(A) As used in this code, unless a different meaning is apparent from the context or is specified elsewhere in the code.
CALENDAR YEAR. From January 1 through December 31 of any given year.
CITY. The City of Menifee.
CITY MANAGER. The appointed official of the city who occupies the position of chief administrative officer of the city.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Menifee.
COUNCIL MEMBER. A person duly elected to the Council.
COUNTY. The County of Riverside.
DAY. Calendar day unless specified otherwise.
FISCAL YEAR. From July 1 of any given year through June 30 of the following year.
GENDER. The masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders.
MONTH. A calendar month, unless otherwise specially expressed.
NUMBER. The singular number shall include the plural, and the plural number shall include the singular, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
OATH. Affirmation.
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD. Wherever certain hours are named in this code, they shall mean Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time as may be in current use in the city.
OPERATE. Carrying on, keeping, conducting or maintaining.
OWNER. Applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant, tenant in common or joint tenant of the whole or a part of the building or land.
PERSON. Any person, firm, company, corporation, partnership, association, public corporation, city (except the City of Menifee), the County of Riverside, any district in the County of Riverside, the State of California or the United States of America, or any department, agency or political subdivision of the above, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debts.
POLICE. The agency which performs the appropriate law enforcement function for the City. POLICE CHIEF, CHIEF OF POLICE or CHIEF OF POLICE SERVICES shall mean the head of the agency or division which at the time involved has responsibility for performing the police function for, or within, the city.
PROPERTY. Include real and personal property.
QUARTERLY. Where used to designate a period of time, shall mean the first three calendar months of any given year or succeeding period of three calendar months.
REAL PROPERTY. Includes land, tenements and hereditaments.
SALE. Any sale, exchange, barter or offer for sale.
SHALL. The act referred to is mandatory.
STATE. The State of California,
STREET. All streets, highways, avenues, boulevards, alleys, courts, places, squares or other public ways in the city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or other public property so designated in any state law.
TENANT or OCCUPANT. Applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or a part of the building or land, whether alone or with others.
TENSE. The present tense shall include the past and future tense, and the future tense shall include the present tense.
(B) Words and phrases not defined in this code shall be construed according to the approved usage of the language or, when appropriate, by reference to definitions contained in state or federal law.
(Ord. 2008-02, passed 10-1-2008)