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<br />https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=TITLE_1_GENERAL_PROVISIONS 14/48
<br />Dangerous dog means any dog that has:
<br />(a)Without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private
<br />property;
<br />(b)Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's property; or
<br />(c)Been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the dog is
<br />potentially dangerous, the dog aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or
<br />domestic animals.
<br />Day care center means any facility licensed by the state department of human services and operated
<br />for the purpose of providing care, protection, and guidance to 14 or more individuals during only part of
<br />a 24-hour day. The term "day care center" includes nursery schools, preschools, day care centers for
<br />individuals, and other similar uses, but excludes public and private educational facilities or any facility
<br />offering care to individuals for a full 24-hour period.
<br />Day spa means a safe, clean commercial establishment, which employs professional licensed
<br />therapists whose services include massage and body or facial treatments. Treatments may include
<br />body packs and wraps, exfoliation, cellulite and heat treatments, electrolysis, body toning, waxing,
<br />aromatherapy, cleansing facials, medical facials, nonsurgical face lifts, electrical toning, and
<br />electrolysis. Services may also include hydrotherapy and steam and sauna facilities, nutrition and
<br />weight management. No services or facilities may be offered or constructed that would include
<br />customer overnight stay.
<br />Deadman throttle (safety throttle) means a device which, when pressure is removed from the engine
<br />accelerator or throttle, causes the motor to be disengaged from the driving mechanism.
<br />Decibel means the unit of sound measured on the "A" weighing scale of a sound level meter, set on
<br />slow response, the weighing characteristics of which are specified in the Standards on Sound Level
<br />Meters of the USA Standards Institute.
<br />Deck means a horizontal, unenclosed platform with or without attached railings, seats, trellises, or other
<br />features, attached or functionally related to a principal use or site and at any point extending more than
<br />three feet above ground.
<br />Dedicated conservation easements means a non-possessory interest in real property imposing
<br />limitations on a parcel of land for the purposes of retaining and protecting natural or open space values
<br />of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or other open space uses,
<br />and protecting natural resources. A conservation easement must be granted to a qualified land trust
<br />and the city. At the city's discretion, the conservation easement may go to the city if a qualified land
<br />trust does not accept the easement.
<br />Depth of lot means the horizontal distance between the frontage right-of-way line and rear lot line. On a
<br />corner lot, the side with the largest frontage is its depth, and the side with the lesser frontage is its
<br />width.
<br />Depth of rear yard means the horizontal distance between the rear building line and the rear lot line.
<br />Design standards means the specifications to landowners or subdividers for the preparation of plats,
<br />both preliminary and final, indicating, among other things, the optimum, minimum, or maximum
<br />dimensions of the items as rights-of-way, blocks, easements, and lots.
<br />Designated recycling program means a program for the collection and recycling of recyclable materials
<br />which is instituted, sponsored, and controlled by the city and its contracted recycler.
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