Ada City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1133
Definitions
1133.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Zoning Ordinance, certain terms are herein defined. All words used in the present tense include the future tense. All words in the singular include plural and all words in the plural include the singular. The word “shall is mandatory and not directory”. The word “used” shall be deemed to include “designed, intended, or arranged to be used”.
(1) Abutting: Abutting shall mean bordering.
(2) Accessory Building: A subordinate building, located on the same lot as the main building, the use of which is naturally and normally incidental and subordinate to that of the dominant use of the dominant use of the main building or land. No accessory buildings shall be used for any purpose other than that allowed by existing or future Village Ordinances.
(3) Accessory Use: An accessory use is a subordinate use customarily incident to and located on the same lot occupied by the principal use, and the term as herein defined shall include in it’s definition any improvement appurtenant to such lot.
(Ord. 97-19. Passed 9-2-97.)
(3.1) Adult Entertainment: Any of the services, activities or goods provided or offered by any of the kinds of establishments defined herein as “adult book store”, “adult motion picture theater”, “adult mini-motion picture theater” and “adult entertainment cabaret”.
(3.2) Adult Book Store: An establishment having as a substantial and significant portion of its stock in trade in books, magazines, and other periodicals, videotapes, computer software, compact disks and all other types of media which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to “explicit sexual activities” or “genital or vaginal areas”.
(3.3) Adult Motion Picture Theater: An enclosed building with a capacity of fifty or more persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, describing or relating to “explicit sexual activities”, “genial or vaginal areas” for observation by patrons therein.
(3.4) Adult Mini Motion Picture Theater: An enclosed building with a capacity of less than fifty persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, describing or relating to “explicit sexual activities” or “genital or vaginal areas” for observation by patrons therein.
(3.5) Adult Entertainment Cabaret: An establishment which features topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers or similar entertainers exhibiting specified anatomical areas as the breasts, or vaginal or genital areas.
(Ord. 2000-20. Passed 7-5-00.)
(4) Agent: One who has written authorization from the owner to act on their behalf.
(5) Agriculture: The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packaging, treating or storing produce.
(6) Alcoholic Beverage: Alcoholic beverage embraces any liquid designed or commonly used for human consumption, as a beverage, containing any percentage of grain or ethyl alcohol by volume and shall not be limited to “intoxicating liquor” and “liquor” as defined in Ohio R.C. 4301.01 (a)(1).
(7) Alignment: Alignment shall mean location with reference to a line touching the foremost-enclosed portions of buildings.
(8) Alley: Alley shall mean a public way, for the use of vehicular traffic, which affords secondary means of access to property abutting thereon.
(9) Alley Line: Alley line shall mean a lot line bordering on any alley.
(10) Alteration, Structural: any change or replacement which would tend to prolong the life of the supporting or structural members of any building or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, joists, beams, girders, etc.
(11) Apartment: See Dwelling Unit.
(12) Automotive Repair: The repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or parts thereof, including collision services, painting and steam cleaning of vehicles.
(13) Automobile Service Station: A building, structure and or land used for the dispensing, sale or offering for sale at retail of any automobile fuels, oils or minor accessories, and other customary incidental service. When such dispensing, sale or offering for sale is incidental to the conduct of a public garage, the use shall be classified as a public garage.
(14) Automobile Wrecking: The dismantling or wrecking of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
(15) Basement: That portion of a building the floor of which is more than two feet below grade and the ceiling of which is less than four (4) feet six (6) inches above grade. A basement shall be included for purposes of bulk and height measurement if used for dwelling or business purposes.
(16) Bed and Breakfast: Means a residence occupied by the owner as a single family dwelling, wherein rooms and breakfast (only) are made available to short-term transient paying guests, which rooms are part of the residence and have been occupied as regular rooms of the residence prior to the passage of this element of this Zoning Ordinance.
(17) Beginning of Construction: The use of labor and materials at the site.
(18) Billboard or Signboard: Any sign situated on private premises on which the written or pictorial information is not directly related to the use of the land on which such sign is located. A display sign is a structure that is arranged, intended, or designed or used as an advertisement, announcement or direction.
