“Marijuana.”
All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. “Marijuana” also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from marijuana, and any product containing marijuana. “Marijuana” shall be construed to include, but not be limited to, “cannabis” as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 19300.5(f) as may be amended from time to time. “Marijuana” does not include:
1. 
Industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5 of the California Health and Safety Code; or
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The weight of any other ingredient combined with marijuana to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other product.
(Ord. 341 § 1, 2016; Ord. 354 § 1, 2017; Ord. 341 § 2, 2016; Ord. 354 § 2, 2017)
“Mechanical Play Device” or “Electronic Play Device” (referred to generally herein as “devices”).
Any machine, device or apparatus whether mechanically or electronically operated, including pool and billiard tables, the operation of which is made possible by the deposit or placement of any coin, slug, disk, card, key or any other article or device, into any slot, crevice, or opening, or by the payment of any fee or consideration for its use or operation, and which involves the manipulation of hand levers, electronic releases or other buttons or levers in the conduct of the game. “Mechanical rocking horses” or other simulated animals or vehicles upon which young children are seated or which are ridden are not “mechanical play devices” or “electronic play devices” for the purposes of this section.
(Ord. 142 § 2 (B), 1995)
“Menagerie.”
A private collection of three or more wild, exotic, or dangerous animals which are raised, bred, trained, and/or maintained without any public display or exhibition on the site.
“Mined Lands.”
Mined lands include the surface, subsurface, and groundwater of an area where surface mining operations will be, are being, or have been conducted. This includes private ways and roads appurtenant to any such land excavations, workings, mining waste, and areas where structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property which result from, or are used in, surface mining operations are located.
“Minerals.”
The term minerals refers to any naturally occurring chemical element or compound or groups of elements and compounds, formed from inorganic processes and organic substances. These include, but are not limited to, coal, peat, and bituminous rock, and exclude geothermal resources, natural gas, and petroleum.
“Mining Waste.”
Includes the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property directly resulting from, or displaced by, surface mining operations.
“Minor Subdivision Plot Plan.”
A Minor Subdivision Plot Plan is any application plot plan requesting the subdivision of any parcel or parcels of land shown as a unit or contiguous units under one or a common ownership, and which is proposed for subdivision for the purpose of sale, lease, financing, or other conveyance, including gift, either immediate or in the future, into two, three or four lots, parts or parcels and a remainder parcel. For the purposes of this definition, a Minor Subdivision Plot Plan shall also mean a Tentative Parcel Map.
“Motel.”
A building or group of two or more detached, semi-detached, or attached buildings containing guest rooms for compensation on a daily basis, where each guest room contains a food preparation area (kitchenette). Included are lodging establishments designated as cabins, motor courts, and similar designations.
(Ord. 210 § 33, 2001; Ord. 345 § 5, 2016)
“Motor Vehicle Dismantling Facility.”
A motor vehicle dismantling facility is any premises used for the dismantling or wrecking of vehicles required to be registered under the Vehicle Code of the State of California. Activities may include the buying, selling, or dealing in such vehicles, their integral parts, or component materials thereof, and the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, wrecked, or inoperative vehicles.
“Mudslide.”
The term mudslide refers to the flow of mud and debris in a downslope direction due to slope failure, caused by poor structural and water retention properties of the soil. Mudslides are generally experienced after heavy precipitation, fast snowpack melt, an earthquake, or any combination thereof.