Dairy. Means a farming operation for the production of milk in commercial quantities and which is required to be regularly inspected by the State Department of Agriculture or its cooperating agencies; and includes the raising of the natural increase to the dairy herd but does not include the feeding and fattening of livestock for slaughter in conjunction therewith.
DeMinimis. Means lacking significance or importance: so minor as to merit disregard.
Debris Flow. Means a mass of rock fragments, soil, and mud which, when wet, moves in a flow-like fashion. Debris flows will follow a confined channel, but may alter course if present on an alluvial/debris fan surface.
Decibel (dB). Means a unit of measure used to express intensity of noise.
Density. Means the number of dwelling units or sleeping rooms per acre of land.
Depth. Means, when measuring an inside lot, the distance from the front lot line and rear lot line as measured from the center line; or when measuring a corner lot, means the horizontal distance between opposite boundaries of the lot when measured along the lot’s centerline.
Destination Oriented Development. Means a building or group(s) of buildings with facilities to accommodate the needs of residents, visitors, or tourists with large portions of the site devoted to recreational opportunities.
Detached. Means freestanding with open space on all four sides.
Developer. Means any person or organization that develops, or intends to develop or sell property for the purpose of future development subject to the provisions of this Code., or other Land Use Ordinances.
Development Activity. Means any of the following:
1. Any man-made change to improved or unimproved lands, including but not limited to buildings or structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations;
2. Any construction, reconstruction, or expansion of a building, structure, or use;
3. Any change in the use of a building or structure;
4. Any change in the use of land that creates additional demand and need for public facilities or services;
5. The act of subdividing; or
6. The act, process or result of developing.
Development Agreement. Means a written agreement or amendment to a written agreement between a municipality and one or more parties that regulates or controls the use or development of a specific area of land.
Development Review Committee (DRC). Means an informal committee or group of Town staff or Town consultants whose responsibility is to review all development requests, process all development applications, and make recommendations with respect to development applications to the Planning Commission, Town Council, applicants, and Mayor. The DRC’s membership includes the Town Mayor, Town Engineer, Planning Department, Town Fire Chief, Town Building Official, Town Attorney, and any other person or agent that the Town Mayor deems appropriate to function as a member of the committee.
Development Site. Means the perimeters and total area of a tract, lot, or parcel of land intended to be used for a development activity.
Development Standards. Means established regulations concerning lot areas, yard setbacks, building height, lot coverage, open space and any other special regulations deemed necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Ordinance or other Land Use Ordinances.
Device. “Device” means a mechanism that is intended to produce, or that actually produces, noise when operated or handled.
Dog Kennels/Sanctuary. Means premises where four (4) or more dogs older than four (4) months are kept for commercial boarding, breeding or sale.
Double Access. Means driveway access on public streets from the front and the rear. This definition does not apply to corner lots.
Driveway, Shared. Means a private roadway that is owned and maintained by one or more than one property owner and provides direct vehicular access between a public or private roadway and a parking area, garage, or other structure to serve more than one dwelling or on more than one lot or parcel.
Driveway, Single. Means a private roadway that is owned and maintained by one property owner and provides direct vehicular access between a public or private roadway and a parking space, garage, dwelling, or other structure on a single lot or parcel.
Dry Cleaner. Means an establishment which launders or dry cleans articles dropped off on the premises directly by the customer; or where articles are dropped off, sorted, and picked up, but where laundering or cleaning is done elsewhere.
Dwelling. Means a structure designed for and occupied by one (1) family, including provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. This definition does not include hotels, apartment hotels, boarding houses, rooming houses, and tourist courts.
Dwelling, Above Commercial. Means a building which contains dwellings located above the ground floor of a commercial, office, or retail use.
Dwelling, Caretakers. Means a dwelling which is occupied by an individual or family whose function it is to operate, manage, or protect a business, or industry.
Dwelling, Farm Caretaker. Means a manufactured home, one-family dwelling, or unit of a duplex or multiple-family dwelling having not more than 4 dwelling units, which is associated with a farm, and where the chief source of income comes from the farm unit.
Dwelling, Multi-Family. Means a building or buildings sharing common walls or common interior floors and containing three or more dwellings.
Dwelling, Primary. Means a single family dwelling that is detached and is occupied as the primary residence of the owner of record.
Dwelling, Single Family. Means a residential dwelling not attached to any other dwelling; on a single lot that is arranged for, designed for, and occupied by not more than one family (as defined herein); and containing at least one bathroom, at least one kitchen, and living and sleeping facilities.
Dwelling, Two-Family. Means a single residential building under a continuous roof, the structure containing only two dwellings sharing common interior walls or common interior floors.
Dynamic Braking Device. Means a device used primarily on trucks for the conversion of the engine from an internal combustion engine to an air compressor for the purposes of braking without the use of wheel brakes, commonly referred to as “Jacob’s Brake” or “Jake Brake.”
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