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Definitions TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS means any of the following: a. The sale, lease, or sublease of the business. b. The transfer of securities that constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means. c. The establishment of a trust, gift or other similar legal device which transfers ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of a person possessing the ownership or control. SHADE TREE means any evergreen or deciduous tree whose mature height can be expected to exceed 35 feet and whose crown spread can be expected to exceed 30 feet according to standards set forth by the American Standard for Nursery Stock, ANSI Z60.1-2014 published by AmericanHort. SHADOW FLICKER means the on -and -off flickering effect of a shadow caused when the sun passes behind the rotor of a wind turbine. SHIELDING means a design feature or a device that is applied to a.luminaire to prevent its luminous output from being visible from selected locations or horizontal and/or vertical angles. SHOPPING CENTER means a group of stores planned, designed and functioning as a unit on the site on which it is built and which may have one (1) or more common features, such as off- street parking, landscaped areas and pedestrian malls or plazas provided on the property as an integral part of the center. SHORT-TERM LENDING ESTABLISHMENT means -.a business or use that regularly assists consumers in finding a lending establishment, other than the broker itself, in consideration of a fee. This definition pertains only to those businesses capped by state law as to the loan amount. This definition is specific to those businesses that perform payday lending or title loan broking. SHRUBS means self-supporting woody plants, either deciduous or evergreen, with several stems and a normal mature height of three (3) to 20 feet according to standards set forth by the American Standard for Nursery Stock, ANSI Z60.1-2014 published by AmericanHort. START OF CONSTRUCTION means the, first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation, including the relocation of a structure. Permanent construction does not include installation of streets and/or sidewalks. STATE means the State of Ohio. STORM WATER means the direct runoff response of a watershed to rainfall including the surface and subsurface runoff and any associated material that enters a ditch, stream or storm sewer during a rainfall event. STORY means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of'the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it, including a basement with a ceiling more than four (4) feet six (6) inches above the surface of the adjoining ground. STREET means a dedicated public thoroughfare designed to provide the principal means of access to abutting property or designed to serve as a roadway for vehicular travel, or both, but excluding alleys. STREET, ARTERIAL means a major street designed to carry high volumes of through -traffic long distances at relatively high speeds. Page 1115-20 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code