§ 1-3. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply to all ordinances and resolutions of the city council unless the context requires otherwise:

Advice and consent. Whenever the term "advise and consent" of the city council is used in this Code it shall be construed to mean an affirmative vote of the majority of the entire city council.

City. The term "the city" or "this city" means the City of Arcade, Georgia.

City council, council. The term "city council" or "the council" includes the mayor and all councilmembers who are currently serving the City of Arcade, Georgia.

City limits or corporate limits. The term "city limits" or "corporate limits" means the corporate limits (legal boundaries) of the city.

Code. The term "Code" means The Code of Ordinances of the City of Arcade, Georgia, as designated in section 1-1.

Councilmember and member of the city council. The terms "councilmember" and "member of the city council" mean a member of the governing body of the City of Arcade.

County. The term "the county" or "this county" means the County of Jackson, Georgia.

Court. The term "court" means the municipal court of Arcade, Georgia.

Governing authority, governing body. The term "governing authority" or "governing body" means the city council of the City of Arcade, Georgia.

Judge or recorder. The term "judge" or "recorder" means the judge of the municipal court.

Mayor. The term "mayor" means the mayor of the City of Arcade, Georgia.

Misdemeanor. The term "misdemeanor" means a violation of the state criminal law punishable by a fine not in excess of $1,000.00 or confinement in a county or other jail for a term not exceeding 12 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Municipality. The term "municipality" shall be construed as synonymous with the term "city" or "municipal corporation."

Oath. The term "oath" means an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in such cases the terms "affirm" and "affirmed" shall be equivalent to the terms "swear" or "sworn."

O.C.G.A. The abbreviation "O.C.G.A." means the latest edition of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, as amended.

Ordinance. The term "ordinance" means a legislative act of the city council of a general and permanent nature.

Owner. The term "owner," when applied to a building or to land, means any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, joint tenant, or tenant by the entirety, of the whole or a part of such building or land.

Person. The term "person" means a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, cooperative, nonprofit membership cooperation, agency, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, fiduciary, or any other group acting as a unit, as well as an individual.

Personal property. The term "personal property" means every specie of property except real property, as hereinafter defined.

Preceding, following. The terms "preceding" and "following" mean next before and next after, respectively.

Property. The term "property" means real property, personal property, and mixed estates and interests.

Real property. The term "real property" means lands, tenements, and hereditaments.

Reasonable time or notice. The term "reasonable time or notice" means only such time as may be necessary for the prompt performance of the act required.

Resolution. The term "resolution" means a legislative act of the city council of a special or temporary character.

Sidewalk. The term "sidewalk" means any portion of the street between the curbline and the adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians, but shall not include any unimproved areas between the curbline and improved walkways.

Signature, subscription. The term "signature" or "subscription" includes a mark intended as such when a person cannot write.

State. The term "state" or "this state" means the State of Georgia.

Statute reference. Whenever reference is made to, for example, O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1, it shall be construed to refer to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, § 1-1-1, as amended, or to whatever section is cited.

Street. The term "street" means and includes any public way, road, highway, street, avenue, boulevard, parkway, alley, viaduct or bridge, and the approaches thereto, within the city.

Tenant or occupant. The term "tenant" or "occupant," when applied to a building or to land, means any person holding a written or oral lease of, or who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, either alone or with others.

Week. The term "week" means seven calendar days.

Writing or written. The term "writing" or "written" means printing and any other mode of representing words and letters.

Year. The term "year" means a calendar year.

(Code 1992, § 1-103)

State law reference

Construction of definitions, O.C.G.A. § 1-3-2; meaning of certain words, O.C.G.A. § 1-3-3.