The following words and phrases, whenever used in the ordinances of the city of Yucaipa, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:
“City” means the city of Yucaipa, county of San Bernardino, and such territory outside the city, over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.
“Council” means the city council of the city of Yucaipa. “All its members” or “all councilmembers” means the total number of councilmembers holding office.
“County” means the county of San Bernardino, California, or the area within the limits of San Bernardino County, and such territory outside of San Bernardino County over which the county has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.
“Fiscal year” means from July 1st of any given year through June 30th of the following year.
“Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statues of the state of California, the ordinances of the city of Yucaipa, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
“May” is permissive.
“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed.
“Must” and “shall” are each mandatory.
“Oath” includes an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words “swear” and “sworn” shall be equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.”
“Official time standard” means standard time or daylight savings time as may be in current use in the city.
“Owner” applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building of land.
“Person” includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club company, corporation, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.
“Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
“Police,” “police chief or “chief of police” means the agency which performs the appropriate law enforcement function for the city, and the head of the agency or division thereof which at the time involved has responsibility for performing the police function for, or within the city.
“Preceding” and “following” mean next before and next after, respectively.
“Property” includes real and personal property.
“Quarterly,” where used to designate a period of time, means the first three calendar months of any given year or any succeeding period of three calendar months.
“Real property” includes lands, tenements, and hereditaments.
“Sale” includes any sale, exchange, barter or offer for sale.
“Shall” is mandatory.
“Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.
“State” means the state of California.
“Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs or other public ways in this city which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.
“Tenant” or “occupant,” applied to a building or land, include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
“Written” includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.
“Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 156 §1, 1996)