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Columbus City Codes tit. 45, ch. 4501
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Columbus City Codes § 4501.01 Application of terms.

4501.01 - Application of terms. (a) The definitions in this chapter shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Housing Code. (b) The definitions and enforcement of this code are interpreted by the property maintenance inspector and the property maintenance appeals board, which as a board rules on the intent of this code and the rules and regulations adopted in connection therewith. (c) Whenever the words "dwelling," "dwelling unit," "building," "rooming house," "rooming unit," or "premises," are used in this Housing Code, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof." (Ord. 1254-75; Ord. 859-01 § 1.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.02 Accessory structure.

4501.02 - Accessory structure. "Accessory structure" means a building or structure the use of which is incidental to that of the main building or structure and which is located on the same lot. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.03 Approved.

4501.03 - Approved. "Approved" means approval by the director under the regulations of this code as applied to a material, device or method of construction or approval by other authorities designated by law, ordinance, or this code to give approval to the matter in question. (Ord. 1552-01 § 3 (part).)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.04 Basement.

4501.04 - Basement. "Basement" means that portion of a building located partly below grade but having less than one-half (½) of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.05 Bathroom.

4501.05 - Bathroom. "Bathroom" means a room which affords privacy to a person and is equipped with a flush-water closet, a lavatory basin, and a bathtub or shower. The following clarifying phrases are pertinent to the term "bathroom": (a) "A room which affords privacy" shall mean a room, which is completely enclosed when the door is closed. (b) The "bathroom" is not complete unless the facilities include all of the following items: (1) A flush water closet; (2) A lavatory basin; (3) A bathtub or shower facility; (4) Adequate heat; and (5) Heated and unheated water. (c) The bathroom requirements of subsection (b) above do not preclude the existence of flush water closets and lavatory basins in other locations within a dwelling, but they shall contribute nothing to meeting other requirements. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 3.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.06 Building.

4501.06 - Building. "Building" means any structure designed or built for the support, use, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind. (Ord. 1254-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.07 Cellar.

4501.07 - Cellar. "Cellar" means that space in a building located partly or entirely below grade which has one-half (½) or more of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.08 Dilapidated.

4501.08 - Dilapidated. "Dilapidated" means a general condition of decay or extensive disrepair. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.09 Dormitory sleeping room.

4501.09 - Dormitory sleeping room. "Dormitory sleeping room" means a room providing sleeping quarters for a number of persons. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.10 Dwelling.

4501.10 - Dwelling. "Dwelling" means any building or structure which is occupied or intended for occupancy in whole or in part as a home, residence or sleeping place for one (1) or more persons. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 8.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.11 Dwelling unit.

4501.11 - Dwelling unit. "Dwelling unit" means one or more habitable rooms forming a single habitable unit within a dwelling with facilities which are used or intended to be used by one (1) or more persons for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.12 Egress.

4501.12 - Egress. "Egress" means a way to travel, including the system of corridors, stairways, exterior stairways, fire escapes and rooms connecting each dwelling unit or rooming unit with the exterior of the building at ground level. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 9.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.13 Exterior stairway.

4501.13 - Exterior stairway. "Exterior stairway" means one (1) or more flights of stairs on the outside of a building and the necessary landings and platforms connecting them to form a continuous and uninterrupted passage from one (1) floor to another. Standard fire escapes are not included as exterior stairways. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.14 Extermination.

4501.14 - Extermination. "Extermination" means the control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harboring places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 10.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.15 Garbage.

4501.15 - Garbage. "Garbage" means animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation or serving of food. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.16 Habitable room.

4501.16 - Habitable room. "Habitable room" means enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes excluding bathrooms, water closets, laundries, pantries, foyers or communicating corridors, closets and storage spaces. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.17 Health commissioner.

4501.17 - Health commissioner. "Health commissioner" means the designated health authority of the City of Columbus or an authorized representative. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 12; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.19 Infestation.

4501.19 - Infestation. "Infestation" means the presence within or around a dwelling or premises of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests. "Other pests" means animals, which cause a threat to the public health including but not limited to bats, pigeons, or raccoons. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 16.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.20 Multiple dwelling.

4501.20 - Multiple dwelling. "Multiple dwelling" means any dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units including those units sharing bathrooms, but shall not include rooming units as defined under "rooming units," Section 4501.33. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 21.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.21 Occupant.

