§ 1.04.020. Definitions.

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this code, are defined as follows:

A.

"City" means the city of Morro Bay.

B.

"City clerk" means the city clerk of the city of Morro Bay.

C.

"Council" means the city council of the city of Morro Bay.

D.

"County" means the county of San Luis Obispo.

E.

"Goods" includes wares or merchandise.

F.

"Oath" includes affirmation.

G.

Office. The use of the title of any officer, employee, office or official means such officer, employee, office or official of the city of Morro Bay.

H.

"Operate" includes carry on, keep, conduct or maintain.

I.

"Owner" applied to a building or land, includes any part-owner, joint owner, tenant, tenant in common, joint tenant, of the whole or a part of such building or land.

J.

"Person" as used in this code or in any ordinance or code adopted hereby, includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company or corporation, and any municipal, political or governmental corporation, district, body or agency, other than the city of Morro Bay.

K.

"Sale" includes any sale, exchange, barter or offer for sale.

L.

Shall and May. "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.

M.

"State" is the state of California.

N.

"Street" includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, sidewalks, parkways, curbs, 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 as designated in any law of the state.

O.

"Tenant" or "occupant" applied to a building or land includes any person who occupies the whole or part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

(Ord. 41 § 1, 1966; Ord. 6 § 1 (part), 1964: prior code §§ 1312 — 1326)