may indicate the name, owner, or manager and address of an existing building, business or other use, including the general type of goods sold or services rendered, but without a listing of numerous specific goods or services and without reference to brand names, prices, “sales” or telephone numbers.

   Illuminated sign. Any sign illuminated by electricity, gas or other artificial light including reflecting or phosphorescent light.

   Improvements. Any additions to the natural state of the land which increases its value or utility, including pavements, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, landscaping and other appropriate facilities or plantings.

      (1)   “Site improvements” means the improvements made to the land outside the exterior limits of a structure or structures.

      (2)   “Public improvements” means all improvements financed entirely or in part by public funds or which have been dedicated to public use by plat, easement or deed of transfer.

      (3)   “Final plat improvements” mean those improvements set forth in the final plan submitted to and approved by the City in accordance with these regulations.

      (4)   “Drainage improvements” means those improvements determined by the City Engineer to be necessary to facilitate satisfactory drainage in accordance with these regulations, including but not limited to underground pipe, inlets, catch basics, ditches, and/or retention basins.

   Independent living, age-restricted. A private development comprised of individual dwelling units designed for occupancy by individuals who are over a threshold age, which is typically fifty-five (55) years old.

   Indoor recreation enterprise. Any business which is operated as a recreational enterprise, either publicly or privately owned, for profit. Examples include, but are not limited to, arcades, bowling alleys, theaters, etc.

   Indoor storage facility. Climate-controlled storage within an enclosed structure containing separate, individual, and private storage spaces of varying sizes leased or rented on an individual basis for varying periods of time, with no unit having direct external access, but being served by common indoor access aisles.

   Information window/wall sign. Window or wall signage bearing only information about entry and exit, business hours, authorized service representative information and/or discount, credit systems accepted in that establishment (e.g. American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Golden Buckeye Card, etc.), and business directives (e.g. no soliciting, no firearms, etc.).

   Institutional/government offices. A building or location that provides for community meetings and/or activities including, but not limited to, City Hall, Township Hall, school administration building, recreation center (public or private), property listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Chamber of Commerce building, Arts Council building, library, or other public buildings owned or operated by the City.

   J.

   Junk. Old or scrap copper, brass, rope, gas, trash, waste, batteries, paper or rubber, junked, dismantled or wrecked, automobiles or parts thereof, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous materials.

   Junk storage and sales. Any lot, land, or structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collection, storage and sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material, or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in operating condition, and for the sale of parts thereof.

   K.

   No definitions.

   L.

   Landscaped area. An area with plants, trees, natural turf or other vegetation planted in accordance with a landscape plan.

   Landscaping. Physical improvements consisting of plants, shaped earth, walls and fences, rocks, and other related features, typically installed to beautify a premises and/or to screen negative impacts or protect certain uses from one another.

   Land use plan. The long-range plan for the desirable use of land in an area as adopted by the Planning Commission and Council; one (1) purpose of the plan, among other purposes, is to serve as a guide in future development and zoning for the community.

   Library. A public facility for the use, but not sale, of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials.

   Live Plantings. Trees, shrubs and organic ground cover which are in healthy condition.

   Live theater. A structure used for dramatic, operatic, or other live performance, for admission to which entrance money is received.

   Loading space, off-street. Space logically and conveniently located for bulk pickups and deliveries, scaled to delivery vehicles expected to be used, and accessible to such vehicles when required off-street parking spaces are filled. Required off-street loading space is not to be included as off-street parking space in computation of required off-street parking space. All off-street loading spaces shall be located totally outside of any street or alley right-of-way.

   Logo (or trademark). A letter or group of letters (usually stylized) or a symbol or symbols that represent a word, group of words, or business name. Usually used as part of a business identification scheme that is meant to identify goods, products, services or a business entity itself.

   Lot. A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership and/or for building purposes or development, having fixed boundaries and designated on a plat or survey together with the required open spaces and having frontage on a public street or a private street.

   Lot coverage. The ratio of enclosed ground floor area of all buildings and structures on a lot to the horizontally projected area of the lot, expressed as a percentage.

   Lot line adjustment. A process that is used to change property lines of existing parcels for the purpose of combining two (2) or more adjacent parcels into one (1) parcel, alter and/or correct the boundary between two (2) or more parcels, or reconfigure the shape of parcels, without creating any additional parcels.

   Lot measurements. The method of measurement for a lot under this chapter, which shall be conducted as follows:

      (1)   Depth means the distance between the mid-points of straight lines connecting the foremost points of the side lot lines in front and the rearmost points of the side lot lines in the rear.

      (2)   Width means the distance between straight lines connecting front and rear lot lines at each side of the lot, measured at the minimum required building setback line.

   Lot, minimum area of. The area of a lot is computed exclusive of any portion of the right-of- way of any public or private street.

   Lot of record. A lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the office of the County Recorder, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.

   Lot types. Means, as follows:

      (1)   “Corner lot” means a lot located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn from the foremost points of the side lot lines to the foremost point of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.

      (2)   “Interior lot” means a lot with only one (1) frontage on a street.

      (3)   “Through lot” means a lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one (1) street. Through lots abutting two (2) streets may be referred to as double frontage lots.

      (4)   “Reversed frontage lot” means a lot on which frontage is at right angles to the general pattern in the area. A reversed frontage lot may also be a corner lot.

   M.

   Maintenance bond. An agreement by a subdivider or developer with the City, for a percentage of the established construction cost, used as a guarantee against any deficiencies which might develop between commencement of a development by a subdivider or developer and formal acceptance of dedication by City Council.

   Major thoroughfare plan. The portion of comprehensive plan adopted by the City Planning Commission indicating the general location recommended for arterial, collector and local thoroughfares within the appropriate jurisdiction.

   Major tree. Any tree measured with a diameter-at-breast height equal to or greater than four (4) inches.

   Manufactured home. Any non-self propelled vehicle transportable in one (1) or more sections which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, and which bears a label certifying that it is built in compliance with Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards.

   Manufactured home park. Any tract of land upon which three (3) or more manufactured homes are located for residential use, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, including any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended to be used as a part of the facilities of such park.

