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ORDINANCE NO. 91- 7
(County Ordinance Code Definitions )
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows
(omitting the parenthetical footnotes from the official text of
the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance Code) :
SECTION I . Chapter 16-4 of the County Ordinance Code is
amended, to renumber its sections and clarify its provisions, to
read:
CHAPTER 16-4 DEFINITIONS
16-4 . 002 General . Unless otherwise defined by this code or
clearly required by its context, the following terms when used by
this code shall have the meanings set forth in this chapter.
(Ords . 91- 7 , 77-33, 70-36 : prior code § 1303 . )
16-4 . 004 Affidavit , certificate and verification.
"Affidavit, " "certificate" and "verification" include
declarations under penalty of perjury.
(Ords . 91- 7 , 70-36 . )
16-4 . 006 Board. "Board" means the board of supervisors of
Contra Costa County. '
(Ords . 91— 7 70-36 . )
16-4 . 008 Code . "Code means this ordinance code of Contra
Costa County: and references to "sections, " "chapters " etc . ,
refer to such portions of this code.
(Ords . 91- 7 70-36 . )
16-4 . 010 County. "County" means the county of Contra
Costa, California . Notwithstanding any other provision of this
code, its sections , chapters or articles shall be applicable to
the county only where they expressly specify such county
application.
(Ords . 91- 7 , 70-36 : prior code § 1303(b) . )
16-4 . 012 Director, Growth Management and Economic
Development . Except as required by state law, wherever in this
code any action, decision or determination may be done by the
directors of building inspection, public works , planning or
community development, it may also be assumed and done by the
director of growth management and economic development.
(Ord. 91- 7 . )
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16-4 . 014 Director of planning. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this code, "director of planning" means the
community development director.
(Ords . 91-7, 85-32 . )
16-4 . 016 Gender. The feminine gender includes the
masculine and neuter genders; and the masculine gender includes
the femining and neuter genders .
(Ords . 91- /_, 76-51 § 6 , 70-36 , 1457 : prior code § 1303 (c ) . )
16-4 . 018 May, shall . "May" is permissive; "shall" is
mandatory.
(Ords . 91-77, 70-36 : prior code § 1303 (d) , (h) . )
16-4 . 20 Number. The singular includes the plural and vice
versa .
(Ords . 91-7 70-36 : prior code § 1303 (e) . )
16-4 . 022 Oath . "Oath" includes affirmation.
(Ords .. 9 , 70-36 : prior code § 1303 ( f ) . )
16-4 . 024 Officials and official bodies . "Officials" and
"official bodies" referred to by their titles (e.g . , sheriff ,
planning commission, or sanitarian) means that officer, employee,
department, board, or commission of the county of Contra Costa .
(Ords . 91- 7 , 70-36 : prior code § 1303 (k) . )
16-4 . 026 Person. "Person" means any natural person, firm,
association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership,
organization, club, company, corporation, business trust, or
their manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee, or
any of them.
(Ords . 91-7, 70-36 : prior code § 1303 (g) . )
16-4 . 028 Planning department . Notwithstanding any other
provision of this code, "planning department" means the community
development department .
(Ords . 91-7, 85-32 § 3 . )
16-4 . 030 State. "State" .means the state of California .
(Ords . 91- 7 , 70-36 : prior code§ 1303 (i) . )
16-4 . 032 Tenses . The present tense includes the past and
future tenses; and the future tense includes the present tense.
(Ords . 91- 7 , 70-36 : prior code § 1303( j ) . )
16-4 . 034 Zoning, board of adjustment. "Board of zoning
adjustment" means the zoning administrator.
(Ords .. 91- J , 77-33 . )
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