Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-01-17

OF not less than seven feet,
(T-O'D inches in the basement
seven and one-half (71a) feet
in the first story and of not
less than seven and one-third
(7-1-3) 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 30
So. TT. 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 90 ad-
jacent buildings, and which
may be a fire wall or a fire
division wall as determined by
the limiting floor areas for
eAAN W PC VI COllObI uCIlOtl.
SLOW-BURNING MATERIAL, :
Any, material which supports
a sustained flame for more
than two ~ but not more
than five (5) minutes after
exposure for twenty (20) min
utes to the approved test
flame.
STORY That part of a build
ing comprised between a floor
and floor or roof above,
including a basement and
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 a single housekeeping unit.
CD A dwelling" is a build
ing, arranged, intended or de-
signed to be occupied by not
more than two (2) 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.
60 A duplex" house is a
double house located on a
corner lot, having one en-
trance on each street.
60 A two family dwelling"
is a detached dwelling arrang-
ed, intended or designed to
be occupied by two 90 fam
lilies, 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
C4 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
general dining room.
90 An apartment" is a
room or suite of rooms in an
apartment house, which room
or te is arranged, or in
tended, to be occupied as a
residence of a single family,
individual or group of indiv-
idualS.
Sections 3 s. 6. PRE-
AMPLE
Section 3.
The provisions of this code
shall be held to be the min
mum construction requirements
or the erection, construction,
'epair, alteration and mainten-
lnce of one and two-family res
Dental buildings, commercial
md industrial buildings within
he Chardon Village limits.
Section 4. :
The provisions of the Code
hall be held to be the min
mum requirements for the SAT- q
ty, health an sanitary cond- L
tions of all buildings within :
he Chardon Village area. I
section 6 L
Cd Avg person or organiza- 2
ion desiring to use types at L
'ariance with those set forth T
n this Code or not provided P
or in this Code, or materi Is r
ot specifically mentioned n s
his Code to be used in place e
named requirements, shall E
ubmit their case to the Zoning u
|oard of Appeals with evidence p
rom generally accepted and S
engineering authorit- )
IS to the worth and merits of
lch types of construction or
The decision of the a
oning Board of Appeals shall u
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