Chapter 1 – Code Of Ordinances

CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES 1.01 Title 1.08 Amendments 1.02 Definitions 1.09 Catchlines and Notes 1.03 City Powers 1.10 Altering Code 1.04 Indemnity 1.11 Severability 1.05 Personal Injuries 1.12 Warrants 1.06 Rules of Construction 1.13 General Standards for Action 1.07 Extension of Authority 1.14 Standard Penalty 1.01 TITLE. This code of ordinances shall be known and may be cited as the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tiffin, Iowa. 1.02 DEFINITIONS. Where words and phrases used in this Code of Ordinances are defined in the Code of Iowa, such definitions apply to their use in this Code of Ordinances unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Council or repugnant to the context of the provision. Other words and phrases used herein have the following meanings, unless specifically defined otherwise in another portion of this Code of Ordinances or unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Council or repugnant to the context of the provision: 1. “Alley” means a public right-of-way, other than a street, affording secondary means of access to abutting property. 2. “City” means the City of Tiffin, Iowa. 3. “Clerk” means the city clerk of Tiffin, Iowa. 4. “Code” means the specific chapter of this Code of Ordinances in which a specific subject is covered and bears a descriptive title word (such as the Building Code and/or a standard code adopted by reference). 5. “Code of Ordinances” means the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tiffin, Iowa. 6. “Council” means the city council of Tiffin, Iowa. 7. “County” means Johnson County, Iowa. 8. “May” confers a power. 9. “Measure” means an ordinance, amendment, resolution or motion. 10. “Must” states a requirement. 11. “Occupant” or “tenant,” applied to a building or land, includes any person who occupies the whole or a part of such building or land, whether alone or with others. 12. “Ordinances” means the ordinances of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, as embodied in this Code of Ordinances, ordinances not repealed by the ordinance adopting this Code of Ordinances, and those enacted hereafter. 13. “Person” means an individual, firm, partnership, domestic or foreign corporation, company, association or joint stock association, trust or other legal entity, and includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or similar representative thereof, but does not include a governmental body.