REYNOLDSBURG ZONING CODE Dwelling. Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons, but not including a tent, cabin, trailer or mobile home, boarding or rooming house or hotel. Dwelling, Assisted. A residential facility for elderly persons (age 60 or older) and their spouses, or for persons having such disabilities as to require assistance with daily living tasks, as suggested by their physician. The facility contains four or more dwelling units and/or rooming units, and provides, through on-site personnel, such exclusive resident services as meal preparation, laundry services and room cleaning. Dwelling – Attached Single-Family. A dwelling unit that is attached to one or more dwelling units, each with independent exterior access and each with no less than two exterior walls. This type of dwelling includes condominiums and townhouses. Dwelling – Detached Single-Family. A building designed for or occupied by one family or housekeeping unit. Dwelling - Developmental Disability. A dwelling devoted to two or more persons who have a physical or mental impairment or handicap, or both, that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning, breathing, or working. A physical or mental impairment may include orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairments, Alzheimer’s disease, presenile dementia, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, autism, or emotional illness. Dwelling Floor Area. The sum of the gross horizontal inside dimension areas of the floors of a dwelling, including stairways, halls, and closets, but not including basements, porches, garages, breeze ways, utility rooms, laundry areas, or carports. Dwelling, Group. A housing unit classified further as one of the following: A. Group Home, Class I. A facility providing 24-hour care in a protected living arrangement for not more than fifteen (15) residents. This classification includes foster homes, homes for the physically and mentally impaired, homes for the developmentally disabled, congregate living facilities for persons 60 years of age and older, and maternity homes. B. Group Home, Class II. A facility providing 24-hour care in a protected living arrangement for not more than fifteen (15) residents. This classification includes homes for juvenile delinquents, halfway houses providing residence in lieu of institutional sentencing, halfway houses providing residence to those needing correctional and mental institutionalization. This classification also includes emergency shelter during crisis intervention for not more than fifteen (15) victims of crime, abuse, or neglect, and residential rehabilitation for alcohol and chemical dependence for 15 or fewer individuals.” 237
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