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

B. “Council” means the City Council of the City of Moses Lake. “All its members” or “all Councilmen” means the total number of Councilmen holding office.

C. “County” means the County of Grant.

D. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the State of Washington, the ordinances of the City, 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” includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

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

M. “Property” includes real and personal property.

N. ”Public Works” and “Public Works Department” shall mean and include “Municipal Services” and “Municipal Services Department.”

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

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

Q. “State” means the State of Washington.

R. “Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, 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 so designated in any law of the state.

S. “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.

T. Title of Office. Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board, or commission means that officer, employee, department, board, or commission of the City.

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

V. “Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 3031, 8/8/23; Ord. 820, 1977)