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unaccompanied by their parents, with a substitute for the care, food, lodging, training, education, supervision or treatment they need, but which for any reason cannot be furnished by their parents or legal guardians in their homes. 81. Garage - Private. Any accessory building or accessory portion of the principal building which is physically capable of accommodating the storage of a private passenger automobile and which has access doors seven (7) feet or more in width, and in which no business, service, or industry is carried on. 82. Accessory Garden Shed. An accessory building which is one hundred twenty (120) square feet in floor area or less, and for which one such shed per lot is exempted from certain performance standards required of other accessory buildings as defined in Section 903.020.D. of the Little Canada Zoning Ordinance. Such sheds do not require the application for, or issuance of, a building permit in R -1, Single Family Zoning Districts, but are subject to applicable Zoning Ordinance regulations. One garden shed meeting this definition shall be exempt from the permitted square footage of accessory building area on R -1 zoned property. 83. Grade (Adjacent Ground Elevation). The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line, or when the property line is more than five (5) feet from the building, between the building and a line five (5) feet from the building. 84. Grading. Changing the natural or existing topography of land. 85. Group Care Facility. A facility which provides resident services to seven (7) or more individuals of whom one or more are unrelated. These individuals are handicapped, aged, or disabled, are undergoing rehabilitation, and are provided services to meet their needs. Category includes uses such as homes for the physically handicapped, mentally retarded, chemically dependent, foster children, maternity shelters and half -way houses. 86. Guest Room. A room occupied by one (I) or more guests for compensation and in which no provision is made for cooking, but not including rooms in a dormitory for sleeping purposes primarily. 87. Hardship. A situation where property in question cannot be put to a reasonable use under the conditions allowed by the official controls; the plight of the landowner is due to circumstances unique to his property, not created by the landowner; and the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Economic considerations alone shall not constitute a hardship if a reasonable use for the property exists under terms of the official controls. 88. Home Occupations. Any occupation or profession engaged in by the occupants of the dwelling or accessory building when conducted within said dwelling or accessory building, or when conducted upon a parcel of land containing the dwelling unit, provided that evidence of the occupation is not visible from the 902 -9 - 4 2 -