§ 3303.08. Letter H.

"Habitable space" means space in a dwelling unit used only for cooking, eating, living or sleeping.

"Halfway house" or "community residential treatment center" means a facility for supervision and rehabilitation of persons placed therein by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Federal Bureau of Prisons, a court, or otherwise for parole, probation, furlough, treatment of drug or alcohol abuse and addiction, vocational training and counseling, or adjustment to private life and noninstitutional society and which may be licensed and inspected by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, the Adult Parole Authority, the Ohio Department of Health or a similar agency.

Height.

"Height of a detached garage" means the perpendicular distance measured in a straight line from the curb level, or from the finished grade line of the lot where such grade is higher than the curb, to the highest point of such garage.

"Height of any other building" is the perpendicular distance measured in a straight line from the curb level, or from the finished grade line of the lot where such grade is higher than the curb, to the highest point of the roof beams in the case of flat roofs, and to the mean between the point of the gable and the eaves in the case of high pitched roofs, the measurements in all cases to be taken through the center of the facade of the house. Where a building is on a corner lot and there is more than one grade level the measurements shall be taken through the center of the facade on the street having the lowest elevation.

Height of a sign. See "sign height."

Helipad. See "landing field."

Heliport. See "landing field."

"Historic district" means a group of two or more sites, buildings, structures, or objects in the city designated as listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, or within an architectural review commission area.

"Historic site" means any site, building, structure or object in the city designated as listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Columbus Register of Historic Properties.

"Home occupation" means an accessory use of a dwelling unit for a legitimate business, profession, trade or vocation conducted within an enclosed dwelling, which is clearly incidental and secondary to residential occupancy and does not change the residential character thereof.

"Home for the aging" or "home for the aged" means a home that provides:

1.

Personal assistance for three or more individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason of age and physical or mental impairment, but who do not require skilled nursing care;

2.

Personal assistance and skilled nursing care for three or more individuals.

A home for the aging or aged shall be licensed by the Ohio Director of Health. The part or unit of the home for the aging that provides personal assistance shall be licensed as a rest home. The part or unit that provides skilled nursing care shall be licensed as a nursing home.

"Hotel" or "motel" means a building or part of a building, containing six or more guest rooms or suites offering temporary residence for compensation, primarily for transient guests. Hotels and motels may include a manger's unit, and incidental amenities and services customarily provided by hotels and motels. Incidental services may include: cooking facilities within units; furnishings; linen service; maid service; food service; banquet, reception, meeting and recreational facilities; and ancillary internal retail sales and services provided for the convenience of hotel and motel guests.

"Hotel, Extended Stay" means a building or part of a building, containing six or more guest rooms or suites, offering temporary residence for compensation and specifically constructed, licensed, and/or maintained, all or in part, for non-transient extended stays and/or stays longer than 30 days, regardless of the presence of leases for shorter periods of time.

"Housing for the elderly" means a use of property to provide housing for elderly persons applicable for such assistance under existing state and federal programs. Housing for the elderly is to be distinguished from other uses in that dwellings devoted to this use shall contain some or all of the following:

1.

Ramps or elevators for wheelchair use;

2.

Doors of sufficient width to accommodate wheelchairs in all rooms;

3.

Grab bars around tubs and toilets; and

4.

Special features associated with group living such as dispensaries, medical facilities, common dining facilities, group recreation facilities and similar or related facilities.

(Ord. 2837-96 § 2 (part); Ord. 1143-02 § 1 (part): Ord. 0764-2005 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2342-2013, § 1, 3-3-2014)