§ 1-10

"Occupant," as applied to a building or land, means any person in actual or constructive possession of the whole or a part of such building or land, either alone or with others.

"Owner" means a person holding any ownership interest in property, and includes part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety of such property or any portion thereof.

"Signed" or "signature" includes a mark when the signer or subscriber cannot write, such signer's or subscriber's name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer's or subscriber's name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.

1-10.270 State. "State" or "this State" means the State of California.

"Penal Code" means the Penal Code of the State of California.

"Person" includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, corporation or company.

"Personal property" includes every species of property, except real property as defined in this Article.

"Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of the City of Saratoga.

"Preceding" means next before and "following" means next after.

"Tenant", as applied to a building or land, means any occupant of such building or land, or any portion thereof, pursuant to a written or verbal lease, or a lease implied by law.

"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.

1-10.310 Year. "Year" means a calendar year, except where expressly provided otherwise.

"Property" includes every species of real and personal property.

"Real property" includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

"Section" means a section of this Code, unless some other statute is expressly mentioned.

"Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive or discretionary.

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(Saratoga Supp. No. 49, 3-22)