The following words and phrases whenever used in the ordinances of the City shall be construed as defined in this Section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:
CITY: The City of Orting, Washington, or the area within the territorial limits of the City of Orting, Washington, and such territory outside of the City over which the City has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.
COMPUTATION OF TIME: The time within which an act is to be done. It shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day; and if the last day be Sunday or a legal holiday, the day shall be excluded.
COUNCIL: The City Council of the City of Orting, Washington. "All its members" or "all Councilpersons" means the total number of Councilmembers provided by the general laws of the State of Washington.
COUNTY: The County of Pierce.
LAW: Denotes applicable Federal law, the constitution and statutes of the State of Washington, the ordinances of the City of Orting, and when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
MAY: Permissive.
MONTH: A calendar month.
MUST AND SHALL: Each is mandatory.
OATH: Includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words "swear" and "sworn" are equivalent to the words "affirm" and "affirmed".
ORDINANCE: A law of the City; provided, that a temporary or special law, administrative action, order or directive, may be in the form of a resolution.
OWNER: Applied to a building or land includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.
PERSON: A natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING: Next before and next after, respectively.
PROPERTY: Includes real and personal property:
REAL PROPERTY: Includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
SIDEWALK: That portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE: The State of Washington.
STREET: Includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this City which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this State.
TENANT AND OCCUPANT: Applied to a building or land, includes any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
TITLE OF OFFICE: Use of the title of any officer, employee, board or commission means that officer, employee, department, board or commission of the City.
WRITTEN: Includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed or multigraphed.
YEAR: A calendar year. (1973 Code § 1.04.010)