(19) Board: The Board of Zoning and Building Appeals in the Village of Ada as established by Chapter 1179
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(20) Boarding House: A dwelling or part thereof where lodging and meals for their or more persons are served for compensation by previous arrangement but not transients.
(21) Building: Any structure constructed or used for residential, business, industrial or other public or private purposes, or accessory thereto, and including tenets, lunch wagons, dining cars, trailers, billboards, signs or similar structures whether stationary or movable located either under or above the surface of the ground.
(22) Building Line: A line established by Zoning Ordinance, parallel with and measured from the lot line, defining the limits of a yard in which no portion of any principal structure may be located except as may be provided in said Zoning Ordinance.
(23) Building – Front Line Of: The line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot including sun parlors and screened-in porches.
(24) Building – Height Of: The vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of any structure on the lot.
(25) Building, Main or Principal: A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated.
(26) Business: The engaging in the purchase, sale, barter or exchange of goods, wares, merchandise or services, the maintenance or operation of offices, or recreational and amusement enterprises for profit.
(27) Camp, Public: Any area or tract of land used or designed to accommodate two (2) or more automobile house trailers, tents, cabins or other camping outfits.
(28) Cellar: That portion of a building, the ceiling of which is entirely below or less than four (4) feet six (6) inches above grade.
(29) Clinic: A place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm or injured persons and those who are in the need of medical and surgical attention, but who are not provided with room or board or kept overnight on the premises.
(30) Club: A building or portion thereof or premises owned, used or operated by a corporation, association, person or persons for social, educational or recreational purposes but not primarily for profit or to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
(31) Commission: Planning Commission of the Village of Ada, Ohio.
(32) Condominium: System of separate ownership of individual units in multiple-unit building. A single real property parcel with all the unit owners having a right in common to use the common elements with separate ownership confined to the individual units. Each condominium must meet all requirements of the Zoning Code set out in the particular use district classification in which the condominium is located.
(33) District: All properties or lots of the same use, height and area classification which adjoin or are continuous without intervening property of another classification and regardless of any street, alley, easement or reserve that may intervene shall constitute a district.
(34) Dry Cleaning Establishment: Dry cleaning establishment is a use involving the cleaning of dyeing of fabrics by the use of mechanical appliances and the use of chemicals or products other that water.
(35) Dwelling: Any permanent building or portion thereof which is designed for or used exclusively for residential purposes containing one or more dwelling units.
(36) Dwelling, Single Family: A detached building containing one (1) dwelling unit and designed for or occupied by only one (1) family.
(37) Dwelling, Two Family: A detached or semi-detached building containing two (2) dwelling units and designed for or occupied by two (2) families.
(38) Dwelling, Multiple: A building or portion thereof, containing three (3) or more dwelling units and designed for or occupied as the home of three (3) or more families living independently of each other.
(39) Dwelling Unit: A group of rooms located within a building and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating purposes.
(40) Erect: Erect shall mean construct, build, raise or establish either under, upon or above the ground surface.
(41) Essential Services: The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or municipal or other governments of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, and other similar equipment, and accessories in connection therewith; reasonable necessity of the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other government or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.
(42) Explosive: A chemical or material used to create an explosion.
(43) Extend: Extend shall mean to enlarge or increase are used or occupied.
(44) Family: One or more persons occupying a premises and living as a single housekeeping unit, provided that unless all members are related by blood, adoption or marriage, no such family shall contain over five persons.
(45) Fence: A barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary, made of posts, masonry, wire, or boards, etc. Erected permanently from three (3) to six (6) feet in height and being ten (10) feet or more in length, made of two (2) or more posts.
(46) Floor Area: The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several stories of a building measured from the exterior faces of the building, including any basement but excluding garages, breezeways and porches whether or not enclosed.
(47) Frontage: All of the property on one side of a street between two intersecting streets (crossing or terminating) measured along the line of the street – the entire street if not intersected, or if the street is dead ended, then all of the property abutting on one side between an intersecting street and the dead end of the street.
