“City” and “town” mean the city of Maywood Park, Oregon, or the area within the territorial limits of the city of Maywood Park, Oregon, and such territory outside the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

“County” means the county of Multnomah.

“Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the state of Oregon, and ordinances of the city of Maywood Park, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

May. May is permissive.

“Month” means a calendar month.

Must and Shall. “Must” and “shall” are each mandatory.

“Oath” means and 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.”

“Owner,” applied to a building or land, means and 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.

“Person” means and 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” means and includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

“Preceding” and “following” means next before and next after, respectively.

“Property” means and includes real and personal property.

“Real property” means and includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

“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 Oregon.

“Street” means and includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in the 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 the state.

“Tenant” and “occupant,” applied to a building or land, means and includes any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

“Written” means and includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

“Year” means a calendar year. [Ord. 2010-4 § 1.04.010, 2010.]