Burbank Municipal Code Art. 3 Definitions and Interpretation

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this code, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:

BUSINESS: Includes businesses, professions, trades and occupations, and all and every kind of calling.

CITY: The City of Burbank or the area within the territorial City limits of the City of Burbank and such territory outside of this City over which the City has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any Constitutional or Charter provisions, or any law.

COUNCIL: The City Council of this City.

COUNTY: The County of Los Angeles.

ENGAGE IN: Includes commence, engage in, carry on, conduct, maintain, manage and operate.

FREEWAY: A highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right to easement of access to or from abutting lands, or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right or easement of access and which is declared to be such in compliance with the Streets and Highways Code of the State; including principal roadways, interchange roadways connecting one freeway with another, and ingress and egress ramps connecting the freeway with other highways or streets.

GOODS: Includes wares or merchandise.

LICENSE FEE: Includes any charge imposed for a license, whether the object be regulation or revenue, or both regulation and revenue, but when applied to any business, profession, occupation, trade, or calling exclusively regulated by the State as a matter of statewide concern, the object shall be revenue only.

MAY: Is permissive.

MOBILEHOME PARK: Any area or tract of land where one or more mobilehome lots are rented or held out for rent, and shall include a trailer park.

OATH: Includes affirmation.

OFFICE: The use of the title of any officer, employee or office shall mean such officer, employee or office of the City of Burbank unless otherwise specifically designated.

OPERATE: Includes carry on, keep, conduct, maintain or manage.

OWNER: Applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, owner of a community or partnership interest, life tenant, tenant in common, or joint tenant, of the whole or a part of such building or land.

PERSON: 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, and shall include the City of Burbank, the Burbank Unified School District, all other political subdivisions and governmental agencies (except the United States of America and State of California), and every department of such political subdivision, together with every officer and employee thereof while working in the course of their employment.

PROPOSED FREEWAY: A freeway for which a route has been adopted and a freeway agreement signed with the City.

SALE: Includes any sale, exchange, barter or offer for sale.

STATE: The State of California.

STREET: Includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs, sidewalks 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.

TENANT OR OCCUPANT: Applied to a building or land shall include any person who occupies the whole or part of such building or land, whether alone or with others.

WRITING: Shall be construed as any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. [Formerly numbered Section 1-28; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 3593, eff. 3/9/02; 2850, 2784.]

A. Genders: Any gender includes the other genders.

B. Singular and Plural: The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.

C. Tenses: Words used in the present tense include the past and the future tenses and vice versa.

D. Uses of Words and Phrases: Words and phrases used in this code and not specifically defined shall be construed according to the context and approved usage of the language. The provisions of Sections 13 and 1645 of the Civil Code of the State are hereby adopted in the interpretation of words and phrases, unless otherwise provided herein. [Formerly numbered Section 1-29; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 3593, eff. 3/9/02.]

In reading a section number from left to right, the digit or digits to the left of the dash shall designate the title number of this code. The digits to the right of the dash shall indicate the chapter and section number within such title. Figures to the right of a decimal point shall indicate new sections or chapters inserted between existing sections or chapters, as the case may be. The decimal system shall be used in maintaining the numerical order of such sections and chapters. [Formerly numbered Section 1-30; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 3593, eff. 3/9/02.]