(48) Front of Building; Front Line of a Building; Building Line: Shall mean respectively, that portion, building line or yard line, adjacent to or frontage on a street or alley line in the sense of affording principal access to the building.
(49) Garage, Private: An accessory building or portion of a main building designed or used for the parking or temporary storage of motor vehicles owned or used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory.
(50) Garage, Public: A building or portion thereof, other than a private or storage garage, designed of used for equipping, servicing, repairing, hiring, selling or storing motor-driven or related vehicles.
(51) Garage, Storage: A building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for storage of motor driven or related vehicles and at which motor fuels and oils are not sold and such vehicles are not equipped, serviced, repaired, hired or sold.
(52) Grade:
A. For buildings having walls facing one street only, the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall facing the street.
B. For buildings having walls facing more than one street, the average of the elevation of the sidewalks at the centers of all walls facing the streets.
C. For buildings having no wall facing the street, the average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
Any wall approximately parallel to and not more than five (5) feet from a street line is to be considered as facing the street. Where no sidewalk exists or where none of the walls face a street line for the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance, the grade shall be established by the Village Engineer.
(53) Hearing: Meeting of the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals to hear testimony on the application or appeals as described in Section 1179.05.
(Ord. 97-19. Passed 9-2-97.)
(54) Home Occupation: Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes and does not change the character thereof.
(Ord. 2009-18. Passed 1-19-10.)
(55) Home, Tourist: A building or part thereof where lodging is provided by the resident’s home for compensation.
(56) Hospital: An institution for surgical or medical care equipped for the overnight stays of sick, injured or inform persons.
(57) Hotel: A building in which lodging or boarding and lodging are provided and offered to the public for compensation and in which ingress and egress to and from all rooms is made through an inside lobby or office normally supervised by a person in charge at all hours. As such, it is open to the public as distinguished from a boarding house, a lodging house or an apartment, which are herein separately defined.
(58) Industry: Industry embraces any operation involving the manufacture, production, processing or conversion of any material into a finished product, or product needing only a relatively small degree of further processing to result in its capability for sale as an article of use.
(59) Institution: A building occupied by a non-profit corporation or a non-profit establishment for public use.
(60) Junk: Junk shall be deemed to be any personal property which is or may be salvaged for reuse, resale reduction or similar disposition or which is possessed, transported, owned, collected, accumulated, dismantled or assorted for the aforesaid purposes
(61) Junk Yard: Any area where waste, discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including auto wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumber yards and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment, but not including areas where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of used furniture and household equipment, used cars in operable condition, salvaged machinery, and the processing of used, discarded or salvaged materials as part of manufacturing operations.
(62) Kennel, Dog Kennels: A place for the keeping and care of more than three (3) dogs that are more than six (6) months old.
(63) Laundry – Automatic: A business that provides home-type washing, drying and/or ironing machines for hire to be used by customers on the premises or operated for the benefit of retail customers who bring in and call for laundry.
(64) Least Dimension: The least dimension of a lot is the least of the horizontal dimensions of such lot, and if two opposite sides of a lot are not parallel, such least dimensions shall be deemed to be the mean distance between them, but shall be not less than sixty (60) percent of the longest of such distances.
(65) Loading Space: A space within the main building or on the same lot providing for the parking, loading or unloading of trucks. The space having a minimum dimension of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet in length and a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet in height.
(66) Lodging or Rooming House: A dwelling or part thereof where lodging is provided for three (3) or more but not more than twenty (20) persons.
(67) Lot: A parcel of land of sufficient size and meets minimum zoning requirements. This area may consist of:
A. A single lot of record.
B. A portion of a lot of record.
C. A combination of complete lots of record, or complete lots of record and portions of lots of record, or of portions of lots of record.
(68) Lot Area: The total area (depth time width) within the lot lines of a lot, not including any portion of a publicly dedicated street or road right-of-way.
(69) Lot Coverage: The percentage of a lot which when viewed directly from above, would be covered by a structure or structures, or any part thereof, excluding projecting roof eaves.
(70) Lot Frontage: The distance between the side lot lines measured by a line drawn parallel with the front lot line at a point of required minimum front yard depth.
