§ 1-2. Rules of construction.

In the construction of this Code, and of all ordinances, the following rules shall be observed, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

City. The words "the city" or "this city" shall be construed as if the words "of Lauderhill" followed them and shall extend to and include its several officers, agents and employees.

City council or council. Legislative body of the City of Lauderhill prior to March 10, 1992. The term "city council" (or "council") and the term "commission" are synonymous.

Code. Wherever the word Code shall appear in this Code of Ordinances or in any ordinance or resolution of the city, it shall be construed to mean the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lauderhill unless it shall be specifically defined as having some other meaning.

Commission. Legislative body of the City of Lauderhill, which shall exist on or after March 10, 1992. The term "city council" (or "council") and the term "commission" are synonymous.

Commissioner. Member of the Lauderhill City Commission.

Computation of time. Whenever a notice is required to be given or an act to be done, a certain length of time before any proceeding shall be had, the day on which such notice is given, or such act is done, shall be counted in computing the time, but the day on which such proceeding is to be had shall not be counted.

Corporate limits. Whenever in this Code an act is prohibited, declared unlawful, required to be performed, directly or by implication, such references shall imply "within the corporate limits of the City of Lauderhill." The corporate limits or boundaries of the City of Lauderhill are hereby established by ordinance and are located in the Charter, Section 2.01, which sets forth the legal description and accompanying sketches establishing these corporate limits or boundaries.

County. The words "the county" or "this county" shall mean the County of Broward.

F.S. or Fla. Stats. Whenever the abbreviations F.S. or Fla. Stats. are used, they shall refer to the official Florida Statutes as adopted by the state legislature.

Gender. A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to females and to firms, partnerships and corporations as well as to males.

LDR. Whenever the term LDR shall appear, it shall be construed to mean the Land Development Regulations of the city.

Number. A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons and things as well as to one (1) person and thing.

Oath. The word "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation 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."

Officer or office. Reference to any office or officer of the city, state or county, includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of such office or officer.

Or, and. "Or" may be read "and," and "and" may be read "or" if the sense requires it.

Owner. The word "owner," applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety, of the whole or of a part of such building or land.

Person. The word "person" shall include and be applied to associations, clubs, societies, firms, partnerships and bodies politic and corporate as well as to individuals.

Personal property. Personal property includes every species of property except real property.

State. The words "the state" shall be construed to mean the State of Florida.

Tense. Words used in the present or past tense include the future as well as the present and past.

(Ord. No. 90-110, § 1, 3-26-90; Ord. No. 90-150, § 1, 8-13-90; Ord. No. 92-132, §§ 1, 2, 4-27-92; Ord. No. 94-114, § 1, 5-9-94; Ord. No. 02O-09-161, § 1, 10-28-02)

State law reference

For definitions of terms used in the Fla. Stats. see § 1.01, Fla. Stats.