[Adopted as Ch. 101, §§ 101.2 and 101.3, of the 1971 Code]
A. 
When used in this Code, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meaning provided:
ASSESSOR
The Assessor of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
ATTORNEY or TOWN ATTORNEY
The Town Attorney of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.[1]
BOARD OF APPEALS or ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of Appeals of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
CHIEF OF POLICE
See "Police Chief."
[Amended 5-11-2010 by L.L. No. 7-2010]
CLERK or TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
CODE
Unless otherwise specifically qualified, means the Code of the Town of Fallsburg.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The officer or employee of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York who is responsible for performing the duties of a Building Inspector and the enforcement of ordinances or local laws pertaining to zoning, subdivision regulations, housing, building code, and other related local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Superintendent of Highways while serving in the capacity as head of the Department of Public Works of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.[2]
COUNTY
The County of Sullivan in the State of New York.
COUNTY CLERK
The County Clerk of the County of Sullivan in the State of New York.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Department of Public Works of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The officer or employee designated by appropriate authority to be in charge of and responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of a local law, ordinance or parts thereof, for which he is so designated.
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
The Town Official designated by the Town Board to exercise control over all departments of the Town and to perform such other managerial and related duties as the Town Board may direct.
FIRE CHIEF
Any of the fire chiefs of any of the volunteer fire departments organized to render service in any of the communities of the Town of Fallsburg except any incorporated Village therein.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Any of the volunteer fire departments organized to render services in the Town of Fallsburg except in an incorporated Village thereof.
HEALTH OFFICER
The Health Officer of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE or TOWN JUSTICE
A Justice of the Peace of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
MUNICIPAL CODE
The Town of Fallsburg Municipal Code.
MUNICIPALITY
The Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
OWNER
A person who has the legal title, alone or with others, or exercises dominion or control over property, both real and personal.
PERSON
One or more persons of either sex, natural person, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of being sued.
PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
POLICE CHIEF
The Chief of Police of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Police Department of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.[3]
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Sealer of Weights and Measures of the County of Sullivan in the State of New York.
STATE
The State of New York.
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS or TOWN SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
SUPERVISOR or TOWN SUPERVISOR
The Supervisor of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
TAX COLLECTOR
The Tax Collector of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
TENANT
A person occupying real property under an oral or written lease or who is in possession of real property under the actual or tacit consent of the owner. Whenever a person, not the owner, occupies real property, it shall be presumed that he occupies same as a tenant.
TOWN, TOWN OF FALLSBURG or TOWN OF FALLSBURGH
The Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
TOWN HISTORIAN
The Town Historian of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
TOWN JUSTICE
The Town Justice of the Town of Fallsburg in the County of Sullivan and State of New York.
[1]
Editor’s Note: The former definition of “Board or Town Board,” which immediately followed this definition, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).
[2]
Editor’s Note: The former definition of “Councilman,” which immediately followed this definition, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).
[3]
Editor’s Note: The former definition of “Sanitary Inspector,” which immediately followed this definition, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).
B. 
All other words used in this Code and not otherwise specifically defined shall be construed in the manner that they are normally used unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise; but words that have acquired a technical meaning in law and are so used shall be construed and understood in accordance with such meaning.
A. 
Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
B. 
The singular number includes the plural.
C. 
A word importing the masculine gender only shall also be construed to include females, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of being sued.