The following words and phrases, wherever used in the ordinances of the City of Canby, Oregon, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of the words or phrases:
City and Town each mean the City of Canby, Oregon, or the area within the corporate limits of the City of Canby, Oregon, and that territory outside of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.
City Administrator means the City Administrator of the city.
Council means the City Council of the city. “All its members” or “all councilors” means the total number of councilors holding office.
County means the County of Clackamas.
Law denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the State of Oregon, the ordinances of the City of Canby and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
May is permissive.
Month means a calendar month.
Must means the action referred to is mandatory.
Oath includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in these cases the words “swear” and “sworn” shall be equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.”
Owner, applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of the building or land.
Person includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.
Personal Property includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidence of debt.
Preceding and Following mean next before and next after, respectively.
Property includes real and personal property.
Real Property includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
Shall means the action referred to is mandatory.
Sidewalk means that portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
State means the State of Oregon.
Street includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or other public property so designated in any law of this state.
Tenant and Occupant, applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or a part of a building or land, whether alone or with others.
Written includes printed, typewritten mimeographed, multi-graphed or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.
Year means a calendar year.