(A) Scope. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this chapter.
(1) Board of Appeals. The Planning and Zoning Commission of the city is hereby named as the Board of Appeals.
(2) Code Official. The official who is charged with the administration and enforcement of this code or any duly authorized representative.
(3) Reasonable cause. Cause substantiated by documented complaint, evidence that is in public view or discovery by Code Official or designees during the course of their regular duties.
(B) Interchangeability. Words stated in the present tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
(C) Terms defined in other codes. Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the city’s Minnesota Code, the Minnesota Code, the state’s Building Code, the state’s Existing Building Code, the state’s Fire Code, the state’s Fuel Gas Code, the state’s Mechanical Code, the state’s Plumbing Code, the state’s Residential Code, the state’s Zoning Code or NFPA 70, the terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as stated in those codes.
(D) Terms not defined. Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section, the terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies.
(E) Parts. Whenever the words “dwelling unit”, “dwelling”, “premises”, “building”, “rooming house”, “rooming unit”, “housekeeping unit” or “story” are stated in this code, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words “or any part thereof”.
(Adopted 10-11-2016)