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<br />Effective 9/5/00 <br />City of Centerville Ord. #4 <br /> <br />performed. <br /> <br />Non-Conforming Structure or Use - A structure or use lawfully in existence on the effective date of this <br />ordinance or any amendment thereto and not conforming to the regulations for the district in which it is <br />situated. <br /> <br />Nursing Home or Rest Home - A licensed establishment having accommodations for the continuous <br />care of two or more invalid, infirm, aged convalescent patients or disabled persons that are non-related. <br /> <br />Occupancy Permit - Permission received by the City to use/occupy a premises. <br /> <br />Open Space - Any unoccupied land space open to the sky. <br /> <br />Ordained - To order by virtue of established authority. <br /> <br />Ordinary High Water Line (OHWL) - A line delineating the highest water level which has been <br />maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence on the landscape. The ordinary high water <br />mark is commonly that point where the natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to <br />terrestrial. <br /> <br />Performance Standard - A criterion established to control appearance, noise, odor, toxic or noxious <br />matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, glare, heat, waste and other potential impacts generated by <br />or inherent in uses of land or buildings. <br /> <br />Planned Unit Development - A tract of land, which will contain two or more principal structures, <br />developed under unified ownership or control, the development of which may be unique and of a <br />substantially different character than that of the surrounding area. <br /> <br />Plat - The drawing or map of a subdivision prepared for filing of record pursuant to Chapter 505 and <br />containing all elements and requirements set forth in applicable local regulations adopted pursuant to <br />Section 462.358 and Chapter 505. <br /> <br />Principal Use or Principal Structure - The main use to which the premises are devoted and the <br />purpose for which the premises exist. <br /> <br />Private Property - Any real property within the City which is privately owned and which is not a public <br />property as defined in this section. <br /> <br />Public Hearing - An official public meeting, which notice has been published in the official newspaper. <br /> <br />Public Property - Any street or highway that includes the entire width between the boundary lines of <br />every way publicly maintained for the purposes of vehicular travel, and shall also mean any other publicly <br />owned property or facility. <br /> <br />Recreational Use - Golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat- <br />launches ramps, swimming areas, parks, wildlife and nature preserves, game farms, fish hatcheries, <br />shooting preserves, target ranges, trap and skeet ranges, hunting and fishing areas, hiking, bicycling and <br /> <br />Page 9 of 59 <br />