DATE OF DECISION: The date on which final action occurs and from which the appeal period is calculated.
DAYCARE CENTER: An establishment licensed by the state, used to provide adult or child care services during part of the twenty four (24) hour day in a facility. See also definition of Family Daycare in this chapter.
DEDICATION: The deliberate appropriation of land or rights in land by its owner for any general and public use, reserving to himself or herself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public use to which the property has been devoted. The intention to dedicate shall be evidenced by the owner by the presentment for filing of a final plat or short plat showing the dedication thereon; and the acceptance by the public shall be evidenced by the approval of such plat for filing by the city.
DENSITY: The number of permitted dwelling units allowed on each acre of land or fraction thereof.
DESIGN STANDARDS: Dimensional and other quantitative standards, including, but not limited to, lot sizes and dimensions, setbacks, building placement and other standards used by the city to control physical development.
DETACHED: A type of building or dwelling unit surrounded on all sides by open space and not connected to other buildings or structures except for permitted accessory structures.
DEVELOPER: See definition of Applicant in this chapter.
DEVELOPMENT CODE: This code, this title and titles 12 and 15 of this code.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Shall mean and refer to those standards for development of real property as set forth in the development code.
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT: A food and beverage establishment that contains an outside service window and/or provision for food service to occupants of automobiles parked on the premises.
DRIVING SURFACE: That portion of a street intended for vehicular travel or parking.
DUPLEX: A building with two (2) attached dwelling units with a common separation wall or floor.
DWELLING UNIT: A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping facilities for one family. Dwelling unit does not include recreation vehicles or mobile homes. (See also definitions of Multi-Family Dwelling and Family in this chapter.) (Ord. 792, 7-29-2004; amd. Ord. 889, 9-8-2010; Ord. 2021-1073, 3-10-2021; Ord. 2021-1086, 10-27-2021)