DECK. A platform, either freestanding or attached to a building that is supported by pillars or posts.
DEMOLITION. The intentional destruction and removal of 50% or more of the enclosing exterior walls and 50% of the roof of any structure.
DENSITY. The number of dwelling units per acre of land.
DETACHED BUILDING. See BUILDING, DETACHED.
DETACHED STRUCTURE. See STRUCTURE, DETACHED.
DEVELOPMENT. Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any use or extension of the use of land.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. An agreement between the city and any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property, and which complies with the applicable provisions of the Cal. Government Code for such development agreements.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. Any permit issued by the city for the construction of real property improvements. DEVELOPMENT PERMITS include grading permits, encroachment permits, use permits, tentative maps, planned development permits and building permits. Sign permits are excluded from this definition.
DIRECTOR. The Community Development Director of the City of Alhambra or their designee.
DISTRICT. See ZONE.
DRIVEWAY. An accessway that provides direct vehicular access for vehicles between a street and the parking or loading facilities located on an adjacent property.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with full cooking, sleeping, and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use of a single household.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)