The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
(a) "Applicant" means any person who makes application for a permit.
(b) "Manager" means the Village Manager, or his authorized deputy, representative or inspector.
(c) "Emergency" means any unforeseen circumstance or occurrence, the existence of which constitutes a clear and immediate danger to persons or properties.
(d) "Municipal authority" means any body corporate and politic created pursuant to the laws of the state.
(e) "Municipality" means the Municipality of East Palestine, Ohio.
(f) "Permittee" means any person who has been issued a permit and has agreed to fulfill all the terms of this chapter.
(g) "Person" means and includes any natural person, partnership, firm, association, utility or corporation. Whenever used in any section prescribing and imposing a penalty, the term "person," as applied to associations, means the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.
(h) "Public utility company" means any company subject to the jurisdiction of and control by the Ohio Public Utility Commission.
(i) "Street" means and includes a public street, public easement, public right-of-way, public highway, public alley, public way or public road accepted or maintained by the municipality.
(Ord. 17-2016. Passed 10-10-16.)