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· Floor area. Means the sum of the horizontal area of all floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls, or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings, Excluding: decks, garages, covered porches conforming with Section 1325.03 Subd 2.D; attics, crawl spaces and basements that do not meet the minimum ceiling height per Minnesota State Building Code requirements. ∙ Floor area ratio (F.A.R.). The ratio obtained by dividing the sum of a building's floor area by the amount of lot area. ∙ Frontage. The uninterrupted front boundary line of a lot, or the length of such line, which abuts on a street. ∙ Garage, private. An accessory building or portion of the principle building which is intended and used for the storage of the private passenger vehicles of the family or families who reside upon the lot upon which the garage is located. ∙ Garage, repair. A building or space for the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, including body work, painting and vehicle wash, and incidental display and sales of automotive products but not including factory assembly of such vehicles, auto wrecking, or junkyards. ∙ Garage, truck. A building that is used or intended to be used for the storage of motor trucks, truck trailers, tractors and commercial vehicles exceeding one-ton rated capacity. ∙ Grading and Excavating. The act of excavation or filling or combination thereof to alter the contour of land for development purposes. (added 7/14/10) ∙ Higher education, campus. The facilities for technical colleges, junior colleges, colleges and universities approved by the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board for the Minnesota Department of Education. These facilities can include, but are not limited to, classrooms; laboratories; seminaries; dining and residence halls; athletic, wellness, and spiritual facilities; administrative offices; performance art centers; parking and transit structures; and child care facilities. (added 9/25/2017) ∙ Home occupation. The accessory or conditional accessory use of a residential structure for any gainful occupation or profession. ∙ Hospital. An institution licensed by the state department of health, providing primary health services and medical or surgical care, to sick or injured persons, primarily inpatients. May include related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, or training facilities. (added 7/14/10) ∙ Hotel/motel. Any building, or group of buildings, having five (5) or more guest rooms intended or designed to be rented or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by transient guests. (revised 7/14/10) ∙ House of worship. A place of worship or religious assembly and its accessory facilities used by the congregation such as the following: rectory, meeting hall, offices for administration of the institution, licensed child or adult daycare, playground, or cemetery. A house of worship does not include buildings or uses used exclusively for residential,