   Manufacturing – artisan. An establishment, not exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet of floor area, for the preparation, display, and sale of individually crafted artwork, jewelry, furniture, sculpture, pottery, leathercraft, hand-woven articles, and related items. Odors, fumes or excess noise may not be produced at the facility.

   Manufacturing – heavy. Any use in which the major activity is the treatment, processing, rebuilding, repairing, or bulk storage of material, products, or items, and where the finished product is not acquired by the ultimate user on the premises and produces any externally perceptible noise, fumes, odors, vibrations, or outdoor storage.

   Manufacturing, light. Manufacturing establishments engaged in and undertaking the assembly, fabrication and conversion of already processed raw materials into products, the production of which does not cause excessive noise, odor or other similar impacts on surrounding land uses.

   Marquee. A permanent structure fastened entirely to the building and projecting from the wall above an entrance and extending over the street right-of-way to provide shelter for automobile passenger loading and unloading entrance.

   Marquee sign. A display sign attached to or hung from and supported by the building and extending beyond the building wall or front facade.

   Medical - clinic. A facility other than a hospital, emergency room or urgent care where medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services are provided on an outpatient basis. Examples of these uses include: offices for physicians, dentists, chiropractors, or other health care professionals; outpatient care facilities; urgent care facilities; and other allied health services. These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Patients are not provided with room and board and are not kept overnight on the premises. Medical services and medical clinics include medical and dental laboratories incidental to the medical office use.

   Medical – emergency services. A twenty-four (24)-hour outpatient facility, operated by a hospital or health organization, and staffed by doctors and nurses that provides immediate emergency care services similar to what would be expected in a hospital. Urgent care facilities are not considered emergency care facilities.

   Medical – full service hospital. An institution in which sick or injured persons are provided medical care and assistance and, in the course of same, may be housed overnight, fed and provided nursing and related services. Hospital shall comprise any related, accessory facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, food service facilities, central service facilities and staff offices which are integral parts of the principal hospital facility.

   Medical – office. A building used exclusively by physicians, dentists, and similar personnel for the treatment and examination of patients solely on an outpatient basis, provided that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises.

   Medical - outpatient and urgent care. Outpatient-only medical services that apply to medical issues whereby a patient requires more immediate attention or care than can be provided by an appointment with a family doctor or general practitioner. Emergency ambulance services may not be provided.

   Medical - psychiatric facility – standalone. An establishment where human patients who may or may not be lodged overnight are admitted for examination and treatment by a group of professionals licensed by the State of Ohio to treat mental health issues or addiction.

   Medical - standalone emergency services. Standalone emergency medical facilities, which provide emergency services, including basic imaging and laboratory services that may be an off-campus emergency center associated with a hospital, or a non-affiliated, licensed medical care provider.

   Meeting facility. Facilities typically accommodating groups of students in multiple instructional spaces. Examples of these facilities include: individual and group instruction and training in the arts; production rehearsal; photography, and the processing of photographs produced only by users of the studio facilities; martial arts training studios; gymnastics instruction, and aerobics and gymnastics studios with no other fitness facilities or equipment. This definition also includes production studios for individual musicians, painters, sculptors, photographers, and other artists.

   Mineral extraction/processing. The exploration for or extraction of surface or subterranean compounds and materials; this includes oil and gas exploration and production, and the mining of metallic and nonmetallic minerals, sand, gravel, and rock.

   Mini-storage facility. A building consisting of individual, self-contained spaces that are leased or owned for the storage of business goods, household goods, or contractor supplies.

   Minor subdivision. A proposed division of a parcel of land along an existing public street, not involving the opening, widening or extension of any street or road, and involving no more than five (5) lots after the original tract has been completely subdivided, that may be submitted to the authority having approving jurisdiction of plats under the provisions of R.C. § 711.05, 711.09 or 711.10 for approval without plat.

   Mobile home park. Any site, or tract of land under single ownership, upon which three (3) or more mobile homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue purposes; including any roadway, building, structure, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as a part.

   Mobile home. Any non-self-propelled vehicle so designed, constructed, reconstructed, or added to by means of accessories in such manner as will permit the use and occupancy thereof for human habitation, when connected to utilities, whether resting on wheels, jacks, blocks, or other temporary foundation and used or so construed as to permit its being used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and exceeding a gross weight of four thousand five hundred (4,500) pounds and an overall length of thirty (30) feet, and not in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

   Mobile home subdivision. A subdivision as defined in this section in which three (3) or more mobile homes used for habitation are parked, including any roadway, building, structure, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use therein.

   Monuments. Permanent concrete or iron markers used to establish definitely all lines of the plat of a subdivision, including all lot corners, boundary line corners and points of change in street alignment.

   Monument sign. A sign, with one (1) or two (2) sides, attached to a permanent foundation or fastened to a base, and not attached or dependent upon any structure, pole, post or similar.

   Mortuary. A building or part thereof used for human funeral services. Such building may contain space and facilities for (a) embalming and the performance of other services used in the preparation of the dead for burial; (b) the performance of autopsies and other surgical procedures; (c) the storage of caskets, funeral urns, and other related funeral supplies; (d) the storage of funeral vehicles; and (e) facilities for cremation. Where a mortuary is permitted, a mortuary chapel shall also be permitted.

   Motor vehicle. A vehicle which is designed and manufactured to be self-propelling or self-moving upon the public street or highway. More specifically, as referred to in this Zoning Code, it includes: automobiles, trucks, tractors and scooters and motorcycles.

   Movie theater. A specialized theater for showing movies or motion pictures. The primary structural difference between a theater and a movie theater is the projection screen. However, many movie theaters can easily be adapted for stage performances and many stages have folding screens for movie projections. Although screen shapes are mostly rectangular, they come in a variety of shapes. Also, some special-purpose multimedia movie theaters use multiple screens, one (1) on each wall face, or the entire ceiling surface, which are sometimes curved or geodesic in shape.

   Multi-family (2-4 units). A building designed for two (2) families, or housekeeping units, living independently of each other in separate dwelling units.

