HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1975-543ORDINANCE NO, 543
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CAALI-
FORNIA, PROVIDING FOP, THE DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE
GENERALLY TO.ORDINANCES OF.THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AND.PROVIDING FOR RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Or LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA:
Section 1. Definition. The following words and phrases
whenever used in the ordinances of the City of Lake Elsinore, Cali-
fornia, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from
the context a different meaning is intended or unless different
meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to
the use of such words or phrases:
(a) "City "means the City of Lake Elsinore, Calif-
ornia, or the area within the territorial limits of the City of
Lake Elsinore, California, and such territory outside of the City'
over which the City has ,jurisdiction or control by virtue of any
constitutional or statutoryprovision.
(b) "Computation of time" means the time within
which an act is to be done. It shall be computed by excluding
the first day and including the last day and if the last day be
Sunday or a Legal holiday, that day shall be excluded
(c) "Council" means the City council of the City
of Lace Elsinore, California. "All its members" or "ail council -
men" mean the total number of councilmen provided by the general
laws of the State of California.
(d) "County" means the County of Riverside,
California.
(e) "Law" denotes applicable federal law, the
constitution and statutes of the State of California, the ordi-
nances of the City of Lake Elsinore, and when appropriate, any and
all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.
( f) "May" is permissive.
(g) "Month" means a calendar month.
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(t) "Tenant" and "occupant," applied to a building
or land, includes any person who occupies whole or a part of such
building or land, whether alone or with others.
(u) Title of Office; Use of the title of any
officer, employee, department, board or commission means that officer,
employee, department, board or commission of the City of Lake
Elsinore.
(v) "Written" includes printed, typewritten,
mimeographed or- multigraphed.
(w) "Year" means a calendar year..
(x) All wards and phrases shall be construed and
understood according to the common and approved usage; of the language;
but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired
a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law shall be construed and
understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.
(y) When an act is required by ;an ordinance the
same being such that it may be done as well by an agent as by the
�._ principal, such requirement shall be construed as-to-include all
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such acts performed by an authorized agent.
Section 2. Grammatical interpretation. The following
grammatical rules shall apply in the ordinances of the City of Lake
Elsinore, California;
(a) Gender. Designation in the form of any gender
includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.
(b) Singular and plural. The singular number
includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
(c) Tenses. Words used in the present tense include
the past and the future tenses and vice versa, unless manifestly
inapplicable,
(d) Use of Words and Phrases. Words and phrases'
net specifically defined shall be construed according to the context
and approved .usage of the language.
Section 3. Prohibited acts include causing, permitting,
etc. Whenever in the ordinances of the City of Lake Elsinore, any
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