[Adopted 7-21-1992 as Sec. 1-103 of the 1992 Code]
The provisions of this Code shall be interpreted in accordance with the General Construction Law of the State of New York and such other state laws as may be applicable.
A. 
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.
B. 
Delegation of authority. Whenever a provision appears requiring the head of a department of the town to do some act or make certain inspections it is to be construed to authorize the head of the department to designate, delegate and authorize subordinates to perform the required act or make the required inspection unless the terms of the provision or section otherwise require.
C. 
Gender. A word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to the females and to firms, partnerships and corporations as well as to males.
D. 
Number. A word importing the singular number only may extend and be applied to several persons and things as well as to one person and thing.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The subsection regarding the construal of the word "or" was deleted 8-19-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997.
E. 
Tense. Words used in the past or present tense include the future as well as the past and present.
F. 
Title of officer. Whenever the title of a town officer is given it shall be construed as though the words "of the Town of Pittsford" were added.
[Amended 12-1-1992 by L.L. No. 18-1992]
As used in this Code, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CORPORATE LIMITS, CORPORATION LIMITS
Whenever the words "corporate limits," "corporation limits" or "town limits" are used they shall mean the legal boundary of the Town of Pittsford.
COUNCILMAN and COUNCILWOMAN
Any person elected to that office in the town.
COUNTY
The County of Monroe in the State of New York.
MONTH
A calendar month.
OATH
Includes 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."
OWNER
Applied to a building or land, includes 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
Associations, clubs, societies, firms, partnerships and bodies politic and corporate as well as individuals.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Includes every species of property except real property, as herein described.
PRECEDING; FOLLOWING
Next before and next after, respectively.
PREMISES
Place or places.
PROPERTY
Includes real and personal property.
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes any park, cemetery, school yard or open space adjacent thereto and all beaches, canals or other waterways.
REAL PROPERTY
Includes lands, tenements and hereditaments.
RESIDENCE
The place adopted by a person as his place of habitation, and to which, whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning. When a person eats at one place and sleeps at another, the place where such person sleeps shall be deemed his residence.
SEAL
The town's corporate seal.
[Amended 12-1-1992 by L.L. No. 18-1992]
SIGNATURE or SUBSCRIPTION
Includes a mark when the person cannot write.
STATE
The State of New York.
STREET
Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, alleys, lanes and all other public highways in the town.
SUPERVISOR
The supervisor of the Town of Pittsford.
TENANT, OCCUPANT
Includes any person holding a written or oral lease or who occupies the whole or a part of such buildings or lands, either alone or with others.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Pittsford.
TOWN; CORPORATION
Whenever the words "the town," "this town," "the corporation" or "this corporation" are used they shall be construed as if the words "of Pittsford, New York" followed them.
WEEK
Seven days.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING
Includes any representation of words, letters or figures, whether by printing or otherwise.
YEAR
A calendar year.