Zoning Dictionary

Letter: G

Gas Bar

One or more pump islands, each consisting of one or more gasoline pumps and shelter having a floor area of not more than 100 square feet, excluding washrooms, which shall not be used for the sale of any product other than liquids and small accessories required for the operation of motor vehicles and shall not […]

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Gasoline Pump Island

A structure which is an accessory use intended to provide gasoline for vehicles:

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Gazebo

A freestanding, roofed accessory structure which is not enclosed, except for screening or glass and which is utilized for the purposes of relaxation in conjunction with a residential dwelling but shall not include any other use or activity otherwise defined or classified in this By-law.

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General Aviation

General aviation refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and cargo flights, both private and commercial. Examples include business aviation, private flying, flight training, air ambulance, police aircraft, aerial firefighting, and air charter services.

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General Merchandise Store

A store that offers centralized cashiering, and a wide range of products, normally including clothing, small appliances, electronics, home furnishings, linens, housewares, toys, sporting equipment, garden supplies and the like, where less than twenty percent of the gross floor area is dedicated to non-taxable and/or grocery sales.

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General Store

A retail establishment which deals primarily with food and other goods required by residents of the immediate vicinity to meet their day-to-day household needs.

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Genetically Modified Organism

Unless expressly provided otherwise by regulations, any organism in which any of the genes or other genetic material: have been modified by in vitro techniques; or are inherited or otherwise derived, through any number of replications, from any genes or other genetic material which has been modified by in vitro techniques. This does not apply […]

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Gentrification

The transformation of a city neighborhood from low value to high value. Gentrification is also viewed as a process of urban development in which a neighborhood or portion of a city develops rapidly in a short period of time, often as a result of urban-renewal programs.

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Geodiversity

The variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, sediments and soils, together with the natural processes which form and alter them

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Geothermal

Mechanical equipment that transfers thermal energy to and/or from the ground for the purposes of heating and/or cooling a building or for utility purposes. A geothermal energy system consists of a closed-loop system of pipes filled with liquid, a heat exchanger, and a heat pump.

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