   Multi-family. A building or portion thereof designed for or occupied by five (5) or more families, or housekeeping units, living independently of each other in separate dwelling units which are accessible by interior hallways. This type of dwelling unit excludes a hotel.

   Multi-family rental office/management site. A residential apartment structure, permitted in multi-family residential districts, that is used by an apartment owner, employee or realtor to demonstrate construction and to display built-in amenities to prospective apartment tenants and to promote the rental or lease of apartment units. The rental office may be staffed and furnished.

   Museum. A room or building for exhibiting, or an institution in charge of, a collection of books, or artistic, historical, or scientific objects.

   N.

   Nonconformities. A building, structure or use of land existing at the time of enactment of this Zoning Ordinance which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.

   O.

   Office – corporate. An establishment primarily engaged in providing internal office administration services as opposed to customer service in a single building or a campus setting; for example, the headquarters, regional offices or the administrative offices for a corporation. Generally, the majority of the traffic generated from corporate offices comes from employees and not the general public.

   Office - data processing/call center. A facility containing equipment for telecommunications or data processing/storage including switches, routers, operation centers, and other infrastructure critical for telecommunication companies, internet servers, data firms, fiber-optic cable, and other technology providers.

   Office – professional services. Professional offices including: accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services; advertising agencies; architectural, engineering, planning, and surveying services; attorneys; counseling services; court reporting services; data processing and computer services; detective agencies and similar services; educational, scientific, and research organizations; employment, stenographic, secretarial, and word processing services; government offices including agency and administrative office facilities; management, public relations, and consulting services; photography and commercial art studios; writers and artists offices outside the home. Does not include medical offices or offices that are incidental and accessory to another business or sales activity that is the principal use. Incidental offices that are customarily accessory to another use are allowed as part of an approved principal use.

   Official Zoning Map. The Official Zoning Map of the City of Reynoldsburg, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with this Zoning Ordinance.

   Off-premises sign. Any sign unrelated to a business or profession conducted or to a commodity or services sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located.

   On-premises sign. Any sign related to a business or profession conducted, or a commodity or service sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located.

   Opacity. The degree or extent that light is obscured. One hundred (100) percent opacity meaning fully obscured, zero (0) percent meaning fully transparent.

   Open/closed sign. A window or wall sign bearing only information indicating if the business is open or closed. This does not include the hours of operation. Signs that include both the open/closed information and the hours of operation shall be deemed to be an information sign.

   Open space. An area of land that is intended and used for environmental, scenic, or recreational purposes and which may include lawns, landscaping, walkways, active and passive recreation areas, playgrounds, fountains, swimming pools, and wooded areas. Open space shall not be deemed to include paved areas such as roads, driveways, or parking lots, and shall not be deemed to include spaces required for minimum yards. That portion of a natural or man-made water body which shall be interpreted as open space shall be determined by the Planning Commission.

   Ornamental tree. A deciduous tree planted primarily for its ornamental value or for screening and which will typically be smaller than a shade tree.

   Outdoor recreation enterprise. Any business which is operated as a recreational enterprise, either publicly or privately owned, for profit. Examples include but are not limited to horse stables, fisheries, wilderness preserves, golf course, mini-golf courses, amusement parks and campgrounds.

   Outdoor processing – agriculture. Activities involving a variety of operations on crops or livestock which may generate dust, noise, odors, pollutants, or visual impacts that could adversely affect adjacent properties. These uses include but are not limited to slaughterhouses, mills, canneries, and milk processing plants.

   Outdoor processing - composting. An establishment for the processing of organic waste in a controlled environment to produce a stable fertilizing product by microbiologically degrading organic matter under aerobic conditions.

   Outdoor processing - concrete and asphalt. An industrial facility used for the production of asphalt or concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used in building or construction, and includes facilities for the administration or management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of finished products manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance of required equipment, but does not include the retail sale of finished asphalt or concrete products.

   Outdoor storage. The keeping of property in an open area of a lot for the purpose of sales, storage, or display.

   Overnight lodging – bed and breakfast. An owner-occupied residential single-family, detached structure wherein lodging and breakfast only are provided to transient guests for compensation.

   Overnight lodging – boutique hotel. A small-scale hotel in a historic structure, or a structure with façade made of a high-quality material such as wood, brick, masonry, tile, stone, granite, limestone, or another natural material, that has fewer than thirty (30) rooms. Rooms must be accessed from an interior hallway.

   Overnight lodging – hotel. A place of transient occupancy which includes any structure consisting of one (1) or more buildings containing any combination of more than five (5) guestrooms that are each approved by the Chief Building Official and the Fire Chief as meeting the requirements for transient sleeping rooms or extended stay temporary residence dwelling units, or as having features of such sleeping rooms and dwelling units within the same room, and such structure is specifically constructed, kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where transient sleeping accommodations or temporary residence is offered for pay to persons. “Hotel” does not include agricultural labor camps, apartment houses, apartments or other similar places of permanent personal residence, lodging houses, rooming houses, or hospital or college dormitories.

   Overnight lodging – resort. A group or groups of buildings containing more than five (5) dwelling units and/or guest rooms and providing outdoor recreational activities that may include golf, horseback riding, swimming, shuffleboard, tennis and similar activities. A resort may furnish services customarily furnished by a hotel, including a restaurant, cocktail lounge, and convention facilities.

   Owner. Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust, or other legal entity having sufficient proprietary interest in real property to commence and maintain proceedings with respect to any land use approval sought hereunder.

   Overlay. An area depicted on the Official Zoning Map, within which, through super-imposition of a special designation, certain regulations and requirements apply in addition to those of the base zoning districts to which such designation is added.

   P.

   Pad. A building site prepared by artificial means, including grading, excavation or filling, or any combination thereof.

   Panel sign. A sign which is mounted, attached, painted, or displayed on a sign panel.

   Parapet wall. A low wall barrier at the edge of a roof or structure which may serve to prevent falls over the edge or serve as a stylistic feature.

   Parcel. A division of real property contained in a single legal description that is recorded in the official land records of the recorder’s office.

   Park. See “community facility - park”.

   Parking area or structure. An off-street area or structure for required parking or loading spaces, including driveways, access ways, aisles, parking and maneuvering space necessary for the parking or loading areas.

