East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-12-02

or apartment mouse from pro-
prietor or a tenant, except that all
persons who occupy a dwelling
unit on the third floor of any
building originally constituting a
dwelling shall be classed as
roomers.
(i) A "rooming house" is any
building or part of any building,
other than a hotel, occupied in
such a manner that certain rooms,
not constituting complete dwell
ing unit, are leased or rented to
roomer or roomers by a pro-
prietor or tenant under the fol-
lowing conditions:
(1) A building in which rooms
are rented to one or more roomers
by a proprietor who does not reside
in the building.
(2) A building in which rooms
are rented to two or more roomers
by any tenant of the building.
(3) A building in which rooms
are rented to one or more roomers
on the third floor.
az A building containing only
one dwelling unit in which rooms
are rented to three or more room
ers by proprietor occupying such
dwelling units.
(5) A building containing more
than one dwelling unit in which
rooms are rented to two or more
roomers by proprietor occupying
one of such dwelling units.
For the purposes of this ordi-
nance, the words "rooming house"
shall include motels, motor courts,
lodging houses and tourist homes
not meeting the requirements of
a "hotel".
GD A "hotel" is a building
originally designed for hotel pur-
poses and meeting all requirements
of the State and City laws, rules
and regulations in which all or a
part thereof is occupied, used,
maintained, advertised or held out
to the public to be place where
sleeping accommodations are of
fered for pay to transient guests
and in which five (5) or more
rooms are used for the accommoda-
tion of such guests. For the pur-
poses of this ordinance, the word
"hotel shall include motels and
motor courts meeting these re-
quirements.
(k) "Rent" shall mean or in
clude the words "offer to rent,
"lease", "let", or "hire".
Cd A basement" is a space
with floor level two (2) feet or
more below adjoining ground, but
having less than half it's clear
height below adjoining ground. A
basement shall be deemed a story
when the ceiling is more than
40" above adjoining ground.
(m) A "cellar" is space hav-
ing half or more than half of its
clear height below adjoining
ground.
(n) A "foster home" is any
building or part of any building
occupied in such a manner that
a child or children under the age
of eighteen (18) years and not a
member of the family or related
to a member of the family by blood
or marriage are boarded, kept or
maintained for compensation.
(o) A "foster child" is any child
under the age of eighteen (18)
years and not member Of the
family or related to a member of
the family by blood or marie ge
who is boarded, kept or main
tanned for compensation by such
family.
(p) An "aged" or "infirm" per-
son is an individual who, by rea-
son of his or her age can no
longer perform the usual physical
or mental functions of a normal
person in full possession of his
mental or physical faculties; or
who, through a physical or mental
defect or defects is unable to per-
form the necessary act or acts
usually performed by a normal
person in full possession of his
mental or physical faculties; or
one who by reason of immaturity
or physical or mental defects or
ailments is unable to perform such
acts or acts as may be necessary
for the preservation of his life or
person in @n emergency.
SECTION 2: That Section 7 of
said Ordinance No. 4765, passed
November II, 1853, which Section
z reads as follows:
SECTION 7: A license, as here
in provided, may be granted by the
City Manager upon an application
which shall contain information
and facts deemed necessary by said
City Manager and in such manner
and form as shall be prescribed
by him, which application shall be
accompanied by fee of Two Dol
lars ($2.00) multiplied by the
maximum number of roomers,
foster children, and resident or
transient guests permitted to be
accommodated at one time in the
dwelling or building to be so
licensed, provided that the appli-
cant, the property, and the use of
the property in question shall COM
ply with all of the provisions of
this and all other ordinances of
the City of East Cleveland and
laws of the State Of Ohio.
(a) The City Manager is here
by authorized, subject to the ap-
proval and consent of the Board
Of Zoning Appeals, and subject
to cancellation or modification at
any time by the Board of Zoning
Appeals, to issue a temporary
license for the operation of room
ing houses, foster homes or hotels
in the City of East Cleveland for
the period of one calendar year,
or part thereof, and containing
such modification as may be found
necessary by reason of the provi-
sions in Section 16 hereof. Said
issuance of a temporary license
shall not in any way, manner or
form permanently modify or
change in any respect whatsoever,
the zoning, rooming house or