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Decibel - A unit of measurement of the intensity of <br />sound. <br /> <br />Density - the number of dwelling units that may be <br />constructed per acre or per square feet of a zoning <br /> <br />lot <br /> <br />Detached Sinqle-family Dwellinq - A building containing <br />only one dwelling unit and entirely surrounded by yards <br />or other separation from other buildings or adjacent <br />lots. <br /> <br />Development Standard - Regulations which limit the size, <br />bulk or siting conditions of discrete types of <br />residential buildings located within any designated use <br />district. <br /> <br />Dormitory - Any premises providing group sleeping or <br />living accommodations for four (4> or more unrelated <br />persons associated with an educational institution. <br /> <br />Drive-in Restaurant - An establishment which offers or <br />sells beverages and food directly to consumers in parked <br />motor vehicles for consumption on the premises. <br /> <br />Dwellinq - A structure or portion thereof used <br />exclusively for residenial purposes. <br /> <br />Dwellinq Unit - One (1) or more rooms designed for use <br />as a single housekeeping unit to be occupied by one (1) <br />family for living purposes and having permanently <br />installed sanitary and cooking facilities within the <br />dwelling unit. <br /> <br />Elevator Apartments - An apartment building of more than <br />three (5) stories in height, with primary access to <br />units above the third floor level typically provided by <br />means of an elevator. <br /> <br />Family - An individual or married couple and/or the <br />children thereof and no more than two (2) other persons <br />related directly to the individual or married couple by <br />blood or marriage, or a group of not more than three (5) <br />persons living together in a dwelling unit as a single <br />housekeeping unit. <br /> <br />Family Day Care Home - A single family residence in <br />which family-like care is provided for four (4) children <br />or less, away from their own homes, for compensation or <br />otherwise, for any part of the twenty-four (24) hour <br />day. <br /> <br />Floor Area (Gross Floor Area) - The sum of the <br />horizontal surfaces of the several floors of a building <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />