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"Mall" means a shopping center in which stores front on both sides of a pedestrian way and which may be either open or enclosed.
"Manufacture" means to assemble, fabricate, compound, process, treat, or manufacture.
"Market-rate unit" means a dwelling unit which is not an affordable unit or an inclusionary unit.
"Marquee" means any hood, canopy, awning, or permanent construction which projects from a wall of a building.
Master Plan. See "General plan."
Massage Parlor. See "Adult business or entertainment enterprise."
"Maximum residential density" means the maximum number of dwelling units permitted by the zoning ordinance and community development element of the general plan or, if a range of density is permitted, means the maximum allowable density for the specific zoning range and community development element of the general plan applicable to the project. Where the density allowed under the zoning ordinance is inconsistent with the density allowed under the community development element of the general plan, the general plan density shall prevail. The maximum allowable density is based on the date an application for a housing development is deemed complete. This definition is used to calculate a density bonus pursuant to this article.
"Mezzanine" means a partial story between two full stories of structure.
"Mini-mart" means a retail establishment that provides a limited volume of goods and intended to provide quick service.
"Mini-warehouse" means a facility designed and operated for the storage of goods in individual compartments or rooms, which are available for use by the general public on a rental or lease basis.
"Mobile home" means a structure designed to be used without a permanent foundation for single-family detached residential use that has been manufactured pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
"Mobile home space" means a plot of ground within a mobile home park or subdivision designed to accommodate one mobile home.
"Mobile home park or subdivision" means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile home lots for sale or rent.
"Moderate income household" shall have the same meaning as provided in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093.
"Modification" means a minor deviation in the requirements of the property development standards (but not permitted uses), as granted by the city in accordance with the procedures set forth in this title when it is determined that the strict enforcement of development standards will cause undue hardship.
"Moratorium" means the legally authorized stay or temporary prohibition on new construction or development.
Motel. See "Hotel."
"Mulch" means shredded or chipped wood from tree branches, tree trunks, uncontaminated wood products, or lumber. This material is often mixed with leaves and grass clippings for optimal effect.
"Multi-family attached dwelling" is a building containing two or more dwelling units and typically two or three stories in height. Examples of multiple-family attached dwellings include apartments, condominiums and multiple-family dwellings.
"Multiple-tenant site or center" means a commercial or industrial development consisting of two or more separate businesses that share either the same parcel or structure and use common access and parking facilities.
"Mural" means a picture painted or otherwise permanently applied directly to an exterior surface of a structure that does not contain any commercial message — either in graphic or written form — related to a business, product, or service.
(Ord. 575 §2, 2003; Ord. 544 §1(part), 2000).
(Ord. No. 656, § 10 (Exh. G), 11-19-2013)