(71) Lot Lines:
A. Front: A street right-of-way forming the boundary of a lot, which separates the lot from a street. (On corner lots and through lots all sides or a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage).
B. Rear: The lot line that is most distant from, and is, or is most parallel to, the front lot line. If a rear lot line is less than twenty-five (25) feet long, or if the lot comes to a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be a line least twenty-five (25) feet, lying wholly within the lot, parallel to the front lot line.
C. Side: A lot line which is neither a front lot line nor a rear lot line.
(72) Lot Measurements: A lot shall be measured as follows:
A. Depth of a lot shall be considered to be the distance between the mid-points of straight lines connecting the foremost points of the side lot lines in front and the rear most points of the side lot lines in the rear.
B. Width of a lot shall be considered to be the distance between straight lines connecting front and rear lot lines at each side of the lot, measured at the building setback line, provided, however, that the width between side lot lines at their foremost points (where they intersect with the street line) shall not be less than eighty (80) percent of the required lot width.
(73) Lot of Record: A lot which is part of a subdivision, the map of which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Hardin County, Ohio; or a parcel of land described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been recorded in the office of County Recorder of Hardin County, Ohio.
(74) Lot Types: Terminology used in these regulations with reference to corner lots, interior lots and through lots is as follows:
A. Corner Lot: Is defined as a lot at the intersection if two 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 side lot line to the foremost point of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.
B. Interior Lot: Is a lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street.
C. Through Lot: Is a lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one street. Through lots abutting two streets may be referred to as double frontage.
D. Reversed Lot: Is 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.
(75) Lot, Width of: The distance measured between the side lot lines at the building line.
(76) Medical Center: A principal building used by one or more physicians, surgeons or dentists as offices, clinics, laboratories, and operating rooms for the diagnosis and treatment of human ailments and the care of patients before and after minor operations which does not require an overnight stay.
(77) Mineral: Any chemical compound occurring naturally as a product of organic processes.
(78) Mixed Occupancy: A single piece of property on which two (2) or more different uses, as defined in this ordinance is contemplated or in existence.
(Ord. 97-19. Passed 9-2-97.)
(79) Modular Home: Any prefab structure, other than a trailer or mobile home, that is set on a permanent foundation, that does not carry a motor vehicle title and that is included on the real estate tax rolls of the County Auditor.
(Ord. 2004-13. Passed 8-17-04.)
(80) Motel or Motor Hotel: A series of attached, semi-attached or detached sleeping or living units, for the accommodation of automobile transient guests, said units having convenient access to off-street parking spaces, for the exclusive use of the guests or occupants.
(81) Non-Conforming Uses: A lawful use of land or of a building, or portion thereof, at the effective date of an amendment thereto or change of the District Map which use does not conform after the passage of this ordinance or amendment thereto or change in the District Map with the use requirements of the District in which it is situated.
(82) Nursing Home: A home for the aged, chronically ill or incurable persons in which three or more persons not of immediate family are received, kept and provided with food, or shelter and care, for compensation: but not including hospitals, clinics or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis treatment or care of the sick or injured.
(83) Occupancy, Certificate of: A statement, signed by the Zoning Inspector, setting forth that the use of the land, building or structure at a specific location complies with the Zoning Ordinance or is a non-conforming use and why it is non- conforming.
(84) Open Spaces: An open area in the front, side or rear yard that is normally grass but not excluding gardens, driveways, or parking areas.
(85) Original Structure: Is a structure as it existed, as to size, upon the passage of this Zoning Ordinance.
(86) Parking Lot: An area of land, the primary use of which is for the parking of motor vehicles.
(87) Parking Space: A surfaced area, either enclosed in the main building or un- enclosed, having an area of not less than two hundred (200) square feet exclusive of driveways, for the parking of one (1) automobile and connected with a street or alley by a surfaced driveway which affords satisfactory ingress and egress.
(88) Person: Person shall include an individual, partnership, corporation, club or association.
(89) Planned Unit Development: An area of land in which a variety of housing types and subordinate commercial and industrial facilities are accommodated in a pre- planned environment under more flexible standards, such as lot sizes and setbacks, than 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.
