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The following words and phrases, whenever used in the ordinances of the County of Pierce, Washington, shall be construed as defined in this Section unless a different meaning is specifically set forth in the ordinance in question:

A. "Council" means the County Council of the County of Pierce. "All its members" or "all Councilmen" means the total number of Councilmen holding office.

B. "County" means the County of Pierce.

C. "Law" denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the State of Washington, the ordinances of the County of Pierce, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

D. "May" is permissive.

E. "Month" means a calendar month.

F. "Must" and "shall" are each mandatory.

G. "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."

H. "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 or land.

I. "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.

J. "Personal property" includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

K. "Preceding" and "following" mean next before and next after, respectively.

L. "Property" includes real and personal property.

M. "Real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

N. "Road" includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, roads or other public ways in the County which have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of the State.

O. "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.

P. "State" means the State of Washington.

Q. "Tenant" and "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.

R. "Written" includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

S. "Year" means a calendar year.

(Ord. 85-66 § 1 (part), 1985; Prior Code § 1.04.010)