Unless otherwise specified, for the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "City" shall mean the City and County of San Francisco.
(b) "Department" shall mean the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
(c) "Director" shall mean the Director of Public Health or his or her designee.
(d) "Manager" shall mean the authorized agent for the Owner of a building, structure or property, who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of said building, structure or property.
(e) "Owner" shall mean any Person who possesses, has title to or an interest in, harbors or has control, custody or possession of any building, property, real estate, personality or chattel.
(f) "Person" shall mean and include corporations, estates, associations, partnerships and trusts, one or more individual human beings, any department, Board or Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, and any agencies or instrumentalities of the State of California or the United States to the extent allowable by law.
(g) "Prevailing Party" shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 1032, or any successor provisions., "Prevailing Party" shall include the City in actions where the City obtains an injunction under this Article or State law.
(h) "Responsible Party" shall include the Owner, Manager, tenant, or any Person having control over a property or who creates or allows or contributes to or fails to correct a condition that constitutes a nuisance as defined by this Article.
(Added by Ord. 125-01, File No. 010269, App. 6/15/2001; Ord. 299-10, File No. 101062, App. 12/3/2010)