§ 1-2. Definitions.

For the purpose of this revision, and in the interpretation and application of all other ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted, except as the context may otherwise require:

"City" shall mean the City of Novato in the County of Marin and State of California.

"City council" or "council" shall mean the mayor and council of the city.

"Clerk" or "city clerk" shall mean the municipal clerk duly appointed pursuant to law.

"County" shall mean the County of Marin.

"Department" shall mean an organizational unit of the government established or designated by ordinance or this revision as a department, together with any agency or instrumentality of the government assigned to such organizational unit by the city council.

"Laws" shall mean laws of the State of California.

"Licensed" shall mean licensed in accordance with the appropriate section or chapter of this revision.

"Month" shall mean a calendar month unless otherwise specifically provided.

"Ordinance" shall mean any act of local legislation heretofore or hereafter adopted, and including this revision, so long as it is adopted by the procedure required for the adoption of an ordinance and so long as it remains in force and effect pursuant to law.

"Person" shall mean any individual, natural persons, partnerships, joint ventures, societies, associations, clubs, trustees, trusts, corporations or unincorporated groups; or any officers, agents employees, servants, factors of any kind of personal representatives of any thereof in any capacity, acting either for himself or for any other person, under either personal appointment or pursuant to law.

"Property owner" as used in this chapter shall mean the owner of legal record with full or partial ownership interest in real property or persons with right, title or legal interest in real property located within the City of Novato.

"Resident" shall mean the person(s) who has physical possession of the real property located within the City of Novato.

"Responsible person" shall mean the person, firm, corporation, public or private entity that is the owner of record of the property upon which a violation exists, the occupant or lessee of that property, any person in physical possession of the property or any other party responsible for the violation.

"State" shall mean the State of California.

"Street" shall include a street, avenue, road, alley, lane, highway, boulevard, concourse, driveway, culvert, sidewalk, and crosswalk, and every class of road, square, place or municipal parking field used by the general public.

"This code" shall mean the General Ordinances of the City of Novato.

"Year" shall mean a calendar year unless otherwise specifically provided.

(Ord. No. 1623 , § 2, 10-24-2017)