Chapter 1.05
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
1.05.010 Definition and rules of construction.
1.05.040 Statutes or codes included and excluded.
1.05.010 Definition and rules of construction.
In the construction of the ordinances of this city, the following rules and definitions shall be observed and applied unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of these ordinances:
(1) General Rule. All words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common use and understanding of the language; the technical words and phrases and such other words and phrases as may have acquired a particular meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to such particular meaning.
(2) Gender – Singular and Plural. Unless otherwise indicated from the context of the ordinance, all words used in the singular shall include the plural and all words used in the masculine gender shall extend to and apply to the feminine gender.
(3) “Person” includes all individuals both male and female, any governmental agency, corporation, partnership, association, company, and every other form of organization whether formed voluntarily or involuntarily.
(4) Tenses. The use of any verb in the present tense shall include the future and past tense when applicable.
(5) “Highway” and “road” include public bridges, and may be equivalent to the words “county way,” “county road,” “common road,” and “state road.”
(6) “Street” includes alleys, lanes, courts, boulevards, public ways, public squares, public places, sidewalks, gutters and culverts, crosswalks, and intersections.
(7) “Business” includes any trade, profession, calling, activity, operation or enterprise for which a license is required by any ordinance of this city.
(8) “License” includes any certificate or license issued by this city.
(9) “Property” includes both real and personal property.
(10) “Owner” applied to a building or land shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or lessee of a whole or part of such building or land.
(11) “Tenant” or “occupant” applied to a building or land shall apply to any person who occupies all or any part of such building or land either alone or with others.
(12) Reasonable Time. In all cases where any ordinance requires that an act be done in a reasonable time or that reasonable notice be given, such reasonable time for such notice shall be deemed to mean such time as may be necessary for the expeditious performance of such duty or compliance with such notice.
(13) Time – How Computed. The time within which an act is to be done as provided in any ordinance or in any resolution or order of this city, when expressed in days, shall be determined by excluding the first day and including the last day, except if the last day be a Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, then the last day shall be the day next following such Saturday, Sunday or holiday which is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. When time is expressed in hours, Saturday, Sunday and all holidays shall be excluded.
(14) “Week” shall be construed to mean any seven-day period.
(15) Location. Whenever any act, conduct or offense is prohibited or required and no reference is made to location, unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the act, conduct, or offense prohibited or required shall be within the boundaries of this city.
(16) “Chief of police,” “city marshal,” “town marshal” or “marshal” as used in this code all have the same meaning and may be used interchangeably. For purposes of this code, these shall all mean and refer to the captain of the Salt Lake County sheriff’s department assigned to Riverton City.
(17) “Municipality” or “city” as used throughout this code means Riverton.
(18) “Governing body” as used throughout this code means the city council of this city.
(19) “Offense” means any act, action, or conduct prohibited by this code or the failure to perform any acts required in this code.
(20) “Officer” or “official” as used in this code mean any elected or appointed person employed by the city unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(21) “Recorder” means the individual appointed to act as the recorder of the city. [Amended during 2011 recodification. Code 1997 § 1-0-5.]
1.05.020 Captions.
The captions in this code immediately preceding each section are intended as mere captions to indicate the content of the section and shall not be deemed or taken to be part of the sections. [Code 1997 § 1-0-6.]
1.05.030 Severability.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this code are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this code shall be declared unconstitutional or without effect by any final judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment or decree shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this code. [Code 1997 § 1-0-7.]
1.05.040 Statutes or codes included and excluded.
Any reference or citation to any statute shall not be interpreted or construed to include, incorporate or make the citation or statute part of this code unless the provisions of this code specifically include, incorporate, or make the citation or statute part of this code by reference or incorporation, and any such reference or citation not specifically included or incorporated may be changed, amended or deleted without publication on an order of the city council. [Code 1997 § 1-0-9.]