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Ordinance 2010-004 Subd. 52 Drive-in business. Any business establishment offering to customers a service which is primarily or exclusively laid out, designed, equipped or operated so as to allow its customers to purchase and receive such service without having to enter the building and usually while remaining in their automobiles. By way of illustration, but without limitation, drive-in businesses include: drive-in banks, drive-in laundry or dry cleaning establishments, but do not include businesses where prepared commodities, such as prepared food, beverages or dairy products are sold. Grocery stores, confectionery stores, drugstores, or restaurants which offer "take home" food services as an incidental part of their business shall not be considered drive-in businesses. It is recognized that automobile service stations are drive-in businesses within the meaning of the foregoing general definition, but they are excluded from this definition as used herein since they are treated and defined separately in this Code. Subd. 53 Drive -up Window. A window or other opening at a business establishment that allows customers to purchase and/or receive a service or product without having to enter the building. Added December 3, 2008. Subd. 54 Dwelling. A building or portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family, two-family and multiple family uses, but not including hotels, motels, nursing homes, boarding or rooming houses, tents, seasonal cabins, or motor homes or travel trailers. Subd. 55 Dwelling, multiple. A dwelling containing three (3) or more attached dwelling units. Subd. 56 Dwelling, single-family. A dwelling that consists of one (1) dwelling unit. Subd. 57 Dwelling, two-family. A dwelling that consists of two (2) dwelling units. Subd. 58 Dwelling unit. A residential building or portion thereof intended for occupancy by one (1) family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating but not including hotels, motels, nursing homes, tents, seasonal cabins, boarding or rooming houses, motor homes or travel trailers. Subd. 59 Dwelling unit, attached. A dwelling unit which is joined to one (1) or more other dwelling units. Subd. 60 Dwelling unit, detached. A dwelling which is not joined to any other dwelling unit, and is located on a separate lot with the structure surrounded by open space and having a separate point of entry. Subd. 61 Earth -sheltered home. A dwelling constructed so that fifty (50) percent, or more, of the exterior surface of the completed building, excluding garages or other accessory buildings, is covered with or bears against earth.