For the purpose of this article, the following words or phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.
(a) “Owner” means:
(1) In the case of land, any person who is recorded on the tax records as owner of the land or,
(2) In the case of property other than the land, any person who is in lawful possession thereof.
(b) “Occupant” means:
(1) A person who is in physical possession of a property or,
(2) A person who has responsibility for and control over the condition of a property, the activities conducted on that property, and the persons allowed to enter that property.
(c) “Person” includes any individual, corporation, society, association, partnership or firm, and the successor or their heir, executor, administrators, or other legal representatives of a person.
(d) “Sidewalk” means that part of a highway especially adapted to the use of or ordinarily used by pedestrians and includes that part of the highway between the curb line (or the edge of the roadway where there is no curb line) and the adjacent property line, whether or not paved or improved.
(Passed 10-28-03.)