(A) DAY CARE CENTER. An establishment whose primary use is the provision of care by qualified persons in occupied residences or group day care centers. This term includes child and adult care.
(B) DECIBEL. A unit of measurement of the intensity (loudness) of sound. Sound level meters, which are employed or measure the intensity of sound, are calibrated in decibels.
(C) DETACHED STORAGE STRUCTURE. Detached storage structures shall include but not be limited to detached garages, sheds, playhouses, greenhouses, and other similar structures, but shall not include gazebos, pools, or other recreational facilities.
(D) DEVELOPER. Any person who undertakes development or certifies development on such person's behalf.
(E) DEVELOPMENT. Any activity, excavation or fill, alteration, removal of vegetation, subdivision, change in land use, or practice, undertaken by private or public entities that affects the discharge of stormwater; or any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials in flood plain, flood way, wetland, waters or buffer areas. The term DEVELOPMENT does not include maintenance.
(F) DISTILLERY. Any facility that produces distilled spirits from any source or substance; brews or makes mash, wort, or wash fit for distillation or for the production of distilled spirits; or by any process separates alcoholic spirits from any fermented substance.
(G) DISTRICT. A portion of the village within which on a uniform basis certain uses of land and buildings are permitted and certain uses of land and building are prohibited as set forth in this chapter, or within which certain yards and other open spaces are required or within which certain lot areas, dwelling sizes and density requirements are established or within which a combination of such aforesaid regulations are applied, including both base and overlay districts.
(H) DOMESTIC PET SERVICE. An establishment where clipping, bathing and other services, except that of a veterinary nature, are rendered to dogs, cats and domestic pets. No boarding shall be permitted.
(I) DONATION DROP BOX. A receptacle designed with a door, slot, or other opening that is intended to accept and store donated items, not including trailers where personnel are present to accept donations.
(J) DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS. An establishment or part thereof in which are provided facilities where serving or consuming commodities, or both, are intended to occur primarily in patrons' automobiles parked on the premises, or where commodities are purchased by customers waiting in automobiles for consumption off the premises.
(K) DRIVE THROUGH. A building opening, including windows, doors, or mechanical devices, through which occupants of a motor vehicle receive or obtain a product or service.
(L) DRIVEWAY. An unobstructed hard-surfaced area providing access to a parking pad, garage, dwelling, or other structure.
(M) DRIVEWAY APPROACH. The portion of a driveway located within a public right-of-way and regulated under Chapter 12 of the Village of Carol Stream Municipal Code.
(N) DRY CLEANER. An establishment or business maintained for the pickup and delivery of dry cleaning and/or laundry without the maintenance or operation of any laundry or dry-cleaning equipment or
machinery on the premises.
(O) DWELLING. A building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential purposes,
including single-unit, two-unit and multiple-unit dwellings, but not including mobile homes, or other trailers or lodging rooms in hotels, motels or lodging houses.
(P) DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms which are arranged, designed or used as living quarters for one family only. Individual bathrooms and complete single kitchen facilities, permanently installed to serve the entire family, shall always be included within each dwelling unit.
(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021)