4501.21 - Occupant. "Occupant" means any person living, sleeping, or cooking in, or having actual possession of a dwelling unit, rooming unit or other building or part or fraction thereof. In the case of vacant structures, buildings or premises, the owner or agent or other person having custody of the building, structure or premises shall have the responsibility of an occupant of same. (Ord. 1254-75; Ord. 859-01 § 22.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.22 Operator.

4501.22 - Operator. "Operator" means any person who has charge, care, or control of a building, or part thereof, in which dwelling units or rooming units are let. "Operator" also means any person who rents to another or others or who has charge, care or control of a building or part thereof, in which dwelling units, rooming units, or hotel units are let, or who has charge, care or control of any premises or part thereof upon which no structures have been erected or upon which nondwelling structures are present. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 23.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.23 Organization.

4501.23 - Organization. "Organization" means a corporation for profit or not for profit, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association, estate, trust, or other commercial or legal entity. Organization does not include an entity organized as, or by, a governmental agency for execution of a governmental program. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.24 Owner.

4501.24 - Owner. "Owner" means the owner of record as shown on the current tax list of the county auditor; the mortgage holder of record, if any, as shown in the mortgage records of the county recorder; and any purchaser under a land contract. "Owner" also means any person who has a freehold or lesser estate in the premises; a mortgagee or vendee in possession; or any person who has charge, care or control of the premises as agent, executor, administrator, assignee, receiver, trustee, guardian or lessee. (Ord. 1692-98 § 8.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.25 Person.

4501.25 - Person. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, agent, operator, business trust, estate, syndicate, cooperative, or any entity recognized by law, or anyone in control of a premise or property. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 24.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.26 Plumbing.

4501.26 - Plumbing. "Plumbing" means all of the following supplied facilities and equipment: water pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes-washing machines, catch basins, drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with all connection to water and sewer lines. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.27 Premise or premises.

4501.27 - Premise or premises. "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 or plot 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, include all land(s) to the centerline of the street, alley, or right-of-way which this code designates certain responsibilities to a person. (Ord. 356-75 ; Ord. 859-01 § 25.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.28 Rain carrier.

4501.28 - Rain carrier. "Rain carrier" means a drainage device such as gutters or downspouts used to remove drainage water from roof surfaces of any building or structure. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.31 Repair.

4501.31 - Repair. "Repair" means to restore to sound condition. The term "repair" here includes renewal, replacement, or reinforcement, of an existing part of a structure but excludes additions made to, or remodeling of a structure. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 32.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.32 Rooming house.

4501.32 - Rooming house. "Rooming house" means and includes every dwelling, other than hotels and motels, kept, used or held out to be a place where sleeping or lodging rooms are offered for pay to three (3) or more persons and shall include but not be limited to uses defined in the Zoning Code at Chapter C.C. 3303 as "apartment hotel," "boarding home," "residential care facility," "rooming house" and "shared living facility." (Ord. 2856-91.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.33 Rooming unit.

4501.33 - Rooming unit. "Rooming unit" means any room or group of rooms in a rooming house which are used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking and eating purposes. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.34 Rubbish.

4501.34 - Rubbish. "Rubbish" means combustible and noncombustible waste materials including such items as paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin can, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dust, and the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 859-01 § 35.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.36 Safety.

4501.36 - Safety. "Safety" means the condition of being free from danger and hazards which may cause accidents or disease. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.37 Service walk steps.

4501.37 - Service walk steps. "Service walk steps" mean any steps which are part of the service walk, the sidewalk connecting a dwelling with the public sidewalk. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.38 Space heater.

4501.38 - Space heater. "Space heater" means a room heater which is a self-contained above-the-floor device for furnishing heated air through openings in its casing directly into the space in which the device is located or immediately adjacent to it. The device may be freestanding or recessed in a wall or partition. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.40 Supplied.

4501.40 - Supplied. "Supplied" means paid for, furnished, or provided by or under the control of, the owner or operator. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.41 Total habitable room area.

4501.41 - Total habitable room area. "Total habitable room area" means the total floor space of all habitable rooms having a ceiling height of five (5) or more feet. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.42 Vacant building.

4501.42 - Vacant building. "Vacant building" means; (1) a dwelling or dwelling unit which is not being occupied as a home, residence, or sleeping place for one or more persons under a lease, rental agreement or permission of the owner; or (2) any building or structure that is not being used for any purpose; or (3) dwelling or dwelling unit that has been ordered vacant or becomes vacant by virtue of being declared unfit for habitation by a code enforcement officer. (Ord. 356-75; Ord. 1741-97 § 1 (part).)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.43 Ventilation.

4501.43 - Ventilation. "Ventilation" means the supply and removal of air to and from a space by natural or mechanical means. (Ord. 356-75.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.44 Vermin.

