Article 2 — Definitions

each   and     every     word,    term,        phrase,    or   part      thereof,

where   the      context        will      permit,    the       definitions         of

words   as     contained        in    the      adopted    Zoning         Ordinance

of    City       of      Sugar       Hill,          supplemented         by     the

following,      shall       apply:

Buffer:        Land   area      used   to      visibly    separate       one    use

from    another          through       screening          and    distance,         to

shield     or   block       noise,     light,        glare,      or     visual     or

other   conditions,           to  block        physical        passage   to     non-

Clearing:            The       removal          of   vegetation          from      a

property,       whether     by    cutting       or   other     means.

Construction         Buffer:           A    type     of   buffer         which     is

temporary        and        remains         in       effect         during      the

construction         of  a  project.

Department       :     The     City    of   Sugar    Hill      Department          of

Planning     and     Development          (DoP&D),        as   established         by

the   City   of     Sugar     Hill    City      Council,       and   as  operated

through     the     actions       and     administration            of   the   City

Manager     or  his/her        designee.

Development         Regulations:                The  adopted         regulations

providing       for      the      subdivision        and       development         of

real   property       within      City      of  Sugar     Hill,      Georgia,      as

amended     from     time-to-time           by  the  City      Council   of     the

City   of   Sugar     Hill.

Dripline:          A    line       on    the     ground      established          by  a

vertical        plane      extending            from     a    tree's       outermost

branch      tips      down     to        the     ground;       i.e.,       the     line

enclosing       the     area   directly          beneath      the     tree's     crown

earth   by   use      of  mechanical          equipment        on     a  property.

Land    Disturbance            Permit        (LDP):          Any      permit     other

than   a  Building         Permit        issued      by  City      of    Sugar    Hill

that   authorizes          clearing          or  grading       activities         on  a

Landscape         Strip:           Land       area       located         within     the

boundary       of  a    lot    and       required        to  be    set     aside    and

used      for      landscaping               upon      which       only       limited

transporting          of    timber           products        (pulpwood,         etc.).

The    term    "timber       harvesting"           may      include      both    clear

cutting      and   selective           cutting     of    timber.

Zoning  Buffer:           A  buffer       required  by   the  Zoning

Ordinance    or   as   a     condition    of  zoning,    special    use

or   variance   approval     for   a  specific   property.

Zoning  Ordinance:           The   Zoning     Ordinance  of   City   of

Sugar   Hill,    Georgia,    as   amended     from  time-to-time     by

the    City  Council   of    City     of  Sugar  Hill    or  any  such

Ordinance    not  expressly       superseding    this    Ordinance.