Chapter 1 General Provisions Part 2 Definitions G

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Garage, Parking or Storage - A building or portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for storage of motor-driven vehicles, and at which motor fuels and oils may be sold, but where motor-driven vehicles are not equipped, repaired, or sold.

Garage or Yard Sale - The sale of goods from residential premises as an accessory use of property that are no longer needed or used at the site of the sale, whether advertised in local media, by signs, or otherwise as a garage sale, yard sale, household sale, moving sale, barn sale or other sale, accomplished by direct sale; or The sale, at the seller's place of residence, of all or Part of the household goods or items, in conjunction with vacating the residential premises by the seller or the seller's estate, whether accomplished by direct sale or auction; or Sales conducted by civic groups, school groups, church groups, charitable or fraternal organizations and other non-profit organizations if such sale is held on the organization's premises.

General Development Plan- see "Development Plan, General."

Glare - light emitting from a luminaire with an intensity great enough to reduce a viewer's ability to see, and in extreme cases causing momentary blindness.

Grade - The average elevation of the finished ground surface; when determining height of structures, it is the average elevation at the outside of a fence or wall, or at the outside walls of a building.

Grading - Any stripping, cutting, filling, or stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its cut or filled condition, to create new grades.

Green - An open space, available for unstructured recreation. The green is surrounded by roadways or the fronts of buildings and, consist of grassy areas and trees.

Greenway - A linear open space at least 50 feet wide or other width as established by a legislatively adopted greenways plan, along either a natural corridor such as a riverfront, stream valley or ridge line, or along a railroad right-of-way converted to recreational use, a canal, scenic road or other route managed for public use including wildlife habitat. Greenways typically link parks, nature preserves, cultural features or historic sites with each other or with populated areas.

Grid Street Pattern - A street system that creates similar size blocks and four-way intersections. Grid street pattern is common in older neighborhoods and traditional development forms. A standard grid pattern is characterized by straight streets, 90 degree intersections and rectangular blocks. In a modified grid, a connected system of curvilinear streets may be replace the more formal grid pattern, to insure compatibility with adjacent development and to address physical features of the site.

Gross Acreage - The total land area of a building or development site, including property that may be dedicated for right-of-way or other public improvements during the development process.

Gross Floor Area - see "Floor Area."

Gross Leasable Area -The total floor area for which the tenant pays rent and that is designed for the tenant's occupancy and exclusive use. Gross leasable area does not include public or common areas, such as utility rooms, stairwells and shared corridors.

Ground Cover - Plants, other than turfgrass, normally reaching an average maximum height of twenty four inches (24") at maturity.

Groundwater - The supply of freshwater under the ground surface in an aquifer or geologic formation that forms the natural reservoir for potable
water.