4501.44 - Vermin. "Vermin" includes but is not limited to insects, lice, spiders, mites, ticks, rats and mice which threaten human health and safety. (Ord. 859-01 § 42.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.45 Weeds.

4501.45 - Weeds. "Weeds" shall mean those plant species including but not limited to, brush, vines or shrubs as listed in Chapter 901:5-37-01 of the Ohio Administrative Code, titled "Noxious Weeds," and Chapter 901:5-37 of the Ohio Administrative Code, titled "Other Prohibited Noxious Weeds," and thistles, burdock, jimson weed, ragweed, mullein, poison ivy, poison oak, grass or other plant species of rank growth which may potentially create, directly or indirectly, an unhealthy or unsafe condition. (Ord. 859-01 § 43; Ord. 1132-2008 Attach. (part).; Ord. No. 2207-2024, § 1, 7-29-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.055 Brief Legal Assistance.

4501.055 - Brief Legal Assistance. "Brief Legal Assistance" means individualized legal assistance provided in a single consultation by a designated partner to a covered individual in connection with a covered proceeding. (Ord. No. 3510-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.065 Business building.

4501.065 - Business building. "Business building" means any structure, whether publicly owned or privately owned that is adapted for occupancy for transaction of business, for rendering of professional service, for amusement, for the display, sale, or storage of goods, wares or merchandise, or for the performance of work or labor, including hotels, apartment buildings, tenement houses, rooming houses, office buildings, public buildings, stores, theaters, markets, restaurants, grain elevators, slaughter houses, warehouses, workshops, factories, condominiums and all outhouses, sheds, barns and other structures on premises used for business purposes. (Ord. 859-01 § 4.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.073 Code enforcement officer.

4501.073 - Code enforcement officer. "Code enforcement officer" means the director or their designee, including a property maintenance inspector or a property maintenance inspector trainee. (Ord. 1552-01 § 3 (part); Ord. No. 2328-2021, § 26, 9-20-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.074 Covered Individual.

4501.074 - Covered Individual. "Covered Individual" means any person who occupies a dwelling, with at least one (1) child in the City under a claim of legal right other than the owner, whose annual gross income is not in excess of one-hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty guidelines as established and updated periodically by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Ord. No. 3510-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.075 Department.

4501.075 - Department. "Department" when used without clarification means the department of building and zoning services . (Ord. 377-95; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2328-2021, § 27, 9-20-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.077 Designated Organization.

4501.077 - Designated Organization. "Designated Organization" means a non-profit organization or entity with the capacity to provide legal services per the standards set by the American Bar Association for the provision of civil legal aid to covered individuals facing eviction and is designated by the Department of Development or their designee. (Ord. No. 3510-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.085 Director.

4501.085 - Director. "Director" when used without clarification means the director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services or designee. (Ord. 1692-98 § 7; Ord. 1272-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 2328-2021, § 28, 9-20-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.087 Division.

4501.087 - Division. "Division" when used without clarification means the code enforcement division of the department of building and zoning services (Ord. 1552-01 § 3 (part); Ord. No. 0455-2010, § 124, 4-5-2010; Ord. No. 2328-2021, § 29, 9-20-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.145 Fee schedule.

4501.145 - Fee schedule. "Fee schedule" means the fee schedule adopted pursuant to C.C. 4103.14. (Ord. 1552-01 § 3 (part).)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.147 Full Legal Representation.

4501.147 - Full Legal Representation. "Full Legal Representation" means ongoing legal representation provided by a designated organization to a covered individual and all legal advice, advocacy, and assistance associated with such representation. Such representation includes but is not limited to, the filing of the notice of appearance on behalf of the covered individual in a covered proceeding. (Ord. No. 3510-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.155 Graffiti.

4501.155 - Graffiti. "Graffiti" means any inscription, design, word, figure or mark of any type drawn, marked, painted, tagged, etched, scratched, or written upon any building, bridge, fence, gate, rock, structure, tree, wall or other property that defaces, damages or destroys any public or private, real or personal property, without the privilege to do so. (Ord. No. 0811-2012, § 1, 4-30-2012)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.173 Health department.

4501.173 - Health department. "Health department" means the health department of the City of Columbus, Ohio. (Ord. 859-01 § 13.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.177 Health hazard.

4501.177 - Health hazard. "Health hazard" means that state or condition of the environment, which places, either directly or indirectly, the health or safety of a person in danger or peril. (Ord. 859-01 § 14.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.179 Housing appeals board.

