Zoning Dictionary

Letter: D

Dancing

To move the body, especially the feet, in rhythm, ordinarily to music.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Dangerous Trades

A use which is likely to create danger to health or danger from fire or explosion which, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include storage or manufacture of acids, benzene, burning fluid, coal oil, dualine, dynamite, gas, gunpowder, naphtha, nitro-glycerine, petroleum, petroleum products, rock oil, or water oil.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Data Processing Centre

A building or part of a building used for the input, processing and printing of computerized data.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Data Storage Centre

Premises used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems, which may  include redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls and security devices.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Day Care Centre

Premises that receives more than five children who are not of common parentage, primarily for the purpose of providing temporary care, or guidance, or both temporary care and guidance, for a continuous period not exceeding twenty-four hours where the children are under eighteen years of age in the case of a day nursery for children […]

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Day Care Centre, Occasional

A day care center in which day care, either alone or in combination with parental care, is provided or offered only on a casual basis, but does not include premises in which day care is provided only in emergency circumstances.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Day Nursery or Kindergarten

An establishment providing care and maintenance of 10 or more children separated from their parents or guardian during part of the day between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. except a public school or elementary school having a similar curriculum and at least four grades, including kindergarten.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Daylighting Triangle

An area free of buildings or structures and which area is to be determined by measuring from the point of intersection of street lines on a corner lot or the intersection of a street line and railway right-of-way, the distance required by this By-law along each such street line or railway right-of-way and joining such […]

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Dead Wood Removal

The alteration or removal of dead trees, dead wood and dead vegetation provided that it does not involve the trimming, alteration or partial or complete removal of any other live protected trees or vegetation and is carried out in accordance with the currently accepted arboricultural practice.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

Decarbonise

To remove or reduce the potential carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere from a process or structure.

To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a subscription.


Read More

This website uses cookies

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.