Definitions as used in this Charter:
(a) And means and, and the word “or” means or, in whatever context the words are used.
(b) Charter means a set of written procedures or instructions which establishes required guidelines for the City Commission when conducting municipal services for the City of Pembroke Pines.
(c) Charter Review Board means an established panel of residents who are domicile in the City of Pembroke Pines and who exercise the right to review and make recommendations as necessary to the City Commission with regards to procedures as outlined in the Charter.
(d) Chief of Fire Department or Fire Chief means the officer in command of the City Fire Department.
(e) Chief of Police means the officer in command of the City Police Department.
(f) City Clerk means the City Clerk of the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida.
(g) City Commission or Commission means the City Commission or Acting City Commission of the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida.
(h) City Manager means the person or entity selected to serve either by the Commission, or as necessary, by the City Manager, in his or her absence to perform the duties as outlined in the Charter for the position of City Manager.
(i) Domicile means the place at which a person is physically present and that the person regards as home; or the permanent home to which a person intends to return and remain even if they may reside elsewhere. Incidents of a domicile shall include, but not be limited to, the place where a person is registered to vote.
(j) Finance Director means the Director of Finance of the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida.
(k) Four-fifths (4/5ths) vote of Commission, wherever indicated, the necessity of a four-fifths (4/5ths) vote of Commission means that four (4) members of the Commission must vote in the affirmative.
(l) Highway is a public way embracing a right-of- way, street, easement, boulevard, road, avenue, lane, alley, parkway, court, terrace and place and may embrace sidewalks if the Commission so prescribes.
(m) Local improvement is an improvement defined by this Charter and made under the provisions thereof.
(n) Main sanitary sewer is a conduit on, above, or under the surface of the ground into which the sewage from a sanitary sewer or system of sanitary sewers flows or is pumped to be conducted to a place of disposal.
(o) Masculine gender extends to and includes the feminine and neuter gender and vice versa.
(p) Municipal general election means the City Election held on the second Tuesday of March in every even numbered year.
(q) Municipality means the municipality of the City of Pembroke Pines as established by this Charter, unless otherwise indicated.
(r) Ordinance means an official, legislative action of the City Commission, which action is a regulation of a general and permanent nature and enforceable as a local law.
(s) Person includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations and all other groups or combinations.
(t) Property owner means the owner or holder of any right, title or interest in or to real property, either legal or equitable, within the City limits.
(u) Reside means to dwell permanently and continuously for 180 days in the City of Pembroke Pines unless otherwise specified; manifesting a genuineness of intent establishing an on-going physical presence at one location together with indicia that his or her presence is something more than merely temporary or transitory.
(v) Resolution means an expression of the City Commission on matters of official concern, opinion, or administration, of a temporary character, or a provision for the disposition of a particular item of the administrative business of the governing body.
(w) Sanitary sewer is an underground conduit or system of conduits for the passage of sewage and may embrace pumping stations and outlets where deemed necessary, manholes, lampholes, flush tanks and other necessary appurtenances.
(x) Sanitary sewer connection is a conduit constructed for the purpose of conducting sewage from
buildings or other structures to a sanitary sewer or main sanitary sewer and shall embrace that part of the sanitary sewer connection lying within the street, highway, alley, avenue, easement, right-of-way, park, parkway, court, terrace, place, road or way upon or within which the sanitary sewer or main sanitary sewer is constructed.
(y) Sewer includes both sanitary and storm sewers unless a contrary intention is shown.
(z) Shall denotes an imperative or mandatory obligation.
(aa) Sidewalk is a path for pedestrians along a highway.
(bb) Singular includes the plural and vice versa.
(cc) Storm sewer is a conduit or system of conduits either open or closed above or below ground for the passage of storm water, and may embrace a pumping station and outlet where deemed necessary, and may also embrace the building or culverts over, under, or enclosing of streams where necessary or advisable to carry off storm water and also the building of manholes, catch basins and other structures necessary to the proper operation of the sewer.
(Adopted by electorate, 3-13-84; Amendment adopted by electorate, 11-6-84; Amendment adopted by electorate 3-10-92; Amendment adopted by electorate 9-1-98; Amendment adopted by electorate, 11-7-06; Amendment adopted by electorate, 11-6-12)