(1) City. The City of Medford, Oregon.

(2) Computation of Time. The time within which an act is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day falls on a legal holiday as defined in ORS 187.010 or 187.020 or on Saturday, in which case the last day is also excluded.

(3) Computation of publication time. The time for publication, mailing, or posting of legal notices shall be computed so as to exclude the first day of publication or the day of mailing or posting and to include the day on which the act or event of which notice is given is to happen, or which completes the full period required for publication.

(4) Council. City Council of the City of Medford.

(5) County. Jackson County, Oregon.

(6) Day. The period of time between any midnight and the midnight following.

(7) Daytime; Nighttime. "Daytime" is the period of time between sunrise and sunset. "Nighttime" is the period of time between sunset and sunrise.

(8) Department; board; commission; office; officer; or employee. A department, board, commission, office, officer or employee of the City.

(9) Gender. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter, and the feminine includes the masculine and neuter.

(10) Law. Applicable Federal law, the constitution and statutes of the State of Oregon, the Code and ordinances of the City and, when appropriate, any and all rules and regulations which may be promulgated thereunder.

(11) Minor. A person under the age of 18 years, unless otherwise stated.

(12) Newspaper. A newspaper of general circulation, published in the English language for dissemination of local or transmitted news that is published in print or electronically on a website.

(13) Number. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.

(14) Oath. "Oath" includes affirmation.

(15) Official time. Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean the standard of time as set out in ORS 187.110.

(16) Or; and. "Or" may be read "and" and "and" may be read "or", if the sense requires it.

(17) ORS. Oregon Revised Statutes.

(18) Owner. A part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety of the whole or of a part of the building or land, or vendee in possession under a land sale contract.

(19) Peace Officer. A City police officer or other officer specified in ORS 133.005.

(20) Person. Individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, or similar entity.

(21) Process. A writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature.

(22) Property. Both real and personal property.

(23) Publish. To prepare and issue for public distribution by either print or electronic means.

(24) Recorder. The City Recorder.

(25) Shall; may. "Shall" is mandatory, and "may" is permissive.

(26) State. The State of Oregon.

(27) Tenses. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future includes the present.

(28) To. "To" means "to and including" when used in reference to a series of sections of this code or when reference is made to the Oregon Revised Statutes.

(29) Writing. "Writing" includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.