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∙ Lowest floor. The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor. (added 05/05/10) ∙ Manufactured home. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that the term includes any structure which meets all the requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under this Code and Minnesota State Statutes as amended from time to time. The term "manufactured home" does not include the term "recreational vehicle." (revised 05/05/10) ∙ Manufacturing and processing. All uses which include the compounding, processing, packaging, treatment, or assembly of products and materials. Generally, these are industries dependent upon raw materials refined elsewhere. These uses include, but are not limited to: fabrication of wood, metal, and plastic products; assembly of electronic components, equipment, and appliances; processing of chemicals, plastics, food products, and nonalcoholic beverages; manufacturing of clothing and textile products; distribution centers, lumber yards, printing and binding shops, machine shops, sheet metal shops, sign shops, contractor's shops and storage yards. ∙ Class I: Above uses without exterior storage. ∙ Class II: Above uses with permitted exterior storage. ∙ Metes and bounds. A method of property description utilizing directions and distances commencing from and terminating at an easily identifiable point. ∙ Microbrewery. A facility that manufactures and distributes intoxicating malt liquor or wine in total quantity not to exceed 250,000 barrels a year. A microbrewery may have space dedicated as a taproom to distribute on-sale and off-sale alcohol in compliance with MN state statute 340A.301, subd. 6b. (added 10/29/12) ∙ Microdistillery. A facility that manufactures and distributes premium, distilled spirits in total quantity not to exceed 40,000 proof gallons in a calendar year. (added 10/29/12) ∙ Mineral extraction. The use of land for surface or subsurface removal of sand, gravel, rock, industrial minerals, and other nonmetallic minerals not regulated under Minn. Stat. Chapts. 93.44 - 93.51; or Successor Statutes. Mineral extraction does not include grading and excavating as defined in this Chapter. (added 7/14/10) ∙ Mobile home. A manufactured home designed, constructed, and equipped for use as a single-family dwelling, which has a width of less than twenty (20) feet over more than twenty-five (25) percent of its length; or which is not placed on a permanent foundation complying with the requirements of the state building code or which is not continuous and solid for the entire perimeter of the structure.