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The following rules and definitions shall be used when interpreting the provisions of this chapter and the codes adopted thereby. If the definitions provided herein conflict in any way with the definitions of the codes adopted in MCC 15.05.040 through 15.05.120, the definitions set forth in this section shall prevail.

A. “Administrative authority,” when used in the codes, shall mean the Maricopa building official, code official, planning director or city council as appropriate.

B. “Board of appeals,” when used in the codes or this chapter, shall refer to a board comprised by the city council and mayor or such other board or boards as may be commissioned by the city council and mayor to fulfill such duties from time to time. The board(s) of appeals shall be the sole entity to hear appeals from the decisions of the building official, determine the suitability of alternative materials and constructions and to permit interpretations of the provisions of the codes (but not administrative provisions of the codes). References to any other boards in the codes shall have no force and effect unless such boards are specifically appointed and commissioned pursuant to this subsection and are hereby superseded by this section.

C. “Codes” shall mean the codes listed and adopted in MCC 15.05.040 through 15.05.120.

D. “Building official,” “code official,” shall each mean the building official as established by MCC 15.05.130, or such other person as may be charged with the enforcement of the codes by the city council and mayor from time to time.

E. “Commercial,” when used herein, refers to the use of a building, addition or structure for business, religious, educational, institutional, recreational, industrial or any other nonresidential purpose.

F. “Jurisdiction” shall mean the incorporated areas of the city of Maricopa.

G. “Noncommercial” refers to the use of a building, structure or addition for a residential purpose.

H. References to chapters, articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs and tables, unless otherwise specified, refer to the codes set forth in MCC 15.05.040 through 15.05.120. [Code 2004 § 7-1-3; Ord. 18-08 § 1; Res. 18-23.]