   Parking space, off-street. An area adequate for parking an automobile with room for opening doors on both sides, together with properly related access to a public street or alley and maneuvering room, but shall be located totally outside of any street or alley right-of-way.

   Patio. An outdoor seating area, covered or uncovered, constructed, installed and located upon a property in accordance with all local and state laws and regulations, including this Zoning Ordinance, applicable to the subject property upon which such seating area is located.

   Pedestrian amenity. Elements of individual developments that directly affect the quality and character of the public domain.

   Pedestrian zone. An area between a main building and a public street utilized for pedestrian access and amenities.

   Perimeter treatment plan. A plan designed for the installation and perpetual maintenance of improvements intended to provide visual and noise protection for the outer edges of developments which border arterial or major collector streets. Said plan shall include materials, techniques and sizes of buffering treatments such as landscaping, fencing, screen walls, berms, or a combination thereof sufficient to provide adequate buffering. The perimeter treatment plan may be incorporated into the landscape plan.

   Performance bond or surety bond. An agreement by a subdivider or developer with the City for the amount of the estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of physical improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the subdivider’s agreement.

   Person. Any firm, association, organization, limited partnership, general partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as any natural person.

   Personal care and beauty services. Any enterprise conducted for gain which primarily offers services to the general public such as shoe repair, watch repair, barber shops, beauty parlors and similar activities. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

   Pet grooming. An establishment to which owners of domestic pets bring such pets for grooming services, including nail clipping, bathing, haircuts and related services; provided however, such establishment shall not keep animals overnight or offer general veterinary services.

   Planned development or planned unit development. An area of land in which a variety of housing types and subordinate commercial and industrial facilities are accommodated in a preplanned environment under more flexible standards, such as lot sizes and setbacks, then those restrictions that would normally apply under these regulations. The procedure for approval of such development contains requirements in addition to those of the standard subdivision, such as building design principles and landscaping plans.

   Planning and Zoning Administrator. The public official of the City of Reynoldsburg designated to administer and enforce this Zoning Ordinance.

   Planning Commission or Commission. The Planning Commission of the City of Reynoldsburg, established pursuant to Article VII, Section 1 of the Charter.

   Plant cultivation. The production of crops, fruit trees, nursery stock, truck garden products, or similar plant materials outside of structures such as greenhouses.

   Planting area. Any area utilized for landscape material installation having a minimum area of fifty (50) square feet.

   Plants. Living vegetation. Artificial plants are not included in this definition.

   Plat. The map, drawing or chart on which the developer’s plan of subdivision is presented to the City Planning Commission for approval and, after such approval, to the County Recorder for recording.

   Plat, final. The final map, drawing or chart made by a surveyor registered in the State of Ohio, and supplementary information, based upon the approved preliminary plat, in which the subdivider’s plan is presented to the City Planning Commission for approval and which, if approved, will be certified and submitted to the County Recorder.

   Plat, preliminary. The preliminary map, drawing or chart, and supplementary information, on which the layout and design of a proposed subdivision is submitted to the City Planning Commission for consideration and tentative approval.

   Plot-grade-utility plan. Drawings and other documents describing the approved grading, drainage features and improvements, vehicular facilities, utilities, and other improvements for a development.

   Political sign. Signs having reference to a political official, candidate, question, issue or opinion.

   Portable sign. A sign which is designed to be moved and is not permanently attached to any part of a building or to the ground.

   Power generation facility. A facility that converts one (1) or more energy sources, including but not limited to water power, fossil fuels, nuclear power, or solar power, into electrical energy or steam. A power generation plant may also perform either or both of the following: (a) operation of a transmission system that conveys the energy or steam from the generation facility to a power distribution system; (b) operation of a distribution system that conveys energy or steam from the generation facility or the transmission system to final consumers.

   Power substation facility. An assemblage of equipment for purposes other than generation or utilization, through which electric energy in bulk is passed for the purposes of switching or modifying its characteristics to meet the needs of the general public, provided that in residence districts an electric substation shall not include rotating equipment, storage of materials, trucks or repair facilities, housing of repair crews, or office or place of business.

   Primary street. A primary street as referred to in this section includes Main Street, Brice Road, and Livingston Avenue.

   Printing and publishing. Any business publishing of newspapers, magazines, brochures, business cards and similar activities either for profit or nonprofit.

   Private club. A building or portion thereof or premises owned or operated by a person for a social, literary, political, educational or recreational purpose primarily for the exclusive use of members and their guests.

   Private swimming pool. Any structure that contains water over twenty-four (24) inches (six hundred ten (610) mm) in depth and which is used, or intended to be used, for swimming or recreational use and which is available only to the family and guests of the property owner. This includes inground, aboveground, portable and inflatable swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.

   Professional office. A building or portion of a building wherein services are performed involving predominately administrative, professional or clerical operations.

   Projecting sign. A display sign which is attached directly to the building wall and which extends more than fifteen (15) inches from the face of the wall.

   Public access easement. An easement granted to the public for all the purposes for which a public sidewalk may be used, including but not limited to, pedestrian and bicycle travel.

   Public service facility. The erection, construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of buildings, power plants or substations, water treatment plants or pumping station, 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 or private water and sewage service.

   Public street. A public right-of-way used for vehicular traffic that is permanently maintained by the City of Reynoldsburg, by the State of Ohio, or by the federal government.

   Public swimming pool. Any outdoor structure, chamber, or tank containing a body of water for swimming, diving, recreational use, or sanctioned event that is intended to be used collectively for swimming, diving, recreational use, or sanctioned event and is operated by any person whether as the owner, lessee, operator, licensee, or concessionaire, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for use.

   Public uses. Public parks, schools, and administrative, cultural, and service buildings, not including public land or buildings devoted solely to the storage or maintenance of equipment and material.

   Public way. An alley, avenue, boulevard, bridge, channel, ditch, easement, expressway, freeway, highway, land, parkway, right-of-way, road, sidewalk, street, subway, tunnel, viaduct, walk, bicycle path or other ways in which the general public or a public entity have a right, or which are dedicated whether improved or not.

