§ 703.17. Letter P.  


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  • "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, agent, operator, business trust, estate, syndicate, cooperative, or any entity recognized by law, or anyone in charge or in control of a premise or property.

    "Premise" or "premises" means land(s) and everything of a permanent nature attached thereto as part of the realty, a platted lot or part thereof or unplatted lot or parcel of land either occupied or unoccupied by any dwelling or nondwelling structure, and includes any such building, accessory structure or other structure thereon.

    "Premise" or "premises" shall, for purposes of this code shall include all land(s) to the centerline of the street, alley, or right-of-way which this code designates certain responsibilities to a person.

    "Property" means real and personal property. "Personal property" includes all property except real property.

    "Property maintenance appeals board" includes the term "housing appeals board."

    "Property maintenance inspector" and "property maintenance inspector trainee" means a "code enforcement officer", and is a duly authorized representative of the director.

    "Proprietor" or "keeper" includes all persons, whether acting by himself or herself or as a servant, agent or employee of a premise or property.

    "Public nuisance" means any structure or vehicle, which is permitted to be or remain in any of the following conditions:

    (A)

    In a dilapidated, decayed, unsafe or unsanitary condition detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare, or well-being of the surrounding area; or

    (B)

    A fire hazard; or

    (C)

    Any vacant building that is not secured and maintained in compliance with Chapter 4513; or

    (D)

    Land, real estate, houses, buildings, residences, apartments, or premises of any kind which are used in violation of any division of Section 2925.13, Ohio Revised Code.

    "Public nuisance" also means any structure, vehicle or real property which is not in compliance with any building, housing, zoning, fire, safety, air pollution, health or sanitation ordinance of the Columbus City Codes or Columbus City Health Code, or any real property upon which its real property taxes have remained unpaid in excess of one (1) year from date of assessment.

    "Public place" includes any street, sidewalk, park, cemetery, schoolyard, body of water or watercourse, public conveyance, or any other place for the sale of merchandise, public accommodation or amusement.

(Ord. 858-01 §§ 1 (part), 3 (part); Ord. No. 1247-2012, § 3, 7-30-2012)