Adult establishment. An bookstore, adult motion picture theatre, adult mini motion picture theatre, or adult live entertainment business as defined in this section, or massage business as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(8). (Health massage/body work therapists licensed under Article VII, Chapter 6 of the City Code or pursuant to G.S.90-620 et seq. shall not be considered to be a massage business.) Adult live entertainment business. Any establishment or business which has as one of its principal business purposes the presentation of “adult live entertainment” for observation by patrons. “Adult live entertainment” means any performance of or involving the actual presence of real people exhibits “specified sexual activities”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(10), or “specified anatomical areas”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(11). Adult mini motion picture theatre. A commercial establishment with one or more mini motion picture booths” where: One of the principal business purposes is the presentation and viewing of still or motion pictures in the viewing booths that are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relation to “specified anatomical areas”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(10), or “specified sexual activities”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(11); or A substantial or significant portion of the stock of still or motion pictures available for viewing or that are actually viewed in the viewing booths are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to “specified anatomical areas”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(10), or “specified sexual activities”, as defined in G.S. (b) Any of the following shall be indicia that the business establishment has as one of its principal business purposes the presentation and viewing in viewing booths motion pictures which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to “specified sexual activities”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(10), or “specified anatomical areas”, as defined in G.S. 14-202.10(11) Restricted access to the business establishment or portions of the business establishment viewing booths are located by persons under
Marina, commercial. A commercial facility for 10 or more boats with wet or dry storage (or combination thereof), launching and mooring of boats, together with all accessory structures and uses. Marine railway. A line of track running from the shoreline into a body of water to provide a runway for a wheeled or other apparatus to lower a boat into the water. Massing, building. (Petition No. 2007-27, § 2.201, 04/16/07) The height, and depth of a structure. Mausoleum. A building containing above ground crypts or vaults for internments of deceased persons or animals. (Petition No. 2004-83, § 2.201, 11-15-04) Mean sea level. The National Geodetic Vertical (NGVD) of 1929, or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Mecklenburg County are referenced. Minor arterial (Class IV). (See Street, minor arterial (Class IV).) Minor residential access street. (See Street, minor residential access street.) Mixed-use development. A mixed use development consists of one or more mixed-use buildings or a combination of single and mixed use buildings in a pedestrian oriented environment. (Petition No. 2003-90 §2.201, 10/20/03), (Petition No. 2005-104 §2.201, 09/19/05) Mobile produce market A mobile vehicle (excluding passenger cars), or trailer, commercially licensed by a Department of Motor Vehicles, from which fruits and vegetables (fresh or commercially prepared and packaged) are sold, excluding alcoholic beverages. (Petition No. 2014-021 §2.201, 06-15-2015)
services. Areas for outdoor pet activities are permitted. (Petition No. 2010-044, § 2.201, 9/20/10) Pier. A structure designed to extend into or the water for use as a landing place for boats or as a promenade. (Petition No. 2002-23, § 2.201, 3/18/02) Pilot plant. (Also, see Prototype production plant.) A building or operation in which processes planned for use in production elsewhere can be tested, but not including the production of any goods on the premises primarily or customarily for sale or for use in production operations. Planned development. Land under unified control which is to be planned and developed as a whole, as a single development project, or a definitely programmed series of development operations or phases. A planned development includes principal and accessory structures, buildings and uses substantially related to the character and purpose of the planned development. In general, a planned development will be outlined in a conditional district plan, a zoning site plan, or a subdivision plan. (Petition No. 2006-169, § 2.201, 02/19/07) Planned multi-family development. A group of two or more attached, duplex, triplex, quadraplex, or multi-family buildings, or a single building of more than 12 units constructed on the same lot or parcel of land under single ownership, and planned and developed with a unified design of buildings and coordinated common open space and service areas in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 9 for the zoning district in which it is located. Planning Department. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission, including any duly appointed committee of that body provided for and authorized to act for the whole Planning Commission by the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement of July 2, 1984, as may be