For the purpose of this chapter:
(A) Words used in the present tense shall include the future; words in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural the singular;
(B) The word “person” shall include a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation as well as an individual;
(C) The word “shall” is mandatory and not discretionary;
(D) The word “may” is permissive;
(E) The word “lot” shall include the words “plot,” “piece,” and “parcel”; and
(F) The word “used for” shall include the phrases “arranged for,” “designed for,” “intended for,” “maintained for,” and “occupied for.”
(Ord. 106, passed 3-13-1995)