Whenever the following words or terms are used in this Code, they shall have such meanings herein ascribed to them, unless the context makes such meaning repugnant thereto.
Other words and terms used in this Code, unless specifically defined by these definitions or elsewhere in this Code, shall have the meaning presented by the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as may be amended from time to time, for the same words and terms.
AGENT: A person acting on behalf of another with authority conferred, either expressly or by implication.
BOARD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, VILLAGE BOARD: Unless otherwise indicated, the President and Trustees of the Village of North Barrington.
CODE: The Village Code of the Village of North Barrington.
COMPUTATION OF TIME: The time within which any act provided by law is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is Saturday or Sunday or is a holiday as defined or fixed in any statute now or hereafter in force in this State, and then it shall also be excluded. If the day succeeding such Saturday, Sunday, or holiday is also a holiday or a Saturday or Sunday, then such succeeding day shall also be excluded.
CORPORATE AUTHORITIES: The President and Board of Trustees.
CORPORATE LIMITS OR VILLAGE LIMITS: The legal boundaries of the Village of North Barrington.
COUNTY: The County of Lake, State of Illinois.
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY: Whenever a provision appears requiring the head of a department or some other Village officer to do some act or perform some duty, it is to be construed to authorize the head of the department or other officer to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the required act or perform the duty unless the terms of the provision or section specify otherwise.
EMPLOYEES: Whenever reference is made in this Code to a Village employee by title only, this shall be construed as though followed by the words "of the Village of North Barrington".
FEE: A sum of money charged by the Village for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation or for the issuance of any permit or acceptance of an application for permit.
FISCAL YEAR: The "fiscal year" for the Village of North Barrington shall begin on May 1 and end on the April 30 of the following year.
GENDER: A word importing either the masculine or feminine gender only shall extend and be applied to the other gender and to persons, firms, partnerships and corporations.
JOINT AUTHORITY: All words giving a joint authority to three (3) or more persons or officers shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such persons or officers unless otherwise provided by ordinance or statute.
KNOWINGLY: The word "knowingly" imports only a knowledge that facts exist which brings the act or omission within the provisions of this Code. It does not require any knowledge of the unlawfulness of such act or omission.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement, the Village has contracted with the Lake County Sheriff's Department to enforce State Statutes and County and Village ordinances, including, but not limited to, traffic enforcement and criminal and civil enforcement.
LICENSE: The permission granted for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
MISDEMEANOR: Any offense deemed a violation of the provisions of this Code which is a lesser offense than a felony as defined by State law.
MONTH: A calendar month.
NEGLIGENT, NEGLECT, NEGLIGENCE AND NEGLIGENTLY: Imports a want of such attention to the nature or probable consequences of the act or omission as a prudent man ordinarily bestows in acting in his own concern.
NONTECHNICAL AND TECHNICAL WORDS: Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to such meaning.
NUISANCE: Anything offensive or obnoxious to the sensibilities of reasonable persons, or any act or activity creating a hazard which threatens the health and welfare of inhabitants of the Village, or any activity which by its perpetuation can reasonably be said to have a detrimental effect on the property of a person or persons within the community.
NUMBER: A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons and things as well as to one person and thing.
OATH: Shall be construed to include an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases, the words "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed".
OFFENSE: Any act forbidden by any provision of this Code or the omission of any act required by the provisions of this Code.
OFFICERS: Whenever reference is made in this Code to a Village officer by title only, this shall be construed as though followed by the words "of the Village of North Barrington".
OPERATOR: The person who is in charge of any operation, business or profession.
OWNER: As applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or lessee of the whole or of a part of such building or land.
PERSON: Any public or private corporation, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company, organization, government or any other group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person. The word "person" shall include the singular and the plural.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Shall include every description of money, goods, chattels, effects, evidence of rights in action and all written instruments by which any pecuniary obligation, right or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged or diminished and every right or interest therein.
REAL PROPERTY: Shall include lands, tenements and hereditaments.
RETAIL: Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things direct to the consumer.
RETAILER: Any person engaged in the sale at retail.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway or other property.
SIDEWALK: Any portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE: The State of Illinois.
STREET OR ROADWAY: Shall include streets, avenues, roads, boulevards, alleys, lanes, courts, viaducts, public ways, public squares, public places and sidewalks, and all areas between the property lines and dedicated, by common law or otherwise, to the public use.
TENANT OR OCCUPANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person holding possession of the building or land pursuant to a written or oral lease or who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, either alone or with others, excluding the owner of the premises.
TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES: Elected or appointed members of the Board of Trustees.
VILLAGE: The Village of North Barrington, County of Lake, State of Illinois.
WHOLESALER AND WHOLESALE DEALER: Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things to persons who purchase for the purpose of resale.
WILFULLY: When applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, implies simply a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. It does not require any intent to violate law, or to injure another, or to acquire an advantage.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING: May include printing and any other mode of representing words and letters, but when the written signature of any person is required by law to any official or public writing or bond, it shall be in the proper handwriting of such person, or in case such person is unable to write, by such person's proper mark. (Ord. 1317, 1-24-2018)