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The following words and phrases, whenever used in the ordinances of the city of Anacortes, Washington, 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 and phrases:

A. “City” means the city of Anacortes, Washington, or the area within the territorial limits of the city of Anacortes, Washington and such territory outside of the city of Anacortes over which the city of Anacortes has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

B. “Council” means the city council of the city of Anacortes. “All its members” or “all councilmembers” means the total number of councilpersons holding office.

C. “County” means the county of Skagit.

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

E. “May” is permissive.

F. “Month” means a calendar month.

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

H. “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.”

I. “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 part of such land or building.

J. “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.

K. “Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidence of debt.

L. “Preceding” and “following” mean next before and next after, respectively.

M. “Property” includes real and personal property.

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

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. “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 opened to public use with such other public properties so designated in any law of this state.

“Street” and “highway,” as those words pertain to ordinances regulating and controlling the operation of motor vehicles, include all that area within the dedicated public right-of-way whether or not said area is improved and opened for the use of motor vehicles.

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

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

T. “Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 2992 § 1 (Att. A), 2016; Ord. 1855 § 1, 1981)