A. “Act” means doing or performing something.

B. “Code enforcement official” means the director or designee of the director of the department authorized and/or empowered to enforce a violation of ACC Titles 5, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18, and Chapter 10.02 ACC, or such other provisions of the ACC that are enforceable pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and all standards, regulations and procedures adopted pursuant to those titles and the terms and conditions of any permit or approval issued pursuant to those titles of this code, and such of the code provisions specifying civil penalties not within the specific or exclusive enforcement responsibility of another official.

C. “Emergency” means a situation or civil violation which in the opinion of the code enforcement official requires immediate action to prevent or eliminate an imminent threat to the public health, safety or welfare of persons or property.

D. “Omission” means a failure to act.

E. “Person” includes any natural person, the heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and also includes a firm, partnership or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, a governmental body, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.

F. “Stop work order” means the written order issued by the code enforcement official or other authorized enforcement official, or designee, to direct that work or activity shall be stopped until such activity is authorized to resume by the code enforcement official or other authorized enforcement official, or designee.

G. “Violation” means an act or omission contrary to requirements contained in ACC Titles 5, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and/or 18, and Chapter 10.02 ACC, or such other provisions of the ACC that are enforceable pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and/or all standards, regulations and procedures adopted pursuant to those titles and the terms and/or conditions of any permit or approval issued pursuant to those titles, and such other code provisions as are specified.

H. “Court” means the court of limited jurisdiction authorized to hear cases of the city.

I. “Property owner” means any person or persons having legal right or interest such as a fee owner, contract purchaser, mortgagor or mortgagee, option or optionee, and beneficiary or grantor of a trust or deed of trust, but not including the grantee of an easement. (Ord. 6857 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 6429 § 2, 2012; Ord. 6328 § 1, 2010; Ord. 5966 § 2, 2006; Ord. 5677 § 2, 2002; Ord. 5667 § 2, 2002; Ord. 5372 § 1, 2000; Ord. 5246 § 1 (Exh. B), 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. B), 1999; Ord. 4460 § 1, 1991.)