For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases beginning with the letters “Da” through “Dg,” shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section:
| Term | Definition |
| Dance hall, public | A place, enclosed or unenclosed, building or that portion of a building that is used for public dances where the public is invited or allowed and where a monetary contribution, donation, or fee is made or paid. |
| Dance studio | Any school of dancing or any place where dancing of any type of style shall be taught. (Does not include any establishment distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.”) |
| Day care (use category) | Uses that provide care, protection and supervision for children or adults on a regular basis away from their primary residence for less than 24 hours per day. Examples include the following uses:
• Adult day care center; • Child care center; • Group day care home; • Family day care home. |
| Debris | The remains of something broken down or destroyed. |
| Deciduous | A plant with foliage that is shed annually. |
| Decision-making body | The entity that is authorized to finally approve or deny an application or permit required under this chapter. |
| Dedication | The transfer of property interests from private to public ownership for a public purpose. The transfer may be of fee-simple interest or of a less than fee interest, including an easement. |
| Designated marijuana consumption establishment | A location where a licensee that is licensed as a designated marijuana consumption establishment under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), and as a designated consumption establishment under Chapter 20, Article VI, of this Code, operates a commercial entity that allows adults 21 years of age and older to consume marijuana products at a commercial location designated by the state operating license. |
| Developer | The legal or beneficial owner or the representative thereof, of a lot or parcel of any land proposed for inclusion in a development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase. The developer performs all functions necessary to obtain land control and financing to construct or rehabilitate a property and expects to assume all the risks and rewards upon completion of the project. |
| Development | The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any buildings; any use or change in use of any buildings or land; any extension of any use of land or any clearing, grading, excavation or other movement of land, for which permission may be required pursuant to this chapter. |
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2021-9 (JCC 2/16/2021, Passed 3/16/2021, Approved 3/17/2021, Published 3/26/2021, Effective 4/3/2021).
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases beginning with the letters “Dh” through “Dz,” shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section:
| Term | Definition |
| Dish antenna | An antenna consisting of a radiation element that transmits or receives signals generated as electrical light, or sound energy supported by a structure that may or may not provide a reflective component to the radiating dish, usually in a circular shape with a parabolic curve design constructed of a solid or open mesh surface. |
| Dormitory | A building used as group living quarters for a student body or religious order as an accessory use to a college, university, boarding school, convent, monastery, or similar institutional use. |
| Driveway | That portion of the zoning lot that has been so designated, designed and improved as to afford a suitable means and a direct route for vehicular access to the private parking garage or to a rear yard parking area. Semicircular driveways are addressed in Section 50-14-286(5) of this Code. |
| Drug-free zone | An area that is within 1,000 radial feet of a zoning lot of a:
• Child care center, as defined in Section 50-16-152 of this Code; • Educational institution, as defined in Section 50-16-191 of this Code; • Library, as defined in Section 50-16-283 of this Code; • Outdoor recreation facility, as defined in Section 50-16-324 of this Code, other than parkways and parklots; • School, as defined in Section 50-16-381 of this Code; • Youth activity center as defined in Section 50-16-462 of this Code; or • Public housing as defined in 42 USC § 1437a(b)(1). |
| Dwelling | Any building, or part thereof, that is designed for or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more persons, either continuously, permanently, temporarily, or transiently. |
| Dwelling unit | A building, or part thereof, that is designed and used for residential occupancy by a single “family” and that includes exclusive sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation facilities. |
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2021-9 (JCC 2/16/2021, Passed 3/16/2021, Approved 3/17/2021, Published 3/26/2021, Effective 4/3/2021).