GARAGE: An accessory building or portion of a main building used primarily for storage of motor vehicles.
GARAGE, PRIVATE: A structure, attached to or detached from the principal structure, to accommodate the parking or storage of motor-driven vehicles which are the property of and for the private use of the occupants of the lot on which the private garage is located.
GARAGE, PUBLIC: Any building, except those defined herein as a private garage, used for the storage or care of motor vehicles, or where such vehicles are equipped for operation, repaired, or kept for remuneration, hire, or sale.
GRADE:
1. The elevation of the finished surface of ground, paving, or sidewalk adjacent to any building line.
2. For buildings having no walls facing a street, the grade shall be the average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.
GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA): The total enclosed horizontal area of all floors of a building, measured to the inside surfaces of the exterior walls. This definition excludes the areas of mechanical equipment rooms, elevator shafts, airspaces above atriums, and enclosed off-street parking and loading areas serving a principal use.
GROUND FLOOR AREA: The square foot area of a residential building within its largest outside dimensions computed on a horizontal plane at the ground floor level, exclusive of open porches, breezeways, terraces, garages, and exterior stairways. (Ord. 35-17, 10-17-2017)