GARAGE SALE: The sale of tangible personal property at retail by a person who is not in the business or does not hold himself or herself out to be in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail, when such sale occurs on Residentially-zoned property (including in a garage, on a driveway, patio or porch, in the yard or in the residential structure) and is open to the public. Also referred to as yard sale, estate sale, moving sale, occasional sale, etc.
GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM: Equipment that exchanges thermal energy between the ground (or a water source) and a building. This includes vertical closed loop, horizontal closed loop, water body closed loop system and open loop systems. Also known as ground source heat pumps and geothermal heat pumps.
GRADE, FINISHED: The vertical location of the ground or pavement surface after site grading work is completed in accordance with an approved plan.
GREEN ROOF: An extension of an above-grade building roof that includes at least a waterproof membrane, a root repellent system, a drainage system, a filtering layer, soil with a minimum depth of three inches (3") and native or naturalized plants. Also commonly referred to as a "vegetated roof".
GROUND-FLOOR LEVEL: The lowest level of a building that is at or above grade for at least fifty percent (50%) of its interior floor-to-ceiling height. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)