The officer or employee designated by appropriate authority
to be in charge of and responsible for the enforcement of the provisions
of a local law, ordinance, code or regulations or parts thereof, for
which he or she is so designated.
One or more persons of either sex, natural person, corporations,
partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all
other entities capable of being sued.
Charter definitions. Words used in this Code which are defined in § 1.3 of the Lackawanna City Charter shall have the same meanings as defined therein.
Applicability of the General Construction Law. Words
not otherwise above described and defined in the General Construction
Law shall have the same meanings as defined therein.
Names of officers, boards, departments, commissions
and other agencies. The names of officers, boards, departments, commissions
and other agencies used in this Code shall be construed as though
the words "of the City of Lackawanna, New York" were added unless
the context or subject matter otherwise requires.
Other words. All other words used in this Code and
not otherwise specifically defined shall be construed in the manner
that they are normally used unless the context or subject matter requires
otherwise; but words that have acquired a technical meaning in law
and are so used shall be construed and understood in accordance with
such meaning.
A word importing the masculine gender only shall also
be construed to include females, corporations, partnerships, associations,
joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of
being sued.