Whenever the following words or terms are used in this code, they shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them, unless the context makes such meaning repugnant thereto:
AGENT: A person acting on behalf of another with authority conferred, either expressly or by implication.
BOARD OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Unless otherwise indicated, the village board of trustees of the village of San Jose.
CODE: This code of the village of San Jose.
COUNTY/COUNTIES: The county/counties of Mason and/or Logan, state of Illinois.
FEE: A sum of money charged for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
IN THE VILLAGE OR WITHIN THE VILLAGE: All territory over which the village now has or shall hereafter acquire jurisdiction for the exercise of its police powers or other regulatory powers.
LICENSE: The permission granted for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
MAYOR: The duly elected president of the board of trustees of the village of San Jose.
MUNICIPAL AND FISCAL YEAR: The municipal year and the fiscal year of the village shall commence on May 1 of each year and end on April 30 of the following year.
NUISANCE: Anything offensive 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.
OCCUPANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or any part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
OFFENSE: Any act forbidden by any provision of this code, or the omission of any act required by the provisions of this code.
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, and 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, organization, government or any other group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Includes every species of property except "real property" as defined in this section.
PRECEDING; FOLLOWING: Next before or next after, respectively.
PROPERTY: Shall include real and personal property.
REAL PROPERTY: Shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and shall embrace all chattels real.
RETAILER: Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of goods, merchandise, articles or things direct to the consumer.
RIGHT OF WAY: The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway or other property.
SIDEWALK: The portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians.
STATE: The state of Illinois.
STREET: The entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.
TENANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or any part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
VILLAGE: The village of San Jose, counties of Mason and Logan, 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.
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 on 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. (1982 Code § 1-3-2; amd. 2016 Code)