   Q.

   No definitions.

   R.

   R.C. The Ohio Revised Code.

   Real estate/model home sign. A temporary sign promoting the development, construction, rental, sale or lease of property.

   Recreation facility, commercial. Recreation facilities open to the public, established and operated for a profit, such as commercial golf courses, golf driving ranges, swimming pools, ice skating rinks, riding stables, race tracks, carnivals, and similar commercial enterprises.

   Recreation facility, institutional. Recreation-type facilities open to the public, established and operated for a profit and offering a learning environment. Such activities may include but are not limited to gymnastics, karate studio, exercise/gym facility, ceramics, photography and similar commercial enterprises.

   Recreation facility, noncommercial. Any business which is operated as a recreational enterprise, either publicly or privately owned, for nonprofit. Examples include, but are not limited to: fishing areas, parks, archery ranges, etc.

   Recreational vehicle. A vehicle type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreation, camping, or travel use only, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. The basic entities are: boat, travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.

   Redevelopment. The increase of a developed property or building gross floor area or combination thereof by more than fifty (50) percent over a seven (7) year period.

   Religious assembly. A permanently located church, cathedral, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other place dedicated to religious worship. As part of its functions it may include the following incidental and subordinate uses subject to applicable federal, state and local regulations: offices, residences for clergy, religious instruction, educational institutions, private and special schools, day care centers, emergency shelters, and community and recreational activities.

   Research facility/laboratory. A facility primarily for medical, optical, orthotic, prosthetic, or dental laboratory services, photographic, analytical, or testing services and/or engaged in the research, development and controlled production of high technology electronic, industrial or scientific products or commodities for sale.

   Reservation. Any reservation of public land made by a developer in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

   Residential (upper floor). Where permitted, dwelling units located on a floor other than the ground floor.

   Residential care and congregate residential. An establishment operated for the purpose of providing special care or rehabilitation to the occupants, as defined in R.C. § 5119.341 and 5123.19, including the following:

      (1)   Assisted living;

      (2)   Developmental disability dwelling;

      (3)   Elderly care;

      (4)   Life care or continuing care services;

      (5)   Mental health or substance abuse; and

      (6)   Nursing care.

   Residential model home. A residential structure, permitted in all residential districts that is used by a licensed home builder/developer, real estate workers or realtor to demonstrate construction, display built-in amenities and color selection charts to prospective home buyers and promote the sale or lease of housing units. The model home may be staffed and furnished. (Ord. 25-97. Passed 6-12-97.)

   Restricted open space. Open space within any subdivision that is restricted from further development in accordance with a deed restriction or similar restrictive covenant.

   Retail – convenience with gasoline. A facility associated with the sale of gasoline products that also offers for sale prepackaged food items and tangible consumer goods, primarily for self-service by the consumer. Hot beverages, fountain-type beverages, and pastries may be included in the food items offered for sale.

   Retail – convenience without gasoline. A small retail establishment, usually located within or associated with another use, that offers for sale convenience goods, such as prepackaged food items, tobacco, periodicals, and other household goods.

   Retail – large format. A retail establishment containing consumer goods that exceeds twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

   Retail – medium format. A retail establishment containing consumer goods that is between five thousand (5,000) and twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

   Retail – pharmacy. A business substantially devoted only to the sale of pharmaceutical items, supplies, and equipment such as prescription drugs.

   Retail – shopping center – enclosed. A group of commercial establishments planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity shopping center with customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations, and protection from the elements.

   Retail – shopping center – outdoor. A group of commercial establishments planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity shopping center with customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations, whereby access to individual shops requires outdoor access from a shared sidewalk or road.

   Retail – small format. A retail establishment containing consumer goods that is no greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet.

   Right-of-way. A strip of land taken or dedicated for use as a public way. In addition to the roadway, it normally incorporates the curbs, lawn strips, sidewalks, lighting and drainage facilities, and may include special features (required by the topography or treatment) such as grade separation, landscaped area, viaducts and bridges.

   Road. See “Street”.

   Routine maintenance. Work that is planned and performed on a routine basis to maintain and preserve the condition of the building or site including but not limited to painting, addition of awnings, roof repair, parking rehabilitation, and window replacement and treatment.

   S.

   School – college/university. A post-secondary institution for higher learning that grants associate or bachelor’s degrees and may also have research facilities and/or professional schools that grant master and doctoral degrees. This may also include community colleges that grant associate or bachelor’s degrees or certificates of completion in business or technical fields.

   School – primary. A public, private, or parochial school offering instruction at the elementary school level in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in schools within the state.

   School – secondary. A public, private, or parochial school offering instruction at the junior, and/or senior high school levels in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools within the state.

   School – trade. A school established to provide for the teaching of industrial, clerical, managerial, or artistic skills. This definition applies to schools that are owned and operated privately for profit and that do not offer a complete educational curriculum.

   Screening. Improvements such as landscaping and fencing, or the intentional arrangement and location of uses, structures, and open spaces in a manner intended to mitigate or conceal negative impacts of one (1) use upon another or to improve the appearance of the use.

   Seat. For purposes of determining the number of off-street parking spaces for certain uses, the number of seats is the number of seating units installed or indicated, or each twenty-four (24) lineal inches of benches, pews or space for loose chairs.

   Semi-nude. A state of dress or undress in which clothing covers no more than the human genitals, anus, and areolae of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices or by other minor accessory apparel such as hats, gloves, and socks.

   Semi-public uses. Places of worship, Sunday schools, parochial schools, colleges, hospitals, and other institutions of an educational, religious, charitable, or philanthropic nature.

   Service Director. The Director of Public Service of the City of Reynoldsburg, as defined by the Administrative Code or City Charter.

   Setback. A line established by these regulations and/or Zoning Ordinance or resolution, generally parallel with and measured from the front lot line, defining the limits of a front yard in which no building or structure may be located above ground, except as may be provided in such codes.

   Setback line. A line established by the Zoning Ordinance generally parallel with and measured from the lot line, defining the limits of a yard in which no building, other than accessory building, or structure may be located above ground, except as may be provided in such Zoning Ordinance.

