The following definitions and rules of construction shall be observed, unless inconsistent with the intent of the Council or the context clearly requires otherwise.
CITY. Forest Grove, Oregon.
CODE. The Code of Forest Grove, Oregon.
COMPUTATION OF TIME. The time within which an act is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day falls upon a legal holiday as defined in O.R.S. 187.010 and 187.020 or on Saturday, in which case the last day is also excluded.
COUNCIL. Council of the city.
COUNTY. Washington County, Oregon.
DAY. The period of time between any midnight and the midnight following.
DAYS. A calendar day, except when WORKING DAYS is used.
DAYTIME. The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
DEPARTMENT, BOARD, COMMISSION, OFFICE, OFFICER, or EMPLOYEE. A department, board, commission, office, officer, or employee of the city.
GENDER. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
MANAGER. The City Manager.
MINOR. A person under the age of 18 years, unless otherwise stated.
MONTH. A calendar month, except where otherwise provided.
NIGHTTIME. The period of time between sunset and sunrise.
NUMBER. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
OFFICIAL TIME. Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean the standard of time as set out in O.R.S. 187.110.
OR; AND. OR may be read AND, and AND may be read OR, if the sense requires it.
O.R.S. Oregon Revised Statutes.
OWNER. A fee title owner, part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant, or tenant by the entirety of the whole or of a part of the building or land, or vendee in possession under a land sale contract.
PEACE OFFICER. A member of the State Police, a sheriff, constable, marshal, or municipal police officer or other municipal officer or employee charged with the responsibility of enforcing municipal ordinances.
PERSON. An individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership or joint stock company, joint venture, club, company, business trust, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any kind, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Every species of property, except real property as herein defined.
PROCESS. A writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature.
PROPERTY. Both real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY. Lands, tenements, and fixtures to land.
RECORDER. The City Recorder.
SHALL, MUST, and MAY. SHALL and MUST are mandatory, and MAY is permissive.
SINGULAR, PLURAL. The singular number may include the plural, and the plural number the singular.
STATE. The State of Oregon.
TENANT or OCCUPANT. A person holding a written or an oral lease of, or who occupies, the whole or a part of the building or land, either alone or with others.
TENSES. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future includes the present.
TO. TO means TO AND INCLUDING when used in reference to a series of sections of this code or when reference is made to Oregon Revised Statutes.
WEEK. Seven consecutive days.
WORKING DAYS. The days the city is officially open for business: Monday through Friday, excluding official holidays.
WRITING. Includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in WRITING in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.
YEAR. A calendar year, except where otherwise provided.
(Prior Code, § 1.010) (Ord. 1995-13, passed 11-13-1995)