GARAGE, PRIVATE - An accessory building, or an accessory portion of the main building, designed and used primarily for the shelter or storage of operable vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the main building and having a minimum of four walls.
GARAGE, PUBLIC - A building, other than a private garage, used for the storage, care, repair or servicing of automobiles.
GARBAGE - All waste food or discarded food of all kinds, including, but not restricted to, meat, fish, fruit, bakery goods, and vegetable refuse, or any putrid or offensive organic matter, except manure or fertilizer used for agricultural purposes.
GENERAL PLAN - The General Plan of the City of Santa Paula, adopted pursuant to the State of Cal.
Gov’t Code §§ 65301 et seq. and adopted by the City Council.
GRADE - The average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In the event walls are parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the ground level will be measured at the sidewalk.
GRANNY FLAT - See "Second Dwelling Unit."
GROSS FLOOR AREA - The total dimensions on each floor as measured from the outside wall.
GROSS LOT (OR LAND) AREA - The total dimensions on the lot as measured along property lines.
GROUP HOME - Any facility of any capacity which provides 24-hour care and supervision to children in a structured environment with such services provided at least in part by staff employed by the licensee. The care and supervision provided by a group home must be nonmedical except as permitted by Cal. Welfare & Institutions Code § 17736(b).
GROUP QUARTERS - A facility that houses groups of unrelated persons not living in households (U.S. Census definition). Examples of GROUP QUARTERS includes institutions, dormitories, shelters, military quarters, assisted living facilities and other quarters, including single-room occupancy (SRO) housing, where five or more unrelated individuals are housed.
GUESTHOUSE - An accessory building, attached or detached from the primary building, which is destined to be occupied by one or more guests for temporary lodging. A guesthouse contains no kitchen facilities.
(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04; Am. Ord. 1159, passed 6-19-06)