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1115.02 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE 20 (45) "Homeowners' association" means an incorporated, nonprofit organization operating under recorded land agreements through which each lot owner of a development area is a member and under which each lot is subject to charges for a proportionate share of the expenses for the organization's activities such as maintaining the common property. The function of a homeowners' association is the maintenance of dwelling units, common areas and other facilities and the provision of services to residents. (46) "Home professional office" means an office in a dwelling occupied by a person practicing a profession enumerated in this Code. (47) "Hospital" means a building in which is maintained facilities for medical or surgical care of bed patients for a continuous period longer than twenty-four hours, which is open to the general public twenty-four hours each day and has separate facilities for emergency care. (48) "Improvements" means permanent additions to real property that are designed to make the property more useful or to increase its value, such as buildings, parking and utilities. (49) "Kennel" means a building or structure used to board and care for dogs, cats and other four -footed domestic animals. (50) "Land use" means the various ways in which land may be employed or occupied. (51) "Law Director" means the chief legal officer for the City. (52) "Loading space" means an open or enclosed space, other than a street, used for temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while its goods are being loaded or off loaded. (53) "Mechanical amusement device" means a machine, device or instrument that upon the insertion of a coin, plate, disc, plug, key or token of value, or payment of money operates or may be operated for use as a game, contest of skill or amusement of any description. Music devices (juke boxes), postage dispensing machines, kiddie ride machines and other penny -operated machines are not included in this definition. Use of a building or any part of a building for a mechanical amusement device shall be accessory only to a permitted main use. (54) "Municipality" means the City of North Olmsted. (55) "Occupancy certificate" or "certificate of occupancy" means an official statement certifying that a building, other structure or parcel of land is in compliance with the provisions of all applicable codes, or is a lawfully existing nonconforming building or use and hence may be occupied and used lawfully for the purposes designated thereon. (56) "Occupancy (mixed)" means the occupancy of a building or land for more than one use. (57) "Off-street parking" means an open or enclosed area, other than a street, used for the parking of motor vehicles accessory to a main building or use. (58) "Open space" means land that is either undeveloped or is improved with various recreation facilities. (59) "Performance bond" means a bond posted by a developer, contractor or subcontractor that contains the guarantee of a surety that a specific project will be completed and meet any standards or specifications that have been agreed upon. (60) "Performance standards" means criteria that are set to ensure that a particular structure, operational activity, type of land use or development will be able to meet certain minimum standards so that its impact upon the community will not exceed established limits. December 2016 Replacement