Dance Floor - An area that is in excess of three hundred (300) square feet or in excess of fifteen (15) percent of the public area of a building and is used as a dance area, whether as a primary or accessory use.
Dance Hall - A public half that is primarily and predominately devoted to dancing.
Day Care Center, Adult - Any facility that provides nonmedical care, on less than a twenty-four (24) hour basis, to persons eighteen (18) years of age or older who are in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual.
Day Care Center, Child - Any child day care facility with a capacity of more than twelve (12) children. Day care centers include infant centers, preschools, and extended day care facilities. Such a facility provides nonmedical care, on a less than a twenty-four (24) hour basis, to persons under eighteen (18) years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual.
Day Care Home, Large Family - A residential home that provides family day care, in the provider's own home, to seven (7) to twelve (12) children, inclusive, including children under the age often (10) years who reside at the home.
Day Care Home, Small Family - A residential home that provides family day care, in the provider's own home, to six (6) or fewer children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home.
Day Treatment Facility - Any facility that provides nonmedical care, counseling, educational or vocational support, or social rehabilitation services on less than a twenty-four (24) hour basis to persons under eighteen (18) years of age who would otherwise be placed in foster care or who are returning to families from foster care.
Decibel (db) - A unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave.
Deck - A structure projecting from a building (typically a home) at least 30 inches (30") above adjacent grade which is supported from the ground. See also "Balcony" and "Platform."
Dedication - The release by an owner or developer of private land for public use, and the acceptance of land for such use by the governmental agency having jurisdiction over the public function for which it will be used.
Demolish - To remove more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the exterior walls of an existing building or structure, as measured by the linear length of the walls.
Density - The number of permanent residential dwelling units per gross acre of land.
Dependent Housing - A dwelling unit provided either as a detached or attached accessory unit to a primary residence on a parcel zoned for one (1) single-family residence, provided the accessory unit is intended for:
(a) Occupancy by one (1) or two (2) adults of minimum age sixty (60) who are dependents of the residents of the primary unit; or
(b) Are court-appointed conservatees of a resident of the primary unit; or
(c) Are members of a very-low-income household as specified in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code and are related to the primary unit residents by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Detached Building - A building that does not have a building wall of four (4) feet or more in length in common with another building.
Developer - The individual or organization who is responsible for the planning, design, and construction of an applicable development project. A developer may be responsible for implementing the provisions of this Zoning Code as determined by the property owner.
Discount Store - A store advertising a wide variety of merchandise for sale at less-than-retail cost.
Distribution Facility - A use engaged primarily in the storage and wholesale distribution of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment, including incidental sales activities, but excluding bulk storage of materials which are flammable or explosive.
Drive-in Restaurant - See "Restaurant, Fast-Food."
Drive-in Theater - An outdoor movie theater where patrons view movies or any other form of entertainment on a screen or stage from their vehicles. This definition does not include an adult theater.
Driveway - A private roadway or accessway providing vehicular access to a parking space, parking lot, garage, dwelling, or other structure.
Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facility - Any facility, place, or building which is maintained and operated exclusively to provide twenty-four (24) hour residential, nonmedical services in a group setting to adults which may include, but need not be limited to, mothers under eighteen (18) years of age and their children, who are recovering from alcohol, drug, or drug and alcohol misuse and are currently capable of meeting their life support needs independently, but who temporarily need guidance, counseling, or other alcohol or drug recovery services.
Drug Store - A store where the primary business is the filling of medical prescriptions and the sale of drugs, medical devices and supplies, and nonprescription medicines, but where nonmedical products such as cards, candy, and cosmetics also are sold. Offsite sale of alcoholic beverages is permitted as an incidental use in drug stores of at least ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size.
Dry Cleaning Plant - A facility where dry cleaning is performed on the premises. A dry cleaning plant may also contain retail laundry service.
Dwelling - As defined in the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code.
Dwelling, Duplex - A detached building that is designed for occupation as the residence of two (2) families living individually from each other.
Dwelling, Multi-Family - A building or portion thereof used and/or designed as a residence with three (3) or more separate dwellings units for (example, apartments or cooperatives).
Dwelling, Single-Family Attached - A dwelling unit occupied or intended for occupancy by only one (1) household which is structurally connected with at least one (1) other such dwelling unit (for example, townhouse or condominium).
Dwelling, Single-Family Detached - A detached building containing no more than one (1) dwelling unit which, regardless of form of ownership, is designed and/or used to house not more than one (1) household including all domestic employees of such family.
Dwelling, Two-Family - A building containing no more than two (2) dwelling units.
Dwelling Unit - Any mobilehome or building or portion thereof, including a manufactured home or portion thereof, which contains the following: sleeping and eating areas, sanitation as required by the Uniform Building Code, and one (1) kitchen area. For the purposes of this definition, a kitchen area intended solely for use by the domestic employees of the household shall not be counted in determining the number of dwelling units. (See also "Kitchen.")
[Ord. No. 528, Exhibit R, 9/10/14; Ord. No. 535, Exhibit D, 5/27/15.]