   Sewage and water facilities. Sewage collection and/or water distribution systems provided or franchised by a public authority.

   Sewage disposal system, group. An approved sewage disposal system which provides for the combined collection and disposal of sewage from a group of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings.

   Sewage disposal system, on-site. A septic tank installation on an individual lot which utilizes an anaerobic bacteriological process for the elimination of solid wastes and provides for the proper and safe disposal of the effluent, subject to approval of health and sanitation officials having jurisdiction.

   Sewers, central or group. An approved sewage disposal system which provides a collection network and disposal system and central sewage treatment facility for a single development, community or region.

   Sewers, on-site. A septic tank or similar installation on an individual lot which utilizes an aerobic bacteriological process or equally satisfactory process for the elimination of sewage and provides for the proper and safe disposal of the effluent, subject to the approval of health and sanitation officials having jurisdiction.

   Shade tree. A deciduous tree planted primarily for its high crown of foliage or overhead canopy and which typically reaches a height of at least forty (40) feet.

   Shed. A storage structure constructed and located upon a property in accordance with the regulations applicable to the subject property the purpose of which is for the storage of yard equipment, recreational equipment or other consumer goods to be utilized by the residents of the subject property upon which such structure is located.

   Shelter. A facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.

   Shooting range – indoor. A building open to the general public wherein the shooting of firearms is permitted for the practice of marksmanship, except indoor shooting galleries maintained or operated by any police department which is not available to the general public.

   Shrub. That area which the City requires maintenance in order to preserve the sight distance and safety of motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists by requiring an unobstructed line of sight necessary for most drivers stopped at an intersection to see an approaching vehicle to avoid a collision. Further information is provided in Section 1105.07.

   Sidewalk. That portion of the road right-of -ay outside the roadway, which is improved for the use of pedestrian traffic.

   Sight triangle. A triangle at an intersection, formed by the two (2) roads or rights-of-way and a third line, which must be kept clear of obstructions such as hedges so that people in one (1) road can see cars approaching on the other.

   Sign. Any display, figure, painting, placard, poster, drawing, letter, word, symbol, number, or any combination of these or any other device visible, with or without verbiage, which can be seen from the right-of-way and is designed to inform or attract the attention of persons not on the premises on which the sign or street graphic is located. Used to convey a message, advertise, inform or direct attention to a person, institution, organization, activity, place, object or product.

   Sign area. The entire area within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of writing, representation, emblem, or any figure or similar character together with any frame or other material or color forming an integral part of the display or used to differentiate such sign from the background against which it is placed; excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which such sign is placed. The area of a sign having more than one (1) display shall be computed as the total of the exposed exterior display surface area.

   Sign, bulletin board. A structure containing a surface upon which is displayed the name of a religious institution, school or library, auditorium, stadium, athletic field or area of similar use for the announcement of services or activities to be held therein.

   Sign, construction. A sign indicating the names of architects, engineers, contractors and similar persons involved in the design and construction of a structure or project.

   Sign face. The surface of the sign upon, against or through which the message of the sign is exhibited.

   Sign, flashing. Any illuminated sign on which the artificial light or any part thereof has conspicuous or intermittent variation in intensity or color.

   Sign, governmental. A sign erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users.

   Sign height. The vertical distance from the uppermost point used in measuring the area of the sign to the crown of the road on which the property fronts.

   Sign, moving. Any sign which in part or total, rotates, revolves or otherwise is in motion.

   Sign, name plate. A sign designating only the name and address or the name and professional occupation and address of a person or persons residing in or occupying space in such building or premises.

   Sign panel. A structural object or portion of a structural object designed to form a distinct background area or frame for the display of a sign’s information.

   Sign, painted bulletin. An advertising structure on which advertising design is painted and posted, and which may incorporate the use of cutouts and/or other embellishments.

   Sign, poster panel. An advertising structure measuring not more than twelve (12) feet by twenty-five (25) feet overall on which posters are displayed.

   Sign, promotional. A temporary sign, the function of which is to announce a special event.

   Sign, roof. Any sign which is erected over the roof or parapet above the roofline and/or receives any or all its support from the roof structure.

   Sign structure. The supports, uprights, bracing or framework for signs.

   Sign, warning. Any sign indicating danger or a situation which is potentially dangerous.

   Site plan. A drawing and other documents, subject to review and approval by the City, describing the planned improvements of a lot. A site plan is one (1) of the following types:

      (1)   Major site plan. A plan review required for any development that meets the requirements on Section 1109.19, and which is subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission;

      (2)   Minor site plan. A plan review required for any development which does not qualify for a major site plan review and consists of an improvement other than a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or a dwelling within a planned development, and which is subject to review and approval by the Planning and Zoning Administrator and other City staff; or

      (3)   Residential site plan. A plan review required for a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, or a dwelling within a planned development, and which may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrator. (Also see Section 1109.19)

   Site obscuring structure. Opaque or having such qualities as to constitute a complete visual barrier to persons outside the perimeter of the site obscuring object. A fence, which partially obscures a site, shall not be considered site obscuring if it has maintained at least forty (40) percent transparency.

   Skirting. The rigid physical attachments to a mobile home designed and intended to completely screen, shelter, and protect such mobile home’s base and entire area between the floor surface and the ground, which includes, but not limited to, all electrical and plumbing conduits, insulation material, and undercarriage.

   Solar panel. A solar photovoltaic panel, solar hot air or hot water panel collector device, or other type of energy system which relies upon solar radiation as a source for the generation of electricity or transfer of stored heat.

   Solar panel array. An integrated assembly of solar panels with a support structure or foundation and other components.

   Sold sign. A temporary sign announcing that a property has been sold, leased or is no longer available.

   Special event. A temporary outdoor use of land for the purposes of a gathering, including but not limited to a fair, festival, celebration, or fundraiser.

   Specified sexual activities. Any of the following activities , the fondling or other intentional touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; or sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; masturbation, actual or simulated; or human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation, arousal or tumescence; or excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth above.

   Stacking space. Area where cars are permitted to wait in a resting state to access a use, or at a traffic signal or sign.