(90) Porch: A roofed, open structure projecting from the front, side or rear wall of the building without any enclosed features of glass, wood or other materials, except screens, and support structures.
(91) Premises: Premises shall include lands and all things of a permanent nature, which may be appurtenant thereto.
(92) Private Access: A private access with a minimum width of 30 feet of right-of-way and minimum width of 20 feet of paved or improved surface.
(93) Private Residence: Private residence is a place of usual or customary abode.
(94) Professional Office: Office of members recognized professionals such as an architect, artist, dentist, engineer, musician, physician, surgeon, surveyor or other professional person.
(95) Public Hearing: Public hearing as used in the conjunction with this Zoning Ordinance shall mean and conform to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 713.12.
(96) Public Service Facilities: Utility installations, buildings and distribution facilities providing service to the general public, including electric power plants, water treatment plants, sewage disposal installations, communication facilities and repair and storage buildings and areas incident to such facilities but not including railroads and railroad facilities.
(97) Public Utility: Any person, firm corporation, municipal department or board, duly authorized (under state or municipal legislation) to furnish the public electricity, sewer, gas, communication services, transportation or water.
(98) Rear of a Building, Rear Line of a Building, Rear Yard Line: Rear of a building, rearline of a building, rear yard line shall mean respectively that portion, building line or yard line opposite to the front line of a building, whether or not affording service access to the building.
(99) Residence: Residence shall be a general term implying a place of human habitation and embracing either a single family house or a multiple house as defined in this Zoning Ordinance.
(100) Retail Filling Station: ( see Automobile Service Station)
(101) Roadside Stand: A temporary structure designed or used for the display or sale of agricultural products produced on the premises upon which a stand is located.
(102) Setback: The minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the building or any projection thereof, excepting such projection as may be allowed by this Zoning Ordinance and subsequent amendments thereto.
(103) Setback Line: A line established on a parcel which is parallel with another property line, street, or high way right-of-way between such line and an easement, right of way, other public area, or adjacent property. Shown by a dotted line on any plat of subdivision.
(104) Shall: The word “shall” as used in this Zoning Ordinance is always mandatory.
(105) Sign:
A. A board, poster, or placard which displays a name, identification, description, display or illustration which is affixed to, painted or represented, directly or indirectly attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business.
B. A sign shall not include official court or government notices nor shall it include the flag, emblem or insignia of a nation, political unit, school or religion, further, it shall not include the display of merchandise in a window but shall include temporary or permanent signs attached to the outside or inside of a window.
(106) Sign – Area Of: The total exterior surface computed in square feet of a sign having but one exposed exterior surface, one-half (1/2) of the total of the exposed exterior surface, computed in square feet of a sign having more than one such surface.
(107) Slaughterhouse: A slaughterhouse is a building arranged, used or devoted to the killing of animals.
(108) Stable, Commercial: A stable for horses, donkeys, mules or ponies which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.
(109) Stable, Private: An accessory building for the keeping of horses, donkeys, mules or ponies owned by the occupant of the premises and not kept for remuneration, hire or sale.
(110) Standard Performance: A set of standards (instructions) established by the manufacturer of industrial equipment concerning the proper operation of said manufacturing equipment. These standards are being developed by the manufacturer in the interest of protecting the public health and safety for the control of noise, odor, smoke, noxious gases and other objectionable or dangerous elements generated by the industrial equipment.
(111) Story: That portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of ant floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or of there be no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
(112) Story, Half: A partial story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the and plates of which on at least two (2) opposite exterior walls are more than two (2) feet, but not more than five (5) feet above the floor of such story, except that any partial story used for residence purposes, other than by a family occupying the floor immediately below it, shall be deemed a full story.
(113) Street: A public way or right-of-way dedicated to public use, which provides for vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting properties.
A. Arterial: A general term denoting a highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and large volumes of traffic, usually on continuos route.
B. Collector Street: A street designed to conduct traffic from local streets to major or minor arterioles.
C. Local Street: A street designed to provide access to abutting property and discourage though traffic.
D. Cul-de-Sac: A local street or relatively short length with one end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.
