11.02.050 “M.”
“Manufactured home, type A” means a manufactured home constructed after June 15, 1976, in accordance with state and federal requirements for manufactured homes, which meets the following conditions, as allowed under RCW 35A.21.312 and 35.63.160:
A. Is comprised of at least two fully enclosed parallel sections each of not less than 12 feet wide by 36 feet long;
B. Was originally constructed with and now has a composition or wood shake or shingle, coated metal, or similar roof of nominal 3:12 pitch;
C. Has exterior siding similar in appearance to siding materials commonly used on conventional site-built International Residential Code single-family residences;
D. Is a “new manufactured home” as defined in RCW 35.63.160, meaning any manufactured home required to be titled under RCW Title 46, which has not been previously titled to a retail purchaser, and is not a “used mobile home” as defined in RCW 82.45.032(2);
E. Is set upon a permanent foundation, as specified by the manufacturer, and that the space from the bottom of the home to the ground be enclosed by concrete or an approved concrete product which can be either load-bearing or decorative;
F. Complies with all local design standards applicable to all other homes within the neighborhood in which the manufactured home is to be located;
G. Is thermally equivalent to the State Energy Code; and
H. This section does not override any legally recorded covenants or deed restrictions of record.
“Manufactured home, type B” as defined under WAC 296-150M-0020, “manufactured home,” means a single-family dwelling unit built according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national, preemptive building code.
“Manufacturing, distribution, storage and warehousing” means activities associated with the development, testing, fabrication and distribution of products.
“Micro-housing” or “micro-apartments,” for the purposes of BMC Title 12, means small, individually leased studio apartments containing bathrooms and efficiency kitchens, clustered with several other such apartments around shared kitchens, located within a multifamily or mixed-use development. Each individual apartment will be considered a dwelling unit for purposes of parking requirements.
“Mixed-use development” means an integrated development where more than one type of land use (e.g., residential, retail, office, and other nonresidential) is located in a single or multiple buildings on a single or multiple parcel(s), or building(s).
“Mobile home,” as defined under WAC 296-150M-0020, means a factory-built dwelling built prior to June 15, 1976, to standards other than the HUD Code, and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into the state.
“Mobile home park” means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile and/or manufactured home pads or lots for rent only and having a Mobile Home Park Overlay as defined in Chapter 12.04 BMC.
“Mobile/manufactured home park or subdivision” means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile and/or manufactured home pads or lots for rent or sale. This definition includes “mobile home parks.”
“Modular home” or “modular housing,” as defined by WAC 296-150F-0020, “factory built housing,” means housing designed for human occupancy such as a single-family dwelling. The structure of any room is entirely or substantially prefabricated or assembled at a place other than a building site. It may also include a component. Modular housing does not include manufactured or mobile homes. (See RCW 43.22.450(3).)
“Modulation” means a measured and proportioned inflexion or setback in a building’s face.
“Monitoring” means the collection and analysis of data by various methods for the purposes of understanding and documenting changes in systems and features, and including gathering baseline data, evaluation of the impacts of development proposals on the biological, hydrologic and geologic or other elements of such systems, and assessing the performance of required mitigation elements.
“Moorage” means a place to tie up or anchor a boat or vessel.
“Motel” means a building or group of buildings on the same lot containing dwelling units consisting of individual sleeping quarters detached or in connected rows or stories, with or without cooking facilities for rental to travelers.
“Multiple-building complex” means a group of structures housing at least one retail business, office, commercial venture, or independent and separate department of a business which shares the same lot, access and/or parking facilities or coordinated plan.
“Multiple-tenant building” means a single structure housing more than one retail, office, or commercial business.
“Mural” means a picture painted directly on a building or its appurtenances. (Ord. 2360 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2353 § 5, 2021; Ord. 1957 § 1 (Exh. B), 2006; Ord. 1946 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1691 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1628 § 1, 1996).