Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

GILBERT UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
EASEMENT: A grant by a property owner of the use of a strip of land for a specific purpose or
purposes by the general public, a corporation or a certain person or persons.
EQUESTRIAN TRAIL: A natural surfaced path for equestrian use designed in accordance with
standards on file with the Planning Department.
EQUIPMENT CABINET: A small structure used to house and protect the equipment
necessary for processing telecommunications signals.
(Ord. No. 1051, § I, 7-29-97)
FAMILY: A family is:
1. An individual or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption,
and usual servants, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit
or,
2. A group of not more than five (5) persons, who need not be related, living together
as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
FENCE: A freestanding structure of metal, masonry, composition or wood or any combination
thereof resting on or partially buried in the ground and rising above ground level, and used for
confinement, screening or partition purposes.
FENCE, LNING: A hedge of vegetation used as a screening device or a fence with vegetation
growing to it or on it which at the time of maturity would prevent an "open" effect and would
block the normal line of sight.
FENCING, OPEN: A fence constructed of material which does not interrupt the line of sight,
such as split rail, pipe or chainlink fencing and shall not include a living fence.
FITNESS CLUB: See "Golf, Tennis, Swim/Fitness Club".
FLOOR AREA, GROSS: The sum total of the areas of the floors of a building measured from
the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings; but not
including underground parking spaces, uncovered steps, exterior balconies and exterior walkways.
FLOOD PLAIN: A portion of property or properties, susceptible to inundation, as defined by
the Maricopa County Flood Control District.
FRONT: Any public street frontage, not including alleys.
Supp. No.1 Glossary, Pg. 12