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Exhibit A: Chapter 1115 Definitions (Current) DWELLING UNIT means a building or portion of a building designed for use and occupancy by one (1) family having permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. A recreational vehicle, vehicle chassis, tent or other transient residential use is not considered a dwelling. DWELLING, MULTIPLE -FAMILY means a building or portion of a building designed for residential use and containing three (3) or more attached dwelling units with various arrangements of entrances and party walls, comprising a unified building design. This term shall not include hotels and motels. DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED means a building consisting of separate dwelling units sharing common or party walls with at least one (1) other dwelling unit with each unit having at least two (2) separate entrances. DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED means a freestanding dwelling unit designed for and occupied exclusively by one (1) family and having at least two (2) separate entrances. DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY means a building consisting of two (2) dwelling units which may be either attached side by side or one above the other, separated from each other by tenant walls, floors and/or ceilings of concrete, masonry or the equivalent, and each unit having either a separate or combined entrance(s). (Ord. 2017-32. Passed 5-2-17.) Section 1115.04 Definitions E -F EASEMENT means a grant or reservation made by the owner of a strip or parcel of land for specific purpose to the general public, specific people, or a corporation. The property owner retains ownership and grants perpetual use of a defined portion for a specific purpose. ELDERLY HOUSING means a residential structure designed specifically to provide for the special housing needs of elderly persons, including any and all special safety and convenience features as required in buildings qualifying for governmental housing assistance for the elderly. ELEVATION shall mean one of the following: a. A scale drawing of the view of one side of a building or structure that indicates location and dimensions of doors and windows, floor -to -floor heights and the final grade level of the ground adjacent to the building in relation to the floor level. Elevations generally show the types of wall finishes, such as wood, stone or brick, as well as architectural details of doors, windows and exterior stairs. b. The altitude of the ground or a place above sea level. ENGINEER means the City Engineer of the City of North Olmsted. EMPLOYEES means the maximum number of employees on the two (2) largest successive shifts. ERECT shall mean to build, construct, alter, relocate, modify, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix, and shall also include the painting of signs. EROSION means the wearing away of land surface by the action of wind, water, gravity, ice or any combination of those forces. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL means the control of solid material, both mineral and organic, during a land disturbing activity to prevent its transport out of the disturbed area by air, water, gravity or ice. Page 1115-7 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code