Rules of Construction
San Diego Municipal Code § 68.0202
in effect§68.0202 Rules of Construction
This division shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its purposes. Unless otherwise specifically prescribed in this division, the following provisions shall govern its interpretation and construction:
(a) When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number.
(b) Time is of the essence in this division. No person shall be relieved of his obligation to comply promptly with any provision of this article by any failure of City to enforce prompt compliance with any of its provisions.
(c) Any right or power conferred, or duty imposed upon any officer, employee, department or board of City is subject to transfer by operation of law to any other officer, employee, department or board of City.
(d) No person shall have any recourse whatsoever against City for any loss, cost, expense or damage arising out of any provision or requirement of this division or the enforcement thereof.
(e) This division does not relieve any person of any requirement of the City Charter or of any ordinance, rule, regulation or specification of City.
(“Rules of Construction” added 8–4–1970 by O–10355 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art08Division02.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026