A. “City” and “town” mean the town of Atherton, or the area within the territorial limits of the town of Atherton, California, and such territory outside the town over which the town has jurisdiction or control by virtue of any constitutional or statutory provision.

B. “Council” means the city council of the town of Atherton. “All its members” or “all councilmen” means the total number of councilmen holding office.

C. “County” means the county of San Mateo.

D. “Law” denotes applicable federal law, the Constitution and statutes of the state of California, the ordinances of the town of Atherton, and when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

E. “May” is permissive.

F. “Month” means a calendar month.

G. “Must” and “shall” are each mandatory.

H. “Oath” means and includes 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” shall be equivalent to the words “affirm” and “affirmed.”

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

J. “Person” means and includes a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business, trust, organization and the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.

K. “Personal property” means and includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

L. “Preceding” and “following” means next before and next after, respectively.

M. “Property” means and includes real and personal property.

N. “Real property” means and includes lands, tenements and heriditaments.

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

P. “State” means the state of California.

Q. “Street” means and includes all streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys, courts, places, squares, curbs or other public ways in the 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 the state.

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

S. “Written” means and includes printed, typewritten, mimeographed, multigraphed or otherwise reproduced in permanent visible form.

T. “Year” means a calendar year. (Ord. 418 § 1, 1985)