A. The language set forth in the text of this article 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.
B. Whenever, in this article the following words and phrases have been used, they shall, for the purposes of this article, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this subsection, except when the context otherwise indicates:
CODE OFFICIAL: | The Community Development Director or his or her designee. |
CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION: | A limited approval of the premises for a period of up to six (6) months when a property cannot fully comply with all the applicable requirements of the City of Wood Dale due to special circumstances (e.g., weather conditions, unavailability of required materials or services, or other circumstances approved by the Code Official). |
MULTIPLE-FAMIL Y RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY: | Residential rental property with two (2) or more dwelling units. |
PREMISES: | A lot, plot or parcel of land including the interior and exterior of any structures thereon. |
PROPERTY AGENT: | A person, operator, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity designated in writing by the property owner to the Code Official to manage a residential rental property including the authority to receive notices or citations. |
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY: | Residential structures or individually titled dwelling units let or intended to be let for rent or lease, including single-family detached structures, and structures being used for short-term rentals, being defined as any rental period of less than thirty (30) days, or being used for any other similar sharing of residential accommodations for gain or profit. |
TENANT: | An occupant of residential rental property, regardless of the duration of such tenancy or whether there exists any written lease or similar documentation, including any individual(s) participating in a short-term rental, or any other similar sharing of residential accommodations for gain or profit. |
C. Words or phrases as used in this article and not defined in this section shall be defined as provided by the City of Wood Dale's current Property Maintenance Code, current Building Code, and current Unified Development Code. (Ord. O-07-001, 1-4-2007; amd. Ord. O-10-017, 10-21-2010; Ord. O-20-010, 4-16-2020; Ord. O-22-031, 11-17-2022)