Chapter 1.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

1.04.010    Definitions.

1.04.020    Titles of officers and agencies.

1.04.030    Interpretation of language.

1.04.040    Grammatical interpretation.

1.04.050    Acts by agents.

1.04.060    Prohibited acts include causing and permitting.

1.04.070    Computation of time.

1.04.080    Construction.

1.04.090    Repeal shall not revive ordinances.

1.04.010 Definitions.

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this code or in ordinances or regulations of the Town, 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 or phrases:

A.    "City" and "Town" each mean the Town of Woodway, Washington, or the area within the territorial limits of the Town of Woodway, Washington, and such territory outside the Town over which the Town has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

B.    "Code enforcement officer" means any Town employee or official designated by ordinance or by the Mayor to enforce the provisions of the code or a section or sections of the code, and may include, but is not limited to, the Town Administrator, the Town’s Building Official, Public Works Director or law enforcement officers.

C.    "Council" means the Town Council of the Town of Woodway. "All its members" or "all Councilmembers" means the total number of Councilmembers holding office.

D.    "County" means Snohomish County.

E.    "Director" shall have a meaning as defined in individual chapters of this code. The authority provided in those chapters shall also be granted to the Mayor and Town Administrator.

F.    "Hearing Examiner" means the Hearing Examiner of the Town of Woodway as created by Chapter 2.56 of this code.

G.    "Law" denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the state of Washington, the ordinances of the Town of Woodway, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

H.    "Legal holiday(s)" as recognized by the Town of Woodway are:

1.    The first day of January, commonly called New Year’s Day;

2.    The third Monday of January, celebrated as the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr.;

3.    The third Monday of February, to be known as Presidents’ Day and celebrated as the anniversary of the births of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington;

4.    The last Monday of May, commonly known as Memorial Day;

5.    The nineteenth day of June, to be known as Juneteenth;

6.    The fourth day of July, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence;

7.    The first Monday in September, to be known as Labor Day;

8.    The eleventh day of November, to be known as Veterans’ Day;

9.    The fourth Thursday in November, to be known as Thanksgiving Day;

10.    The Friday immediately following the fourth Thursday in November, to be known as Native American Heritage Day;

11.    The twenty-fourth day of December, commonly called Christmas Eve; and

12.    The twenty-fifth day of December, commonly called Christmas Day.

If a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the Town will observe the holiday the Friday before. If a legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the Town will observe the holiday the Monday after.

I.    "May" is permissive.

J.    "Month" means a calendar month.

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

L.    "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."

M.    "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.

N.    "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.

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

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

Q.    "Property" includes real and personal property.

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

S.    "Sidewalk" or "walkway" means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of or commonly used by pedestrians.

T.    "State" means the state of Washington.

U.    "Street" includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this Town that have been or may hereafter be dedicated and open to the public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of this state.

V.    "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.

W.    "Written" includes printed, typewritten, emailed, or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

X.    "Year" means a calendar year. (Ord. 22-635 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 20-611 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020: Ord. 19-609 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019: Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017: Ord. 196 § 1, 1987)

1.04.020 Titles of officers and agencies.

Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board, or commission, means that officer, employee, department, board, or commission of the Town.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 2, 1987)

1.04.030 Interpretation of language.

All words and phrases shall be construed 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.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 3, 1987)

1.04.040 Grammatical interpretation.

The following grammatical rules shall apply in the ordinances of the Town, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended:

A.    Gender.  Each 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.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 4, 1987)

1.04.050 Acts by agents.

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 to include all such acts performed by an authorized agent.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 5, 1987)

1.04.060 Prohibited acts include causing and permitting.

Whenever in the ordinances of the Town, any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, allowing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering or concealing the fact of such act or omission.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 6, 1987)

1.04.070 Computation of time.

Except when otherwise provided, the time within which an act is required to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, in which case it shall also be excluded.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 01-412 § 1 (Exh. 1 (part)), 2001; Ord. 196 § 7, 1987)

1.04.080 Construction.

The provisions of the ordinances of the Town, and all proceedings under them, are to be construed with a view to effect their objects and to promote justice.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 8, 1987)

1.04.090 Repeal shall not revive ordinances.

The repeal of an ordinance shall not repeal the repealing clause of an ordinance or revive any ordinance that has been repealed thereby.  (Ord. 17-578 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017:  Ord. 196 § 9, 1987)