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

A. “City” means the city of Bellevue, Washington, or the area within the territorial limits of the city of Bellevue, Washington, and such territory outside of the city over which the city has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

B. “Computation of time” means the determination of the time within which an act is to be done. It is computed by excluding the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time begins to run and including the last day of the period so computed; and if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, that day shall be excluded, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, a Sunday nor a legal holiday.

C. “Council” means the city council of the city of Bellevue, Washington. “All its members,” or “all councilmembers” means the total number of councilmembers provided by the general laws of the state of Washington.

D. “County” means the county of King.

E. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the constitution and statutes of the state of Washington, the ordinances of the city of Bellevue, and when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

F. “May” is permissive.

G. “Month” means a calendar month.

H. Must and Shall. Each is mandatory.

I. “Oath” is construed to include an affirmation or declaration in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the words “swear” and “sworn” are equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.”

J. “Or” may be read “and” and “and” may be read “or” if the sense requires it.

K. “Ordinance” means a law of the city; provided, that a temporary or special law, administrative action, order or directive may be in the form of a resolution.

L. “Owner,” applied to a building or land, includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety, of the whole or part of such building or land.

M. “Person” means 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.

N. “Personal property” includes money, goods, chattels, choses in action, causes of action, things in action and evidences of debt.

O. “Preceding” and “following” mean next before and next after, respectively.

P. “Property” includes real and personal property.

Q. “Real property” includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.

R. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.

S. “State” means the state of Washington.

T. “Street” includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs 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.

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

V. Title of Office. Use of the title of any officer, employee, department, board or commission means that officer, employee, department, board or commission of the city.

W. “Written” includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed or multigraphed.

X. “Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 2936 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2079 § 1, 1974.)