[Adopted as Ch. 1, §§ 1-102 and 1-105 of the
Codified Ordinances]
A.
The
following rules of construction shall be observed in construing these
ordinances, unless inconsistent with the manifest intent of the context
of the ordinances:
(1)
Words importing the singular shall include the plural; words importing
the plural shall include the singular; and words importing the masculine
gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders.
(2)
Words purporting to give a joint authority to three or more officers
or other persons shall be construed as granting such authority to
a majority of such officers or persons.
(3)
Words prohibiting anything from being done except in accordance with
a license, permit or authority from a board or officer shall be construed
as giving such board or officer power to license, permit or authorize
such a thing to be done.
B.
OWNER
PERSON
TENANT OR OCCUPANT
WAYS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
As
used in these ordinances, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
As applied to a building or land, includes any part owner,
joint owner, tenant in common or joint tenant of the whole or of a
part of such building or land.
Includes a corporation, trust, society, association, partnership,
or any other legal entity.
As applied to a building or land, includes any person who
occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, either alone
or with other persons.
Includes all public ways, private ways, highways, Town ways,
roads, bridges, streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys, squares, lanes,
courts, crosswalks and sidewalks.
C.
As
used in these ordinances, the use of the word "Charter" or "HRC" refers
to the West Springfield Home Rule Charter.
Whoever shall offend against or fail to comply with any of the
provisions of these ordinances shall, unless some other penalty is
provided by law or these ordinances, for each and every offense, forfeit
and pay a penalty of $25 for the first violation; $50 for the second
violation; and $200 for the third violation and each subsequent offense.
Each day that a person is in violation shall constitute a separate
offense. This penalty is not intended to, in any way, limit the applicability
of the provisions of the noncriminal disposition procedures set forth
in these ordinances.[1]
