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SECTION 1: That Sections 1115.02 ("General Terms") of the Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted, which presently reads as follows: "1115.02 GENERAL TERMS. As used in this Zoning Code: (1) "Aesthetics" means a design term that describes the visual quality of buildings and spaces. (2) "Agriculture" means purposes including fanning, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, divaculture and animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing of produce. (3) "Alteration" means changes made to a building or structure, including the construction of additions. Normal maintenance and repairs are not considered to be alterations. (4) "Berm" means an earth mound that is designed to serve as a visual buffer. (5) "Board" means the Board of Zoning Appeals. (6) "Buffer zone" means a zone in the form of a strip of land, usually a landscaped open area, designed to separate incompatible land uses. (7) "Building Code" means the ordinance adopted by the City that prescribes minimum standards for the construction of buildings within its boundaries. (8) "Building Official" means the official, or his authorized representative, charged with the administration and enforcement of the Zoning Code and other ordinances, laws, rules and regulations relating to the use, erection, construction, alteration and repair of any buildings, structures and equipment therefor or the use of the land. (9) "Building permit" means a permit that the Municipality issues before such activities as construction, substantial rehabilitation or alteration can legally take place. (10) "Bylaws" means a set of rules that provide for the organization and ongoing operations of a legal body or entity, such as a homeowner's association. (11) "Centralized sewerage system" means that individual lots are connected to a common disposal system whether publicly or privately owned and operated. (12) "City" means the City of North Olmsted. (13) "Clerk" means the duly acting Clerk of Council. (14) "Cluster development" means a development approach in which building lots may be reduced in size and buildings sited closer together, usually in groups or clusters in accordance with the provisions of this Code. (15) "Code" means the Zoning Code of the City of North Olmsted. (16) "Commission" means the Planning Commission. (17) "Common area" means land, facilities and other improvements that are owned and used jointly by groups of property owners. (18) "Condominium." See Ohio R.C. 5311.01. (19) "Council" means the legislative body of the City. (20) "Country club" means property operated not for profit but for the benefit of a defined membership offering facilities for outdoor recreation including, but not limited to, golf, tennis, swimming and archery and providing meals or entertainment only for members and their guests. (21) "County" means the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio. (22) "Data" means known or collected facts that can be analyzed and interpreted so that conclusions may be drawn. 2