   Storage – commercial gases. Any establishment whereby the primary activity is, or necessitates, the storage of compressed gasses.

   Storage – contractor. An unenclosed portion of the lot or parcel upon which a construction contractor maintains its principal office or a permanent business office. Designation of the lot or parcel as a contractor’s storage yard would allow this area to be used to store and maintain construction equipment and other materials customarily used in the trade carried on by the construction contractor.

   Storage – self-store. A building or group of buildings designed and used solely for the purpose of leasing interior space for the storage of personal property, household items and the inventory of commercial businesses where storage units are individually leased or rented and where access to storage units is infrequent. Outdoor storage and the storage of junk, explosives, flammable materials and other noxious or dangerous materials are specifically prohibited.

   Storage – vehicular and boat. An enclosed or outdoor facility used solely for the storage of land-, air-, or water-based vehicles.

   Storm Water Design Manual. The most current copy of the “Storm Water Design Manual”, which provides guidelines for developing proper and adequate storm water collection and disposal facilities will be on file in the office of the City Engineer. The Storm Water Design Manual is that manual prepared by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

   Story. That portion of a building other than a cellar included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor 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 (2/3) of its volume is above the average finished grade of the adjoining ground. See also, “basement”.

   Street. The full width between property lines bounding every public way of whatever nature, with a part thereof to be used for vehicular traffic and designated as follows:

      (1)   “Alley” means minor ways used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties abutting on other streets.

      (2)   “Arterial street” means a highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and large volume of traffic, usually on a continuous route.

      (3)   “Collector street” means a thoroughfare, whether within a residential, industrial, commercial or other type of development, which carries traffic from local streets to arterial highways, including principal entrance streets of residential developments and primary circulation routes within such development.

      (4)   “Cul-de-sac” means a local street of relatively short length with one (1) end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.

      (5)   “Dead-end street” means a street or a portion of a street with only one (1) vehicular traffic outlet.

      (6)   “Expressway” or “freeway” means a thoroughfare which carries relatively large volumes of traffic at a relatively high speed over long distances. Expressways are usually multi-lane highways for through traffic with all crossroads separated in grade and with full control of access.

      (7)   “Half-street” means a street or a portion of a street with only one-half (½) of the width paved and having proper right-of-way. Usual access at edge of subdivision where the centerline is also the plat boundary.

      (8)   “Local street” means a street primarily for providing access to residential, commercial or other abutting property.

      (9)   “Loop street” means a type of local street, each end of which terminates at an intersection with the same arterial or collector street, and whose principal radius points of the one hundred eighty (180) degree system of turns are not more than one thousand (1,000) feet from such arterial or collector street, nor normally more than six hundred (600) feet from each other.

      (10)   “Major arterial street” or “principal arterial street” means a throughway which carries through traffic, usually intra-city, on a continuous route. Major arterial streets will have no curb parking and will have no curb parking and will use of marginal access roads, including limited access highways.

      (11)   “Marginal access streets” means a local street parallel and adjacent to an arterial highway, providing access to abutting properties and protection from the major street or arterial highway.

      (12)   “Minor arterial street” means a throughway which carries crosstown traffic from several neighborhoods, thereby servicing several residential collector streets.

   The comprehensive plan gives additional guidance on street classification and definitions.

   Street tree. A tree planted in close proximity to a street in order to provide canopy over the street to provide shade and soften the street environment.

   Structure. Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground, or attachment to something having a fixed location on the ground.

   Studio – art. Work space for one (1) or more artists or artisans, including the accessory sale of art produced on the premises, or gallery space.

   Studio – gymnastics/martial arts. A space used for physical indoor exercise which is offered in a class or organized format for activities such as gymnastics, martial arts, dance, aerobics, pilates, or circuit training.

   Subdivider. Any individual, owner, developer, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity commencing proceedings under these regulations as an applicant to affect a subdivision of land hereunder for himself or for another.

   Subdivision.

      (1)   The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on or before January 1, 1976 into two (2) or more parcels, sites or lots, any one (1) of which is less than five (5) acres for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership, provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five (5) acres not involving any new streets or easement of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners, where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be exempted; or

      (2)   “Commercial subdivision” means the improvement of one (1) or more parcels of land for commercial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities; or

      (3)   “Industrial subdivision” means the improvement of one (1) or more parcels of land for industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures; the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage or other public facilities; or

      (4)   “Minor subdivision”. See “minor subdivision”.

   Subdivision Regulations. The Subdivision Regulations of the City of Reynoldsburg, Chapter 1111 of Part Eleven, Land Use and Subdivision Regulations, of the Codified Ordinances of Reynoldsburg.

   Swimming pool. A body of water of artificial construction, used for swimming or recreational bathing, which is over eighteen (18) inches in depth at any point, and has more than one hundred (100) square feet of area on the water surface when filled to capacity, and including the bottom and sides of the pool, and the equipment appurtenances thereof.

   T.

   Tattoo/piercing establishment. A place, as defined by the Ohio Revised Code or the Ohio Administrative Code, where tattoo or body piercing services are provided.

   Temporary sign. A display sign, banner or other advertising device constructed of cloth, canvas, fabric or other light temporary material with or without a structural frame, intended for a limited period of display, including decorative displays for holidays or public demonstrations.

   Temporary special land use. A temporary use of land for a set amount of time, permitted in conjunction with the display or the display and sales of merchandise, goods, or materials.

   Temporary use. A temporary use of land for a set amount of time, permitted in conjunction with the display or the display and sales of merchandise, goods, or materials.

   Tenants-in-common. That form of real property ownership described in R.C. § 5302.19, as the same may be amended from time to time.

   Thoroughfare. See “street”.

   Thoroughfare plan. A plan, adopted by City Council, which shows general locations and extent of existing, planned, and proposed streets and other transportation facilities of the City.

   Tract. A continuous expanse of land.

   Traditional or natural materials. Consists of clay bricks (full or thin set, if thin set, corners must have full brick appearance), stone, cultured stone (samples must be provided), wood or fiber cement board siding.

   Tree. A large woody plant having one (1) or several self-supporting stems or trunks and numerous branches and which may be deciduous or evergreen.

