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

B. “Code city” means that type of city operating under Title 35A of the Revised Code of Washington.

C. “Council” means the city council; “all its members” or “all councilmen” means the total number of councilmen holding office.

D. “County” means the county of King.

E. “Clerk” and “treasurer” means the duly appointed clerk/treasurer of the city.

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

G. “May” is permissive.

H. “Month” means a calendar month.

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

J. “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.”

K. “Ordinance” means a law of the city; provided that a temporary or special law, administrative action, order or directive may be in the form of a resolution.

L. “Owner,” applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, tenant by the entirety, or the whole or a part of such building or land.

M. “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.

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

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

P. “Property” includes real and personal property.

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

R. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.

S. “State” means the state of Washington.

T. “Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, boulevards, courts, places, squares, curbs, or other public ways in this 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 this state.

U. “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.

V. “Third class city” when referring to the city means noncharter code city.

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

X. “Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 387 § 1, 1980).