4501.179 - Housing appeals board. "Housing appeals board" means the property maintenance appeals board. (Ord. 859-01 § 15.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.191 Insanitary condition.

4501.191 - Insanitary condition. "Insanitary condition" and "unsanitary condition" mean any environmental condition that may produce an unhealthy or unsafe condition. (Ord. 859-01 § 17.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.193 Insect.

4501.193 - Insect. "Insect" means any member of a class of usually winged invertebrates with three (3) pair of legs and not limited to flies and roaches. (Ord. 859-01 § 18.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.195 Interior public area.

4501.195 - Interior public area. "Interior public area" means any area within a dwelling accessible to all occupants such as, but not limited to, the required living room, dining room, and kitchen; and any area through which an occupant must travel to enter a sleeping area. (Ord. 595-96.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.196 Keeper.

4501.196 - Keeper. "Keeper" or "proprietor" includes all persons, whether acting by themselves or as a servant, agent, or employee of a premise or property. (Ord. 859-01 § 19.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.197 Materials from construction or demolition.

4501.197 - Materials from construction or demolition. "Materials from construction or demolition" shall include but not be limited to such materials as brick, concrete, stone, glass, wallboard, framing and finishing lumber, roofing materials, plumbing, plumbing fixtures, wiring and insulation. (Ord. 859-01 § 20.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.205 Multi-Unit Residential Pond.

4501.205 - Multi-Unit Residential Pond. "Multi-Unit Residential Pond" means an artificial pond constructed upon private property used for multi-unit residential purposes that is designed to retain a Permanent Pool of Water and is greater than twenty (20) feet across at its widest point and is accessible by the residents of the multi-unit residential complex. "Multi-Unit Residential Pond" includes a retention facility, as defined in section 1149.02, and a wet extended detention basin, as outlined in the Columbus Water & Power Stormwater Drainage Manual. (Ord. No. 3439-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024; Ord. No. 1882-2026, § 1, 6-29-2026)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.211 Occupied structure.

4501.211 - Occupied structure. "Occupied structure" means any building, accessory structure, fence, gate, business building, dwelling unit, rooming unit or other building or any portion thereof, to which any of the following applies: (1) It is legally maintained as a permanent or temporary dwelling, even though it is temporarily unoccupied and whether or not any person is actually present. (2) At the time, it is occupied as the permanent or temporary habitation of any person who has the legal right to do so, whether or not any person is actually present. (3) At the time, it is specially adapted for the overnight accommodation of any person who has the legal right to do so, whether or not any person is actually present. (4) At the time, any person is present or likely to be present in it and has the legal right to do so. (Ord. No. 0811-2012, § 1, 4-30-2012)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.245 Permanent Pool of Water.

4501.245 - Permanent Pool of Water. "Permanent Pool of Water" means an artificial water body designed to hold more than eighteen inches of water that remains standing and impounded for longer than twenty-four (24) hours. (Ord. No. 3439-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.271 Property.

4501.271 - Property. (a) "Property" means real and personal property. (b) "Personal property" includes all property except real property. (c) "Real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments. (Ord. 859-01 § 26.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.273 Property maintenance appeals board.

4501.273 - Property maintenance appeals board. "Property maintenance appeals board" includes the term housing appeals board. (Ord. 859-01 § 27.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.274 Property maintenance inspector.

4501.274 - Property maintenance inspector. "Property maintenance inspector" or "property maintenance inspector trainee" means the director or their designee, including a code enforcement officer. (Ord. 859-01 § 28; Ord. No. 2328-2021, § 30, 9-20-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.275 Public nuisance.

4501.275 - Public nuisance. (A) "Public nuisance" means any structure, vehicle, building, or premise including, but not limited to, ponds, playgrounds, parking lots, or other appurtenances, which is permitted to be or remain in any of the following conditions: (1) A dilapidated, decayed, unsafe or unsanitary condition detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare, or well being of the surrounding area; or (2) A fire hazard; or (3) Any vacant building that is not secured and maintained in compliance with Chapter 4513; or (4) Not in compliance with any building, housing, nuisance abatement, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code of the City of Columbus or RC Chapter 3767; or (5) Upon which real property taxes have remained unpaid in excess of one (1) year from date of assessment; or (6) Upon which a felony violation of RC Chapters 2925 or 3719 has occurred; or (7) Used or occupied by a criminal gang (as defined in RC 2923.41) on more than two (2) occasions within a one (1)-year period to engage in a pattern of criminal gang activity (as defined in RC 2923.41); or (8) Used in violation of RC Chapter 2915; or (9) On which a felony offense of violence as defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 2901.01 has occurred, except that it does not include any violation of sections 2919.25 or 2919.27 of the Revised Code. (B) "Public Nuisance" also includes any Multi-Unit Residential Pond wherein a person has drowned or suffered a near-drowning or that poses a significant risk of serious injury or death due to its lack of safety features as provided for in Section 4525.17. (Ord. 1692-98 § 9; Ord. 859-01 § 29: Ord. 374-06 § 12; Ord. No. 3439-2024, § 2, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.283 Refuse.

