Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 1.04 General Provisions

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this code, shall have the following meanings, unless from the text a different meaning is construed:

A. "City" is the City of Camarillo.

B. "Council" is the city council of the city.

C. "County" is the County of Ventura.

D. "Enforcement officer" means any city officer, employee or agent, including a code enforcement officer or a peace officer, who is authorized by the city manager, police commander, fire chief, or director of community development to enforce certain provisions of this code.

E. "Goods" means and includes wares or merchandise.

F. "Oath" means and includes affirmation.

G. "Operate" means and includes carry on, keep, conduct or maintain.

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

I. "Peace officer" means any person designated as a peace officer under Chapter 4.5 of Title 3 of Part 2 of the California Penal Code beginning at Section 830.

J. "Person" means and 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.

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

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

M. "State" is the State of California.

N. "Street" means and 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 be dedicated and open to public use, or such other public property so designated in any law of the state.

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

P. Title of Office. The use of the title of any officer, employee, office or ordinance means such officer, employee, office or ordinance of the city.

Q. "Writing" means and includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.

(Prior code §§ 1305, 1312—1325.)

(Ord. No. 1084, § 4, 2-26-2014)

The following grammatical rules shall apply in this code, unless a different meaning is construed from the text:

A. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future includes the present.

B. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.

C. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular.

(Prior code §§ 1309—1311.)

Whenever a power is granted to or duly is imposed upon a public officer or employee, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of such officer or employee or by a person otherwise duly authorized, pursuant to law or ordinance or by an officer of the county or by a deputy or employee of such officer when by contract with the city such officer is obligated and has agreed to perform certain duties on behalf of the city, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.

(Prior code § 1304.)

Whenever in this code any act or omission is made unlawful, it shall include causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering or concealing such act or omission.

(Prior code § 1303.)

Whenever a notice is required to be given under this code, unless different provisions are otherwise specifically made in this code, such notice may be given either by personal delivery thereof to the person to be notified or by deposit in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to such person to be notified, at his last known business or residence address as the same appears in the public records of the city or other records pertaining to the matter to which such notice is directed. Service by mail shall be deemed to have been completed at the time of deposit in the post office.

(Prior code § 1307.)

Proof of giving any notice may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the city, or by affidavit of any person over the age of eighteen years, which shows service in conformity with the code, or other provisions of law applicable to the subject matter concerned.

(Prior code § 1308.)

This code shall refer only to the omission or commission of acts within the territorial limits of the city and to that territory outside of the city over which the city had jurisdiction or control by virtue of the Constitution, or any law, or by reason of ownership or control of property.

(Prior code § 1302.)

Whenever a reference is made to any portion of this code, or to any ordinances of the city, the reference applies to all amendments and additions now or hereafter made.

(Prior code § 1306.)

Article and section headings contained in this code shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section in this code.

(Prior code § 1301.)

Unless the provisions of the context otherwise require, these general provisions, rules of construction and definitions shall govern the construction of this code. The provisions of this code and all proceedings under it are to be construed with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.

(Prior code § 1300.)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this code is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. The city council declares it would have adopted this code, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

(Ord. 468 § 1, 1980.)