The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
ACCESSORY BUILDING. A secondary or appurtenant building, the use of which is incidental or accessory to that of the main building, and which is attached thereto or located on the same premises.
APARTMENT BUILDING. A multi-family dwelling comprised of two or more dwelling units, i.e. apartments, and each having a separate entrance or entrances.
BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR. The zoning inspector or his or her authorized representative.
CODE. The Property Maintenance Code, being Chapter 155 of the Codified Ordinances of the village.
DUPLEX. A building consisting of two dwelling units.
DWELLING. A building designed for and occupied exclusively for residential use including one-family, two- family, and multi-family dwellings, but not including hotels, motels, boarding houses, tourist homes, tents or camping trailers.
FAILURE OF LANDLORD TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS - REMEDIES OF TENANT. See OAC 5321.07.
FOUNDATION. Construction primarily below grade which provides support for exterior walls or other structural parts of a building or structure.
INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT. The Zoning Administrator is authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this code. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to render interpretations of this code and to adopt policies and procedures in order, to clarify the application of its provisions.
LANDLORD OBLIGATIONS. See R.C. § 5321.04
LITTER. Trash, wastepaper, garbage, liquid or solid waste containers or other untidy accumulation of objects.
LOT WITH STRUCTURE. Any lot within the village upon which a structure is located.
MIXED-USE BUILDINGS. Buildings designed to house both residential and non-residential uses shall be subject to the rules of this code.
MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING. A building or portion thereof consisting of four or more dwelling units, which may include apartment houses, town houses, flats, or row houses.
NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. Buildings and structures not used as residential dwellings, including but not limited to uses such as: mercantile, business, institutional, assembly, educational, and similar uses.
ONE-, TWO-, AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING(S). A building designed for and occupied exclusively for residential use including one-family, two-family, and three-family dwellings, but not including hotels, motels, boarding houses, tourist homes, tents or camping trailers.
PRIVATE GARAGE. A building or part thereof accessory to a main building providing for the storage of passenger vehicles and in which no occupation, business, or service for profit is carried on.
RENTED/LEASED BUILDINGS.
NON-RESIDENTIAL. All buildings and structures other than those used as dwellings. Typically these are businesses, mercantile, assemblies, places of worship, institutional, factories, educational, private and public spaces and uses.
RESIDENTIAL. All residential occupancies are subject to the rules of this code.
(Ord. 2008-14, passed 7-14-2008; Am. Ord. 2017-4, passed 3-27-2017)