San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Definitions, Severability

Where they are substantially the same as the provisions of existing ordinances, the provisions of this code shall be considered continuations of existing ordinances and shall not be considered new enactments.

(Ord. No. 4513, 8-7-2018)

The headings of the subsections, sections, chapters, divisions, and titles of this code shall not be construed to affect the meaning of any part of this code.

(Ord. No. 4513, 8-7-2018)

If any title, division, chapter, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this code is held invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remainder of this code. The Board hereby declares that it would have adopted each part of this code irrespective of the validity of any other part.

(Ord. No. 4513, 8-7-2018)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases where used in this code shall have the meanings given in this section:

(a) "Code" means the Ordinance Code of San Joaquin County.

(b) "County" means the County of San Joaquin.

(c) "Day" or "Days" means a period of time between any midnight and the midnight following and calendar day(s) unless otherwise specified.

(d) "Gender." The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.

(e) "May" is permissive.

(f) "Number." The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.

(g) "Oath" includes affirmation.

(h) "Person" means any natural person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, corporation, business trust, or their manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee, or any of them.

(i) "Shall" is mandatory.

(j) "State" means the State of California.

(k) "Tenses." The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future tense includes the present tense.

(l) The use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board, or commission means that officer, employee, department, board, or commission of the County.

(m) "Writing" 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.

(n) "Board" means the "Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin, State of California."

(Ord. No. 4513, 8-7-2018)

When a limitation or period of time prescribed in any existing ordinance or statute for acquiring a right or barring a remedy, or for any other purpose, has begun to run before this code goes into effect, the time which has already run shall be deemed a part of the time prescribed as such limitation.

(Ord. No. 4513, 8-7-2018)

Effective July 1, 1989, the date of the dissolution of the San Joaquin Local Health District, the term Health Officer or District Health Officer shall mean the County Health Officer and the term San Joaquin Local Health District or Health District shall mean the County of San Joaquin.

(Ord. No. 4513, 8-7-2018)