   Tree lawn. A small area, often planted with trees and grass, between a street and the sidewalk of that street.

   U.

   Unit of a building or building unit. A space occupying a portion of a building, containing an entrance from the building exterior, and separated from other such spaces by a party wall or walls.

   Use. The specific purposes for which land or a building is designated, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

   Use, accessory. A use located on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the main use. Examples include: a parking lot for a commercial or industrial business; administrative and sales offices for an industrial plant; or a home occupation.

   Use, main. A use which is the dominant or principal activity or use of a lot.

   Use, permitted. A use which is permitted by right in a district, as listed on Table 1103.01A or as otherwise permitted by right in this Code, provided that such use shall comply with all provisions of this Code.

   Use, prohibited. A use which is not identified in this Zoning Code as either a permitted use or a conditional use.

   Use, similar. A use which is not identified in this Code as a permitted use or a conditional use in any district, but which is determined by action of the Board of Zoning Appeals and City Council to be a use sufficiently like or compatible with other uses in a district as to be allowed as a conditional use in that district.

   V.

   Variance. An adjustment to the development standards of the zoning regulations, that does not apply to use or required density that is reviewed and approved, modified, or denied by the Board of Zoning Appeals after at least one (1) public hearing.

   Vehicular care services – major. General repair, rebuilding, or reconditioning of engines, motor vehicles, or trailers, including body work, framework, welding, and major painting service.

   Vehicular care services – minor. The replacement of any part or repair of any part that does not require removal of the engine head or pan, engine transmission or differential; incidental body and fender work, minor painting and upholstering service. Above stated is applied to passenger automobiles and trucks not in excess of seven thousand (7,000) pounds gross weight.

   Vehicle care services – washes. The use of a site for washing and cleaning of passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other light duty equipment.

   Vehicular sales – automobiles. The use of any building or portion thereof, or other premises or portion thereof, for the display, sale, rental, or lease of new motor vehicles, or used motor vehicles as an ancillary use of a lot, and any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.

   Vehicular sales – boats. The use of any building or portion thereof, or other premises or portion thereof, for the display, sale, rental, or lease of new boats or watercraft, or used boats or watercraft as an ancillary use of a lot, and any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.

   Vehicular sales – motorcycles. The use of any building or portion thereof, or other premises or portion thereof, for the display, sale, rental, or lease of new motorbikes or motorcycles, or used motorbikes or motorcycles as an ancillary use of a lot, and any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.

   Vehicular sales - recreational vehicles. The use of any building or portion thereof, or other premises or portion thereof, for the display, sale, rental, or lease of new recreational vehicles or campers, or used recreational vehicles or campers as an ancillary use of a lot, and any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.

   Vehicular sign. A sign mounted upon, painted upon, or otherwise erected on a trailer, truck, automobile or other vehicle parked or placed so that the signs thereon are visible from a public street or right-of-way.

   Veterinary. A structure or premises utilized for the diagnosis and treatment of ill and injured animals and the short-term boarding incidental to the clinical use. A veterinary clinic cannot be implicitly interpreted as a kennel.

   Vicinity map. A drawing located on the plat 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.

   Visual arts center. A facility open to the public that is devoted to the visual arts.

   W.

   Walkway. A public or private way, four (4) feet or more in width, for pedestrian use only, whether along the side of a road or not.

   Wall, of a building. An external, vertical surface enclosing a portion of a building.

   Wall, front. That wall of a building which most nearly parallels the front lot line of the lot on which the building is located or, for the purpose of locating a wall sign on a space within a multi-occupant building, that wall which is declared by the Planning Administrator to be the front wall, generally that wall which faces a common, central parking lot or drive.

   Wall sign. A display sign which is painted on or attached directly to the building wall and which extends not more than fifteen (15) inches from the face of the wall.

   Warehouse – large format. An enclosed storage facility which is used to store goods or parts, or for any part of the shipping process, that is greater than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet and includes cross-dock facilities.

   Warehouse – small format. An enclosed storage facility which is used to store goods or parts, or for any part of the shipping process, that is under fifty thousand (50,000) square feet and does not include cross-dock facilities.

   Warehousing, public. A person or business whose primary purpose and profit motive is the receiving, storing and shipping of merchandise or commodities for one (1) or more unrelated persons or businesses.

   Weed. Any ground cover or shrub which is typically not installed for the purposes of landscaping; which is not typically propagated by the horticultural or nursery trades; or which presents a particularly noxious allergenic or growth characteristic.

   Wholesale and distribution. An establishment that engages in the sale of goods, merchandise and commodities for resale by the purchaser.

   Window sign. A sign painted, attached or affixed to the interior or exterior surface of windows or doors of a building or suspended on the inside or outside of the windows or doors.

   Working day. The days occurring Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that when the last day falls on the weekend or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not the weekend or a legal holiday.

   Y.

   Yard. A required open space other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure above the general ground level of the graded lot upward; provided accessories, ornaments and furniture may be permitted in any yard, subject to height limitations and requirements limiting obstruction of visibility.

   Yard, front. A yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot and from the front lot line to the front of the principal building.

   Yard, rear. A yard extending between side lot lines across the rear of the lot and from the rear lot line to the rear of the principal building.

   Yard, side. A yard extending from the principal building to the side lot line on both sides of the principal building between the lines establishing the front and rear yards.

   Z.

   Zoning certificate. A document issued by the Zoning Inspector authorizing the occupancy or use of a building or structure or the actual use of lots or lands in accordance with the previously issued zoning permit.

   Zoning district or district. An area depicted on the official zoning map comprised of properties and land uses that are otherwise intended to reflect the comprehensive plan.

   Zoning Code. The part of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Reynoldsburg known and referred to as the City of Reynoldsburg Planning and Zoning Code, as it may be amended from time to time.

   Zoning permit. A document issued by the Planning and Zoning Administrator authorizing the use of lots, structures, uses of land and structures, and the characteristics of the uses.

(Ord. 33-2020. Passed 3-23-20; Ord. 103-2021. Passed 7-26-21.)

(Ord. 33-2020. Passed 3-23-20.)