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Exhibit A: Chapter 1115 Definitions (Current) COUNCIL means the legislative body of the City of North Olmsted. COUNTY means the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio. CUL-DE-SAC means a street having one (1) end open to traffic and being terminated by a permanent vehicular turnaround. DAY CARE CENTER means a facility, other than a private home, providing care for preschool children, school -aged children during before or after school hours or adults who do not reside in the facility, are present primarily during daytime hours, do not regularly stay overnight and that may include some instruction. DEDICATION means the transfer of land or an interest in land (for example, a right of way or utility easement) by its owner to public ownership, to be used for a public purpose. DEED means a written instrument by which the owner of real estate (grantor) conveys their land, or an interest in their land, to another (grantee). DEMOLITION means the razing of any structure, in whole or in part, including its ruin by neglect of maintenance or repairs. DENSITY means a ratio of population, residential units or floor area of development to a unit of land area. DETENTION STRUCTURE means a permanent storm water management structure whose primary purpose is to store storm water runoff temporarily and release the stored runoff at controlled rates. DEVELOPER means any person acting in his own behalf, or as an owner, or as an agent for an owner of property, and (1) who makes application for plan approval and a permit under the provisions of this ordinance or (2) a person undertaking or for whose benefit, activities covered by these regulations are commenced and/or carried out. DEVELOPMENT means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to: subdivision of land; construction or alteration of structures, roads, utilities and other facilities; installation of septic systems; mining, dredging, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations; deposit of refuse, debris or fill materials; and clearing of natural vegetative cover. DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH) means the diameter of a tree measured at 4.5 feet above the base of the tree. Multi -stem trees are considered one (1) individual tree and each stem must be measured 4.5 feet above the base of the stem and added together to determine the diameter of the multi -stem tree. DIRECT ILLUMINATION means the center of a beam or main beam angle of a lighting fixture. DISTRICT means one (1) of any number of continuous and contiguous geographic areas within which the provisions and regulations of this ordinance apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land. DRAINAGE means a general term applied to the removal of surface or subsurface water from a given area either by gravity, natural means, or by systems constructed to remove water and is commonly applied to surface water. DRIVE-IN FACILITIES means commercial enterprises that allow the consumer to do business without leaving their vehicle. DWELLING means a building designed and occupied exclusively for residential purposes. An attached garage shall be considered a part of the dwelling. Page 1115-6 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code