Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-01-10

HEIGHT a clear height
from finished floor to ceiling
of not less than seven feet,
(T-0'O inches in the basement
seven and one-half (7h) feet
in the first story and of not
less than seven and one-third
GLIB feet in the second and
third stories.
MINIMUM HABITABLE ROOM
SIZES One living room not
less than $50 so. it.; two other
rooms each not less than 80
so. #. mot including enclos-
ing walls and partitions or
closet and storage spaces. }
Other additional required
rooms shall be one kitchen
and one bathroom.
PARTY WALL A wall used
in common or adapted for
joint use between two (2) ad-
jacent buildings, and which
may be fire wall or a fire
division wall as determined by
the limiting floor areas for
the type Of construction.
SLOW-BURNING MATERIAL. :
Any material which supports
a sustained flame for more
than two (2) but not more
than five (5) minutes after
exposure for twenty 600 min
utes to the approved test
flame.
STORY That part of a build
ing comprised between a floor
and a floor or roof above,
including a basement and a
habitable attic.
STREET LINE The street
line is the line between the
street and the lot; it is To-
Gated along the inside edge
of the front sidewalk which
marks the boundary between
the personal property of the
lot owner and that of the
Village.
RESIDENTS various kinds):
Cd A'family" is any number
Of individuals living and cook
ing together on the premises
as single housekeeping unit.
CD A dwelling" is a build
ing, arranged, intended or de-
signed to be occupied by not
more than two CD families
living Independently of each
other and doing their own
cooking upon the premises.
(3) A "single family dwell
ing" is a detached dwelling
arranged, intended or design
ed to be occupied by a single
family.
"a A double house" is a
two-family dwelling with a
fireproof party wall between
and each of which conforms
in requirements for a single
family dwelling.
(5) A duplex" house is a
double house located on a
corner lot, having one en-
trance on each street.
(6) A "two family dwelling"
is a detached dwelling arrang-
ed, intended or designed to
be occupied by two CD fam
lies, one of which has its
principal living rooms on the
first floor and the other of
which has its principal living
rooms on the second floor and
containing not less than four
"a rooms and a bathroom
for each family.
CD An apartment house" is
a building, arranged or de-
signed to be occupied by three
90 or more families living
Independently of each other
and doing their own cooking
upon the premises or by three
CD or more individuals or
group of individuals living
independently, but having a
common heating system and
a general dining room.
90 An apartment" is a
room or suite of rooms in an
apartment house, which room
or suite is arranged, or in
tended, to be occupied as a
residence Of a single family,
individual or group of indiv-
idualS.
Sections 3 4 s. 6. PRE-
AMBLE
Section 8.
The provisions of this code
shall be held to be the min
imum construction requirements
for the erection, construction,
repair, alteration and mainten-
ance of one and two-family res
idential buildings, commercial
and industrial buildings within
the Chardon Village limits.
Section 4.
4ILC PAONIo1OlLo VI LIlC SOu6
shall be held to be the min
imum requirements for the SAT-
ETY., health and sanitary cond-
itionS Of all buildings within
the Chardon Village area.
Section S.
Cd Any person or organiza-
ton desiring to use types at
variance with those set forth
in this Code or not provided
for in this Code, or materials
not specifically mentioned in
this Code to be used In place
of named requirements, shall
submit their case to the Zoning
Board Of Appeals with evidence
from generally accepted and
competent engineering authorit-
les to the worth and merits of
such types of construction or