Chapter 1-04
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
1-04.020 Territorial limitation.
1-04.040 Gender, number, and tense.
1-04.060 Meaning of “section” and “subsection.”
1-04.090 References to ordinances—Application to amendments.
1-04.100 Statute of limitations.
1-04.010 Definitions.
As used in this code, unless a different meaning is apparent from the context or is specified elsewhere in the code, the definitions set forth below shall govern the construction of this code:
“Calendar year” means from January 1st to December 31st, inclusive, of any given year.
“City” means the city of Laguna Hills.
“City manager” means the appointed official of the city who occupies the position of chief administrative officer of the city.
“Council” means the city council of the city of Laguna Hills.
“Council member” means a person duly elected to the council.
“County” means the county of Orange.
“Fiscal year” means from July 1st of any given year to June 30th, inclusive, of the following year.
“Goods” means and include wares and merchandise.
“May” is permissive.
“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise specifically expressed.
“Oath” includes affirmation.
“Official time standard,” wherever named in this code, means standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in the city.
“Operate” means and includes carrying on, keeping, conducting, or maintaining.
“Owner” includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant, tenant in common, or joint tenant of the whole or a part of a building or parcel of land.
“Person” includes any person, firm, company, corporation, partnership, association, public corporation, any other entity, a city (except the city of Laguna Hills), the county of Orange, any district in the county of Orange, the state of California, or the United States of America, or any department, agency, or political subdivision of the above, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.
“Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debts.
“Police” means the agency which performs the appropriate law enforcement function for the city. “Police Chief,” “Chief of Police,” or “Chief of Police Services,” means the head of the agency or division which at the time involved has responsibility for performing the police function for, or within, the city.
“Property” includes real and personal property.
“Quarterly,” where used to designate a period of time, means the first three calendar months of any given year or succeeding period of three calendar months.
“Real property” includes land, tenements, and hereditament.
“Sale” includes any sale, exchange, barter, or offer for sale.
“Shall” is mandatory.
“State” means the state of California.
“Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, boulevards, alleys, courts, places, squares, 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 by any law of the state.
“Tenant or occupant” applied to a building or land, includes any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.
“Writing” includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means.
Words and phrases not defined in this code shall be construed according to the generally approved usage of the language, or, when appropriate, by reference to definitions contained in state or federal law. (Prior code § 1-01.130)
1-04.020 Territorial limitation.
This code shall govern only the omission or commission of acts within the territorial limits of the city of Laguna Hills and that territory outside of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of the Constitution, or any law, or by reason of ownership or control of property. (Prior code § 1-01.040)
1-04.030 Local signification.
Unless the context clearly indicates a different intent, all references in this code to places, acts, persons, or things and all else in relation to this code shall be construed to mean that the same are applicable to this city, whether the city is mentioned in each particular section or not. (Prior code § 1-01.050)
1-04.040 Gender, number, and tense.
Unless the context expressly indicates otherwise, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, and vice versa. The singular number shall include the plural, and the plural number shall include the singular. The present tense shall include the past and future tense, and the future tense shall include the present tense. (Prior code § 1-01.060)
1-04.050 Effect of headings.
The title, chapter, and section headings contained in this code shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of any title, chapter, or section of this code. (Prior code § 1-01.070)
1-04.060 Meaning of “section” and “subsection.
“Section” means a section of this code, unless some other source is specifically set forth. “Subsection” means a subsection of the section in which the term occurs, unless some other section is expressly set forth. (Prior code § 1-01.080)
1-04.070 Acts by deputies.
Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer or employee, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of such officer or employee or by a person otherwise duly authorized pursuant to law or ordinance, unless this code expressly provides otherwise. (Prior code § 1-01.090)
1-04.080 English language.
Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required or authorized by this code, such notice, report, statement, or record shall be made in writing in the English language, unless otherwise required by law. (Prior code § 1-01.100)
1-04.090 References to ordinances—Application to amendments.
Whenever any reference in this code is made to an ordinance, the reference shall apply to such ordinance of the city, unless this code expressly provides otherwise. Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or to any ordinances of this city, the reference shall apply to all amendments and additions thereto. (Prior code § 1-01.110)
1-04.100 Statute of limitations.
When a limitation or period of time prescribed in any existing ordinance or statute for acquiring a right or barring a remedy, or for any other purpose, has begun to run before this code goes into effect, the time which has already run shall be deemed a part of the time prescribed as such limitation. (Prior code § 1-01.120)