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L., FLOOR AREA, NET. The total of all floor areas of a building, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading; and all floors below the first or ground floor, except when used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public. FOOTPRINT. The horizontal area measured within the outside of the exterior walls and supporting columns of the ground floor of a building or structure. GARAGE. A deck building or structure, or part thereof, used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles. GARAGE, PUBLIC. A garage other than a private garage, used for the housing or care of motor vehicles, or where such vehicles are equipped for operation repairs, or kept for renumeration, hire or sale. GARAGE, STORAGE. Any building or premises used for the storage only of motor - driven vehicles, pursuant to previous arrangements, not to transients, where no equipment, parts, fuel, grease or oil are sold and vehicles are not equipped, serviced, repaired, hired or sold. GAZEBO. A freestanding accessory structure or pavilion from which views of surrounding scenery are commonly offered. Such structures are characterized by partly open construction, design symmetry, and the use of ornamental architectural features. GOLF COURSE. An outdoor facility with at least nine holes for playing golf and that may include accessory facilities and uses that serve the golfers such as a clubhouse, driving range, pro shop, restaurants or other food and beverage services with or without outdoor dining/seating, maintenance buildings, cart storage, shelters, lockers and showers. This definition includes outdoor driving ranges but does not include miniature golf courses. On -sale liquor sales may be an accessory use at a golf course provided the license required by Chapter 700 of the City Code is obtained and current. GOLF COURSE, MINIATURE: A facility for playing a novelty, small version of golf played with a putter, typically comprised of miniature putting greens with artificial playing surfaces and obstacles such as bridges and tunnels. 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 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. GRADING PLAN. Existing topography and proposed finished grades with a contour interval of no greater than two (2) feet clearly indicating the relationship of proposed changes to existing topography and remaining features. 1-21