The following words and phrases, when used in the context of this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Citing official" means any officer or employee authorized by the city manager to issue citations, and subject to Section 1.08.030 of this code.
(b) "City manager" means the city manager of the City of La Mirada, or the city manager's designee.
(c) "Legal interest" means any ownership interest of any person in real property as evidenced by title or ownership documents or instruments which have been recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office or which are on file with, or in possession of, any other governmental entity. "Legal interest" shall also include the property interest of lessees or tenants of real property, as well as all sublessors thereof.
(d) "Person" means any natural person, business, organization, corporation or other entity.
(e) "Responsible person" means any natural person, business, organization, corporation, or Other entity determined by a citing official to be responsible for causing, maintaining, permitting, or allowing a violation of this code. "Responsible person" includes but is not limited to any person, business, organization, corporation, or other entity having an ownership or possessory interest in property, or any agent thereof with actual or apparent authority, possession, or control of property, as well as any other person, business, organization, corporation or other entity that creates, permits, or allows a violation of this code to occur or be maintained. (Ord. 629, § 2, 2009).