§ 4101.01. Letter A.

"Aisle" means the clear width and length of an area which is provided for ingress or egress between rows of seats, or between rows of seats and a wall, or between desks, tables, counters, machines, or other equipment or materials, or between such articles or materials and a wall.

"Aisle longitudinal" means an aisle approximately at right angles to the rows of seats served.

"Aisle transverse" means an aisle approximately parallel to the rows of seats between which it passes.

"Alcove" means a recessed portion of a room with an unobstructed opening into said room.

"Alteration" as applied to one-, two-, and three-family dwellings and related accessory buildings means a permanent change or modification in construction, fixtures and/or equipment which does not include an addition to the building or structure.

Approved.

(a)

"Approved" material, device, or mode of construction refers to the approval by the building inspector as the result of investigation and test conducted by him or by reason of accepted principles or tests by national authorities, technical or scientific organizations.

(b)

"Approved agency" means an established and recognized agency regularly engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when such agency has been approved by the building inspector or the Ohio Board of Building Standards.

(c)

"Approved testing agency" means an established, nationally recognized business entity identified, in writing, by the director of the department which is regularly engaged in the promulgation and administration of examinations for, but not limited to, the construction industry and its related craft(s) and trade(s), used to decide the knowledge and skill of applicants for consideration of licensing by the city of Columbus.

"Appurtenant structure" means a structure or device attached to the exterior of a building or erected on the roof thereof and designed to provide architectural ornamentation, to support service equipment or to be used in connection therewith, for advertising or display purposes, or for any other similar purpose. "Appurtenant structure" includes but is not necessarily limited to a cornice, parapet, architectural terra cotta, projecting and freestanding ornamentation, exterior fire escape, balcony, marquee, light fixture, chimney, or sign and its support structure.

(Ord. 1306-99 § 10; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. 1936-02 § 4; Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 103, 4-5-2010)