9120.4. - D.

A.

Damage, oak tree. "Damage" means any action undertaken which causes injury, death or disfigurement to an oak tree. This includes, but is not limited to, cutting, poisoning, overwatering, relocating or transplanting a protected tree, or trenching, excavating or paving within the protected zone of a tree.

B.

Day care for adults. "Day care for adults" means any state-licensed facility providing care or supervision on a less than twenty-four-hour per day basis for adults over eighteen (18) years of age.

C.

Day care for children, small family day care home. A "small family day care home" means a single-family residence which regularly provides care, protection and supervision of a maximum of eight (8) children in the provider's own residence, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the singlefamily residence, for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours a day, consistent with regulations issued by the State of California.

D.

Day care for children, large family day care home. A "large family day care home" means a single-family residence which regularly provides care, protection and supervision for seven (7) to fourteen (14) children, inclusive, in the provider's own residence including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the single-family residence, for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours a day, consistent with regulations issued by the State of California.

E.

Day nursery, children. "Day nursery, children" means any facility, institutional in character, providing nonresident day care and supervision for more than twelve (12) children under sixteen (16) years of age, as defined and licensed by the department of social welfare of the State of California. "Day nursery, children" includes all types of group day care programs including, but not limited to, day nurseries, nursery schools for children under the minimum age for admission to public schools, parent-cooperative nursery schools, play groups for preschool children, and programs giving afterschool care to school age children.

F.

Deadwood. "Deadwood" means limbs, branches or a portion of a tree that contains no green leaves during a period of the year when they should be present.

G.

Density bonus. "Density bonus" means a density increase of not less than ten (10) percent nor more than fifty (50) percent over the otherwise allowable residential density as provided in this article.

H.

Density, gross. "Gross density" means the total number of dwelling units permitted on an acre of land exclusive of all existing public streets and rights-of-way, but including all streets or rights-of-way to be developed.

I.

Density, net. "Net density" means the same as gross density except proposed streets and rights-of-way shall be excluded.

J.

Development. "Development" shall mean the activity of preparing land and constructing buildings or other facilities and improvements in order to establish a land use. Development also shall mean a lot or parcel of land with the completed buildings, facilities, and other improvements thereon.

K.

Director. "Director" means the director of planning and community development of the city or his duly authorized representative. "Director" also means the zoning administrator.

L.

Drainage course, natural. "Natural drainage course" means an area bounded peripherally by a water parting and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water.

M.

Drip line. "Drip line" means the imaginary line upon the ground traced by vertical lines extended to the ground from the furthest extensions of the canopy or leaf crown of a tree, so that the traced line continues around the circumference of the canopy.

N.

Driveway. "Driveway" means a vehicular passageway for the exclusive use of the occupants of a property and their guests.

O.

Duplex. "Duplex" means an attached permanent building containing two (2) dwelling units.

P.

Dwelling group. "Dwelling group" means one (1) or more buildings, not more than two (2) stories in height, containing dwelling units and arranged around two (2) or three (3) sides of a court which opens onto a

street, including single-family, duplex, and multiple-family dwellings.

Q.

Dwelling, multiple-family. "Dwelling, multiple-family" means a permanent building containing three (3) or more dwelling units. For the purposes of the accessory dwelling unit regulations in section 9283, "dwelling, multifamily" means a permanent building with two (2) or more dwelling units, including a duplex, but not including a single-family home with an ADU or JADU.

R.

Dwelling, single-family. "Single-family dwelling" means a permanent building containing one (1) dwelling unit.

S.

Dwelling unit. "Dwelling unit" means one (1) or more rooms and a single kitchen, designed for occupancy by one (1) family for living and sleeping purposes.

(Ord. No. 225, § 1, 4-14-93; Ord. No. 04-326, §§ 1, 2, 10-27-2004; Ord. No. 434, § 6, 1-10-2018; Ord. No. 21-456, § 3, 8-25-2021)