4501.283 - Refuse. "Refuse" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solids, except body wastes, including but not limited to garbage, rubbish, ashes and dead animals. (Ord. 859-01 § 30.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.285 Refuse container.

4501.285 - Refuse container. "Refuse container" means a watertight, insect-proofed container that is constructed of metal or other durable material impervious to rodents, and that is capable of being serviced without creating insanitary conditions, or such other acceptable refuse containers that may be used for acceptable waste disposal as determined by the director of public service or duly authorized representative. Openings into the container, such as covers and doors, shall be tight fitting. (Ord. 859-01 § 31; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.315 Rodent harborage.

4501.315 - Rodent harborage. "Rodent harborage" means any space where rodents live, nest or seek shelter, any condition which provides shelter or protection for rodents in, under, or outside of a structure of any kind or an accumulation of any type of material which might provide such rodent shelter or protection. (Ord. 859-01 § 33.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.317 Rodent-proofing.

4501.317 - Rodent-proofing. "Rodent-proofing" means a form of construction which will prevent the egress of rodents to or from a given space or building, or gaining access to food, water or harborage. This construction consists of the closing and keeping closed of every opening in foundations, basements, cellars, exterior and interior walls, ground or first floors, sidewalk gratings, sidewalk openings and other places that may be reached and entered by rodents by climbing, burrowing or other methods, by the use of materials impervious to rat gnawing and other methods approved by the appropriate authority. (Ord. 859-01 § 34.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.365 Semi-solid.

4501.365 - Semi-solid. "Semi-solid" means that material while cohesive and viscous, flows slowly or loses its shape when unconfined, but does not readily release liquids under normal climatic conditions. (Ord. 859-01 § 36.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.377 Solid waste.

4501.377 - Solid waste. "Solid waste" means residual solid or semi-solid material as results from industrial, commercial, agricultural or residential operations, including but not limited to garbage, rubbish, furniture, appliances, yard waste, liquid waste, animal waste, chemical waste, hazardous waste, construction debris, demolition debris, scrap lumber, tires, scrap metal, vegetable waste, boxes, cartons, paper, ashes, tin cans, bottles, broken glass, metals, rubber, plastics and all other nauseous or offensive materials resulting from human habitation or business or manufacturing enterprises. (Ord. 859-01 § 37.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.378 Source of Income.

4501.378 - Source of Income. "Source of income" means any lawful source of income which can be verified and substantiated, including but not limited to, income derived from wages, social security, supplemental security income, public or private sources, and all forms of federal, state or local assistance payments or subsidies, including rent vouchers, child support, spousal support, and public assistance. (Ord. No. 0494-2021, § 1, 3-8-2021)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.387 Street.

4501.387 - Street. "Street" includes avenues, boulevards, lanes, roads, highways, viaducts and all other public thoroughfares within the city. (Ord. 859-01 § 39.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.405 Tenant.

4501.405 - Tenant. "Tenant," as applied to premises, includes any person holding a written or oral lease, or who actually occupies the whole or any part of such premises, alone or with others. (Ord. 859-01 § 40.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.406 Tender.

4501.406 - Tender. Tender means the payment of rent. Tender may be made in any lawful form authorized pursuant to a written rental agreement, provided for by city code or state law, or approved by a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. No. 2108-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.415 Unsanitary condition.

4501.415 - Unsanitary condition. "Unsanitary condition" and "insanitary condition" mean an environmental condition that may produce an unhealthy or unsafe condition. (Ord. 859-01 § 41.)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.0741 Covered Proceeding.

4501.0741 - Covered Proceeding. "Covered Proceeding" means any proceeding in a Franklin County Court, Ohio, for forcible entry and detainer to terminate the residential tenancy of a covered individual. (Ord. No. 3510-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Columbus City Codes § 4501.1961 Legal Services.

4501.1961 - Legal Services. "Legal Services" means any legal representation provided to a covered individual, including brief legal assistance and full legal representation. (Ord. No. 3510-2024, § 1, 12-16-2024)
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