(A) The language set forth in the text of this Chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction:
(1) The singular number includes the plural number and the plural the singular.
(2) The word SHALL is mandatory; the word MAY is permissive.
(3) The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
(4) Words used in the present tense include the future.
(5) Words or phrases not defined shall be given their common and ordinary meaning unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(B) Whenever in this Chapter the following words and phrases are used, they shall, for the purposes of this Chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except when the context otherwise indicates.
ANTIQUE VEHICLE. A motor vehicle that is more than twenty-five (25) years of age or a bona fide replica thereof and which is driven on the highways only going to and returning from an antique auto show or an exhibition, or for servicing or demonstration, or a fire-fighting vehicle more than twenty (20) years old which is not used as fire-fighting equipment but is used only for the purpose of exhibition of demonstration.
INDIVIDUAL STORAGE SPACE. Within the self-service storage facility, any space rented or leased by a person for the purpose of storing personal property.
INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle, semi-trailer, trailer, or truck from which the engine, wheels, license plate or other parts have been removed, or on which the engine, wheels or other parts have been altered, damaged or otherwise impacted so that the vehicle is incapable of being legally driven or carried or of being driven or carried under its own motor power.
OCCUPANT or PATRON. A person, his sublessee, successor, or assigns, entitled to the use of the individual storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others.
ON-SITE RESIDENTIAL UNIT. A residential unit incorporated into the overall structure and design of the principal indoor storage building used exclusively by a self-service storage facility manager's household.
OWNER. The owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility, his agent, or any other person authorized by him to manage the
facility, or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, firm, association, company, corporation, or any combination of individuals or entities of whatever form or character.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Movable property not affixed to land, which includes but is not limited to goods, merchandise, motor vehicles, watercraft, and household items.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use; and not used commercially nor owned by a commercial business. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE shall include, but shall not be limited to, motor homes, mini motor homes, camping trailers, truck campers, van campers, and travel trailers.
RENTAL AGREEMENT. Any agreement or lease, written or oral, that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility.
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY. Any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to such for the purpose of storing and removing personal property. A SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY, as defined in this Section, is not a warehouse for the purpose of Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code. In the event an owner issues any warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored, the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code do not apply.
(Ord. 20-4233, passed 8-6-20)