Definitions.
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
The ordinance of the municipality adopting the Code of the
City of Rockwood, pursuant to law, included in the Code as Article
III of this Chapter
1.
COUNCIL
The City Council of the City.
COUNTY
The County of Wayne, Michigan.
KEEPER AND PROPRIETOR
Persons, firms, associations, corporations, clubs and co-partnerships,
whether acting by themselves or as a servant, agent or employee.
LAW
All applicable laws of the United States of America, the
State of Michigan and the City of Rockwood.
OATH
Includes affirmation. When an oath is required or authorized
by law, an affirmation in lieu thereof may be taken by a person having
conscientious scruples about taking an oath. An affirmation shall
have the same force and effect as an oath.
ORDINANCE
Includes any ordinance of the municipality, including any
provision of the Code of the City of Rockwood.
OWNER
When applied to property, includes a part owner, joint owner
or tenant in common of the whole or any part of such property.
PERSON
Includes any individual, co-partnership, corporation, association,
club, joint venture, estate, trust and any other group or combination
acting as a unit, and the individuals constituting such group or unit.
PREMISES
When used as applicable to property, extends to and includes
land and buildings.
PROPERTY
Includes real and personal property and any mixed and lesser
estates or interests therein. "Personal property" includes every kind
of property except real property; "real property" includes lands,
tenements and hereditaments.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to or upon which the public resorts or travels,
whether such place is owned or controlled by the City or any agency
of the state or is a place to or upon which the public resorts or
travels by custom or by invitation, express or implied.
PUBLISH
To print in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality
the entire document or a brief summary thereof with a listing of places
where copies have been filed and times when they are available for
inspection.
RESIDENCE
An abode in which a person permanently resides.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a street between the curblines or lateral
lines and the right-of-way lines, which is intended for the use of
pedestrians.
STATE
The State of Michigan.
STREET, HIGHWAY AND ALLEY
The entire width subject to an easement for public right-of-way,
or owned in fee by the City, county or state, of every way or place,
of whatever nature, whenever any part thereof is open to the use of
the public as a matter of right for purposes of public travel. The
word "alley" means any such way or place providing a secondary means
of ingress and egress from a property.
TENANT AND OCCUPANT
As applied to buildings or land, shall extend and be applied
to any person holding a written or oral lease of, or who occupies
the whole or any part of, a building or land, alone or with others.