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consideration for land areas - Developable acres,net: The
<br /> • Cost-benefit analysis: An required for road rights-of-way, area within the development
<br /> analytic method whereby the easements,and other 0 boundaries,not including areas
<br /> actual and hidden costs of a nonresidential uses. However,in for public or private streets,
<br /> proposed project are measured using gross area to compute c' driveways,or utility easements.
<br /> against the benefits to be allowable dwelling units,the
<br /> received from the project. overall area of the parcel shall be Developer's agreement: An
<br /> adjusted by subtracting the area ca agreement by a developer with
<br /> • Day care center: A place other of any sub parcel of unbuildable o,,, the city that clearly establishes
<br /> the developer responsibility
<br /> than an occupied dwelling that or submerged lands, In "•
<br /> provides for the care of children computing the maximum o regarding project phasing,the
<br /> or adults;or a large care home. allowable density for any parcel, provision of public and private
<br /> Those receiving care are not all any fractional dwelling count shall -( facilities,and improvements and
<br /> related to each other by blood or be equal to zero dwelling units. any other mutually agreed to
<br /> marriage and are not legal wardsterms and requirements.
<br /> or foster children of the attendant • Density,net: The numerical i,,
<br /> adults,and for which care a value obtained by dividing the kil • Development impact fees: A
<br /> payment,fee,or grant is made. total number of dwelling units in a tan fee or fees imposed upon a
<br /> Of those receiving care,only development by the area of the developer to pay for the costs to
<br /> dependents of a large care home actual tract of land(in acres) the city of providing services and
<br /> operator may reside on the site. upon which the dwelling units are infrastructure required in
<br /> proposed to be located and response to a new development.
<br /> • Decibel A-weighted(dBA): A including common open space
<br /> unit for describing the amplitude and associated recreational - • Development of regional
<br /> of sound as measured on a facilities within the area;the impact(DRI): Any development
<br /> sound level meter using the A- result being the number of that,because of its character,
<br /> weighting network. dwelling units per net residential magnitude,or location,would
<br /> acre of land. Net density have a substantial effect upon the
<br /> • Delicatessen: An establishment calculations exclude rights-of-way health,safety,or welfare of
<br /> where food is sold for of publicly dedicated streets and citizens of more than one county.
<br /> consumption off-premises and no private streets. The total number
<br /> counters or tables for on- of dwelling units divided by the • Development permit: A permit
<br /> premises consumption of food net project area. In determining signifying compliance with the
<br /> are provided,but excludes net density,all land area provisions of this ordinance as to
<br /> groceries and supermarkets. associated with and accessory to design, use,activity,height,
<br /> the dwelling unit,including private setbacks,density,site planning,
<br /> • Density: The number of dwelling- streets and driveways,off-street special use status,and/or
<br /> units situated on or to be parking facilities,and common planned unit development status.
<br /> developed on a net acre(or
<br /> smaller unit)of land,which shall
<br /> . be calculated by taking the total
<br /> open space and recreational
<br /> facilities,shall be included in the Development rights: The right
<br /> calculation. Net density to develop land by a land owner
<br /> gross acreage and subtracting calculations exclude rights-of-way • who maintains fee simple
<br /> surface water, undevelopable of publicly dedicated streets and ownership over the land or by a
<br /> lands(e.g.,wetlands)and the nonresidential structures,land party other than the owner who
<br /> area in rights-of-way for streets uses and accessory facilities. has obtained the rights to
<br /> and roads. develop. Such rights usually are
<br /> • Design review/design control: expressed in terms of density
<br /> • Density bonus: The granting of The comprehensive evaluation of allowed under existing zoning.
<br /> the allowance of additional a development and its impact on For example,one development
<br /> density in a development in neighboring properties and the right may equal one unit of
<br /> exchange for the provision by the community as a whole,from the housing or may'equal a specific
<br /> developer of other desirable standpoint of site and landscape number of square feet of gross
<br /> amenities from a public design,architecture,materials, floor area in one or more
<br /> perspective(e.g.,public open colors,lighting,and signs,in specified zone districts.
<br /> spaces,plazas,art,landscaping, accordance with a set of adopted
<br /> etc.). criteria and standards. Design • Diameter at breast height
<br /> control requires that certain (DBH): Diameter at breast
<br /> • Density,gross: The numerical specific things be done and that height,or the diameter in inches
<br /> value obtained by dividing the other things not be done. Design of a tree measured at four and
<br /> total number of dwelling units in a control language is most often one-half feet above the existing
<br /> development by the gross area of found within a zoning ordinance. grade.
<br /> the tract of land(in acres)within Design review usually refers to a
<br /> a development. This would system set up outside of the • Downzoning: A change in the
<br /> include all nonresidential land zoning ordinance,whereby zoning classification of land to a
<br /> uses and private streets of the projects are reviewed against classification permitting
<br /> development,as well as rights-of- certain standards and criteria by development that is less intensive
<br /> way of dedicated streets;the a specially established design or dense,such as from multi-
<br /> result being the number of review board or committee. family to single family or from
<br /> dwelling units per gross acre of commercial to industrial to
<br /> land: • Detention area: An area that is residential. A change in the
<br /> designed to capture specific opposite direction is called
<br /> • Density,maximum allowable: quantities of stormwater and to "upzoning."
<br /> The number of dwelling units gradually release the stormwater
<br /> allowed on a parcel of land based at a sufficiently slow rate to avert • Drainage: (1)Surface water
<br /> upon the gross,overall area of flooding. runoff;and(2)The removal of
<br /> the parcel without any surface water or groundwater
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