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Mailed Notice: Either surface mail or e-mail, unless one is explicitly directed.

Major Local Street: Streets less than one mile in length that do not connect thoroughfares or major traffic generators that typically do not collect traffic from more than 250 dwelling units; or a loop street less than 2,500 feet in length.

Manufactured Home (Class A, B, C): A residential unit that is not constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the North Carolina State Building Code and is composed of one or more components, each of which was substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant designed to be transported to a site on its own chassis, and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. Within the text of this Ordinance, the term “manufactured home” shall only apply to Class A or B manufactured homes unless explicitly stated to include Class C manufactured homes. Class A and Class B are manufactured homes constructed after July 1, 1976 that meet or exceed the construction standards promulgated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of construction. Class C manufactured homes are manufactured homes that do not meet the definition of a Class A or Class B manufactured home. The term “manufactured home” does not include “recreational vehicles.”

Manufactured Home Park: A residential development under single ownership with sites for manufactured homes of Class A or B and various other facilities for the residents of the development.

Manufactured Home Park or Manufactured Home Subdivision: When used in reference to Sec. 8.4, Floodplain and Flood Damage Protection Standards, a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

Marina: A dock or basin providing securing moorings for boats and supplies, boat repair or other facilities.

Market Value: The building value, not including the land value and that of any accessory structures or other improvements on the lot. Market value can be established by independent certified appraisal; replacement cost depreciated for age of building and quality of construction (Actual Cash Value); or adjusted tax assessed values.

Marquee: A permanent canopy projecting over an entrance.

Mass Grading: The grading of four acres or more at one time to prepare one or more lot(s) for construction. The phasing or staged grading of a project resulting in less than four acres in any given phase or stage shall not exclude the project from this definition.

Massage Therapy Business: A business where all therapists maintain a valid license to practice massage therapy, as required pursuant to NCGS Chapter 90, Article 36, Massage and Bodywork Therapy Practice.

Mausoleum: A building with places for entombment of the dead above ground.

Mean Sea Level: The National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) as corrected in 1929, the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) as corrected in 1988 or other vertical control datum used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplain, to which Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) shown on a FIRM are referenced. Refer to each FIRM panel to determine datum used.

Microbrewery: A brewery that produces less than 15,000 US barrels (460,000 US gallons) per year.

Micro-distillery: A distillery that produces no more than 50,000 US gallons per year. Other typical names include, but are not limited to, “craft distillery,” “small batch distillery,” and “artisan distillery.”

Mining: The development or extraction of a mineral from its natural occurrences on affected land.

Mitigation (for wireless communications facilities): A modification to increase the height of an existing antenna support structure, or to improve the structural integrity of an existing support structure, or to replace or remove one or more antenna support structure(s) located in close proximity to a proposed new antenna support structure in order to encourage compliance with the Ordinance or improve aesthetics or functionality of the overall wireless network.

Mixed Use: A development that includes both residential and nonresidential uses as principal uses on the same development site. See paragraph 4.4.5 , Mixed Use, and paragraph 6.11.7, Mixed Use (MU).

Modular Unit or Modular House: A factory-fabricated, transportable building or dwelling in compliance with the North Carolina Building Code, that is designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with other units into a structure that will be a finished building on a permanent location on a permanent foundation. A modular unit shall not be considered a or manufactured home for the purpose of this Ordinance.

Monopine or Faux Tree: A type of freestanding, wireless communication facility that is designed to resemble a tree. The support structure is attached to a foundation and is designed to support itself without the use of guy wires or other stabilization devices.

Monopole: A style of wireless support structure (tower) for a freestanding, wireless communication facility that is composed of a single shaft usually composed of two or more hollow sections that are in turn attached to a foundation. This type of tower is designed to support itself without the use of guy wires or other stabilization devices, with a foundation that rests on or in the ground. Antennas and associated cables are not typically concealed within the shaft of the structure.

Monumental Building Type: In Design Districts, a structure with large setbacks from the sidewalk which become publicly accessible open area. The structure is utilized for a specific set of uses that primarily serve for public or private gathering or assembly.

Multifamily: A residential use consisting of at least three dwelling units. As described in Sec. 7.1, Housing Types, includes: townhouse; detached rowhouse; multiplex; or apartment.

Museums: Establishments for the display of art or historic or science objects.