A. “City” and “town” each mean the City of Hood River, Oregon, or the area within the territorial limits of the City of Hood River, Oregon, and such territory outside of the City of Hood River over which the City of Hood River has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

B. “Council” means the six elected council members and the mayor of the City of Hood River. “All its members” or “all councilmen” means the total number of councilmen holding office, including the mayor.

C. “County” means the County of Hood River.

D. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the State of Oregon, the ordinances of the City of Hood River, and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

E. “May” is permissive.

F. “Month” means a calendar month

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

H. “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.”

I. “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.

J. “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.

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

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

M. “Property” means and includes real and personal property.

N. “Real property” means and includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

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

P. “State” means the State of Oregon.

Q. “Street” means and includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs or other public ways in the City of Hood River 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.

R. “Tenant” and “occupant,” applied to a building or land, mean and include any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

S. “Written” means and includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multi-graphed or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

T. “Year” means a calendar year.