§ 10.04 Definitions and rules of inter pretation.

   (A)   In the construction of this code and of all ordinances of the town, the following definitions and rules of construction shall be observed, unless they are inconsistent with the intent of the council or the context clearly requires otherwise:

      (1)   The expressions "this code" or "this code of ordinances" shall mean the Hamden Code as adopted by this ordinance, and as hereinafter modified by amendment, revision and by the adoption of new titles, chapters or sections.

      (2)   The nouns "city", "town", "this town", "the town", "village", "municipal corporation" or "municipality" when used in this code shall denote the Town of Hamden irrespective of its population or legal classification.

      (3)   Words denoting the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders.

      (4)   Words in the singular shall include the plural, and words in the plural shall include the singular.

      (5)   The word "person" and its derivatives and the word "whoever" shall include a natural person, firm, partnership or a corporate body or any body of persons corporate or incorporate.

      (6)   Whenever used in any clause prescribing and imposing a penalty, the term "person" or "whoever" as applied to any unincorporated entity, shall mean the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.

      (7)   A general term following a specific enumeration of terms is not to be limited to the class enumerated unless expressly so limited.

      (8)   Either conjunction "and", "or" shall include the other as if written "and/or."

      (9)   The word "month" shall mean a calendar month.

      (10)   The word "council" shall mean the legislative council of Hamden, Connecticut.

      (11)   The word "property" shall include real and personal property.

      (12)   "Personal property" includes every species of property except real property.

      (13)   "Real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and shall embrace all chattels real.

      (14)   The word "owner" applied to a building or land shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant of the whole or a part of the building or land, either alone or with others.

      (15)   Except as provided in the traffic code, the word "street" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, and the word "sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines of the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.

      (16)   Whenever the word "shall" appears in this code it shall be considered mandatory and not directory, except as otherwise provided.

      (17)   "This state" when used in this code shall mean the State of Connecticut.

      (18)   When the abbreviation "Conn. Gen. Stat." appears it shall mean Connecticut General Statutes.

§ 10.05 Rule of severability.

   Each chapter, section or, whenever divisible, part section of this code of ordinances is declared to be severable, and the invalidity of any chapter, section or divisible part section, shall not be construed to affect the validity of any other chapter, section or part section of this code.

§ 10.06 Reference to other sections.

   Whenever in one section reference is made to another section hereof, the reference shall extend and apply to the section referred to as subsequently amended, revised, recodified or renumbered unless the subject matter be changed or materially altered by the amendment or revision.

§ 10.07 Reference to offices.

   Reference to a public office or officer shall be deemed to apply to any office, officer, or employee of the Town of Hamden exercising the powers, duties or functions contemplated in the provision, irrespective of any transfer of functions or change in the official title of the functionary.

§ 10.08 Errors and omissions.

   If a manifest error be discovered consisting of the misspelling of any word, the omission of any word necessary to express the intention of the provisions affected, the use of a word to which no meaning can be attached, or the use of a word when another word was clearly intended to express such intent, such spelling shall be corrected and such word supplied, omitted or substituted as will conform with the manifest intention, and the provision shall have the same effect as though the correct word was contained in the text as originally published. No such alteration shall be made or permitted if any question exists regarding the nature or extent of the error.

§ 10.11 Ordinances repealed.

   This code, from and after its effective date, shall contain all of the provisions of a general nature pertaining to the subjects herein enumerated and embraced. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated by this code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this code of ordinances,

§ 10.12 Ordinances unaffected.

   All ordinances of a temporary or special nature and all other ordinances pertaining to subjects not enumerated and embraced in this code of ordinances, shall remain in full force and effect unless herein repealed expressly or by necessary implication.