E. Marginal Access Street (Service Road): A minor street paralleling and adjacent to a major thoroughfare, which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
F. Loop Street: 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 and eighty (180) degree system of turns are not more than one thousand (1000) feet from said arterial or collector street, nor normally more than six hundred (600) feet from each other.
(114) Street Road Line-Alley Line: A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a continuos street, road or alley.
(115) Structure: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more of less permanent location on the ground, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing: advertising signs, billboards, backstop for tennis courts and pergolas.
(116) Subdivision: The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as a contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than five acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, or transfer of ownership, provided, however, that the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five acres not involving any new streets or easements 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 the improvement of one or more parcels of land for residential commercial, or 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.
(117) Suitably Screened or Fenced: A neat, orderly and healthy screen of evergreen or other suitable plant material not less than three (3) feet in height and with an expected normal growth not less than five (5) feet in height, protected by a galvanized wire link fence or other landscaping may be substituted for the screening and wire link fence when appropriate. Bumper guards or wheels stops to prevent damage to the screen or fence by automobiles shall be provided when required screen or fence surrounds parking lots or spaces.
(118) Terrace: A natural or artificial embankment between a building and its lot line. The “height of terrace” shall be the difference in elevation between the curb level and the top of the terrace at the center of the building wall.
(119) Thoroughfare: An officially designated federal or state number highway, county, township or village road designated as a thoroughfare.
(120) Trade: Trade embraces such commercial activities as are entailed in the interchange of goods and materials but does not include operations dealing with the manufacture of goods and materials. (Ord. 97-19. Passed 9-2-97.)
(121) Trailer or Mobile Home: means any vehicle, structure, building unit or assembly of closed construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility and constructed in conformance with the federal construction and safety standards established by the secretary of housing and urban development (“HUD”) pursuant to the “Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974,” 88 Stat. 700. 42 U.S.C.A. 5401, 5403, that has a permanent label or tag affixed to it, as specified in 42 U.S.C.A. 5415, certifying compliance with all applicable federal construction and safety standards, that has a steel frame chassis, and that may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways, or City streets, propelled or drawn by its own or by other motive power, excepting a devise used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (Also commonly referred to as “Manufactured Home”). (Ord. 2004-13. Passed 8-17-04.)
(122) Trailer Camp or Mobile Home Camp: A trailer camp or mobile home camp means any park, trailer park, trailer court, camp, site, lot parcel or tract of land designed, maintained or intended for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodations for any trailer coach or coaches and upon which any trailer coach or coaches is parked shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof whether a charge is made for the use of the trailer camp and it’s facilities or not. Trailer camp or mobile home camp shall not include automobile or trailer sales lot on which unoccupied trailers are parked for purpose of inspection and sale.
(123) Use: The purpose for which either land or building is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either lands or building is or may be occupied or maintained.
(124) Variance: A variance is a modification of the terms of the relevant regulations where such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and where owing to conditions peculiar to the property, and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the regulations would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
(125) Yard: An open space at grade between a building and the joining lot lines unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a front yard or the depth of the rear yard, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
(126) Yard, Front: An open space, on the same lot with the building extending across the entire width of the lot between the principal building and the right-of-way line or street line in which the building faces.
(127) Yard, Rear: The open space, on the same lot with the building extending across the entire width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest part of the principal building.
(128) Yard, Side: An open space, on the same lot with the building extending along the side lot line from the front yard to the rear yard and lying between the side lot line and the nearest part of the principal building.
(129) Zoning Certificate, (Building Permit): A permit applies for the approved in advance of any alteration per Section 1177.06
are confirmed and handled as one under this Zoning Ordinance.
(130) Zoning Inspector: The Zoning Inspector of the Village of Ada, Ohio, or his authorized representative.
(131) Zoning Map: The Zoning Map of the Village of Ada, Ohio, together with all amendments subsequently adopted.
(132) Zoning Ordinance: The Zoning Ordinance for the Village of Ada, which regulates the use of land by districts or zones.
(Ord. 97-19. Passed 9-2-97.)