Day laborer is defined as any person who offers themselves to be hired as a laborer for a day, or some other temporary basis.

Decision maker is defined as the agency or official charged with rendering a formal decision on an application subject to Article 13. (Administration). For the purposes of Sec. 13B.11.1. (Environmental Review Procedures), see Sec. 13B.11.1.D.2. (Decision Maker).

Dedication of land is defined as a conveyance of land in fee simple or as an easement by its owner for public uses, reserving to themselves no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.15.B.8. (Demolition), demolition is defined as the removal of an entire structure or building. For the purposes of Div. 13B.8. (Historic Preservation), demolition is defined as the removal of more than 50 percent of the perimeter wall framing, the removal of more than 50 percent of the roof framing, or the substantial removal of the exterior of a facade in the Street-Visible Area.

Density bonus is defined as a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density under the applicable Zoning Code, and zoning designation, or Specific Plan, granted pursuant to Sec. 9.2.1. (Density Bonus).

Department is defined as the Department of City Planning, unless otherwise indicated. See City Charter, Sec. 550. (Powers and Duties of the Department).

The Department of Building and Safety is defined pursuant to Sec. 22.20. (The Department) of the LAAC.

Department of City Planning is defined pursuant to City Charter, Sec. 550. (Powers and Duties of the Department).

Designated historic resource is defined as a building, structure, object, landscaping element, or natural feature listed or designated as a historic resource, either individually, or as a contributor to a historic district, at the local, state, or national level, including but not limited to listing in the National Register of Historic Places or California Register of Historical Resources, or designation as a Historic-Cultural Monument or as an Historic Preservation Overlay Zone.

Destroyed is defined as damaged so as to not be habitable, or having lost 75 percent of replacement value, as determined by the Department of Building and Safety.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.4. (Detention Facility), detention facility is defined as any facility where persons are incarcerated, or otherwise involuntarily confined under the jurisdiction and custody of a governmental entity. Detention facilities include correctional facilities and penal institutions.

For the purposes of Sec. 13B.9.1. (Coastal Development Permit (Pre-Certification)), development is defined as: on land, in or under water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; change in the density or intensity of the use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivisions pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Sec. 66410. of the California Government Code), and any other division of land, including, but not limited to, parcel maps and private street divisions, lot splits, lot reconfigurations, and mergers, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting, and timber operations which are in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (commencing with Sec. 4511 of the California Public Resources Code). As used in this definition, "structure" includes, but is not limited to, any building, road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and distribution line.

For the purposes of Article 15. (Fees), development project is defined as any activity involving or requiring the issuance of a building permit that results in additional housing units, additional non-residential floor area, additional single-family residential floor area, or a change of use from non-residential to residential.

Digital display is defined as a sign face, building face, or any building or structural component that displays still images, scrolling images, moving images, or flashing images, including video and animation, through the use of grid lights, cathode ray projections, light emitting diode displays, plasma screens, liquid crystal displays, fiber optics, or other electronic media or technology that is either independent of, attached to, integrated into, or projected onto a building or structural component, and that may be changed remotely through electronic means.

Direct access is defined as the ability of a person to move to and from a facility or space, without necessitating travel through any intermediate space.

Director is defined as the Director of the Department of City Planning, or the Director’s designee. See Sec. 13A.1.6. (Director of Planning).

For the purposes of Sec. 13B.9.2. (Coastal Development Permit (Post-Certification)), disaster is defined as fire, flood, wind, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.3.A.1. (Distance), distance is defined as the amount of space between two points.

Pursuant to Sec. 2C.6.2. (District Boundary Height Transition), district boundary height transition is defined as a reduction in the maximum height of a building for a limited depth where abutting districts have substantially lower height allowances.

Division.

Divided-lite is defined as separate pieces of glass glazed between muntin bars.

Domestic use is defined as for use or consumption within the household that cultivates, manufactures, or generates a good. Domestic use includes goods gifted outside of the household provided there is no reciprocal or monetary exchange.

Drilling & Production site in the Los Angeles City oil field area is defined as locations within an oil drilling district in the Los Angeles City Oil Field Area upon which surface operations for the drilling, deepening or operation of a hole or well associated with an oil, gas, or hydrocarbon well, or any operation incident thereto, are subject to the conditions prescribed by written determination by the Zoning Administrator.

Drip line is defined as a line which may be drawn on the ground around a tree, directly under its outermost branch tips, and which identifies that location where rainwater tends to drip from the tree.

Drive aisle is defined as an access lane in a parking area that accommodates vehicle circulation and access to parking stalls. Drive aisle may accommodate one-way or two-way vehicle traffic, depending on the drive aisle width provided in accordance with Sec. 4C.4.3. (Parking Area Design).

Pursuant to Sec. 4C.2.2.C.3. (Drive-Through Facilities), a drive-through facility is defined a facility that provides goods or services to drivers in vehicles. Drive-through facilities include drive-through lanes consisting of queuing spaces.

See drive-through facilities.

A drive-through lane is defined as an automobile lane providing access to a service window through which goods or services are provided directly to drivers in vehicles.

A driveway is defined as a space along a roadway that is designed to accommodate vehicle access to a drive aisle on a lot. Driveways are formed by a sloping break or cut in the curb along the roadway to allow a vehicle to drive over the curb and into the lot.

Dwelling Unit.

Pursuant to Div. 3B.8. (Dual Frontages), apply frontage standards along special frontage lot lines, in addition to primary and side street lot lines, on lots where multiple frontage lot lines are prioritized for a prescribed set of design and activation standards.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.1. (Dwelling), a dwelling is defined as a housing accommodation serving as a primary residency or having an occupancy of greater than 30 consecutive days. A dwelling includes household dwelling unit, efficiency dwelling unit, and group dwelling.

A dwelling unit is defined as a habitable residential unit serving as a residency having an occupancy of greater than 30 days consecutively.

Pursuant to Sec. 6C.1.1. (Dwelling Units Per Lot), dwelling units per lot is defined as the maximum number of dwelling units allowed on a lot.