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DENSITY. The number dwelling units per unit of land. In this ordinance, net density shall mean number of dwelling units per acre of contiguous buildable land. Gross density shall mean number of units per acre of the total subject property. DETACHED GARAGE. A one-story accessory building used or intended for the storage of driven passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles. DETACHED OUTDOOR LIVINGAREA. A flat surfaced seasonal outdoor room intended for casual human use which may be screened but may not have permanent structural walls or be covered by a permanent roof. DEVELOPMENT. The division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any use or extension of the use of land. DISTRICT. A section or sections of the City for which the regulations and provisions governing the use of buildings and lands are uniform for each class of use permitted therein. DOCK (BOAT LAUNCH). A structure accessory to the principal use of the property which extends into navigable waters and used for the launching, landing or mooring of watercraft. DORMITORY. A building used as group living quarters for a student body or religious order as an accessory use for a college, university, boarding school, orphanage, convent, monastery or other similar institutional use. DRAINAGE. The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means which include runoff controls to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development, the means for preserving the water supply and the prevention or alleviation of flooding. DRAINAGE SYSTEM. Any natural or artificial feature or structure used for the conveyance, drainage, or storage of surface and/or underground water, including, but not limited to, streams, rivers, creeks, ditches, channels, conduits, gullies, ravines, washes, lakes or ponds and structures such as culverts, drainage tile, dams, bridges and water storage basins. DRAINAGEWAY. Any natural or artificial watercourse, trench, ditch, swale or similar depression into which surface water flows. DRIVE -THROUGH FACILITIES. A physical facility that permits customers to receive services or obtain goods while remaining in their motor vehicles. Examples include but are not limited to bank and fast food restaurant drive -through facilities. DRIVEWAY. A private roadway providing access for motor vehicles to a parking space, garage, dwelling or other structures. DWELLING. A building or portion thereof which is used exclusively for human habitation. 17