(A) Except as specifically defined herein, words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(B) Words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular.
(C) For the purpose of this chapter, certain words or terms used herein are defined as follows:
(1) The word
TOWN shall mean the Town of Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
(2) The words
TOWN COUNCIL shall mean the Town Council of Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
(3) The words
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT shall mean the Beech Mountain Board of Adjustment.
(4) The words
PLANNING BOARD shall mean the Beech Mountain Planning Board.
(5) The word
ORDINANCE shall mean the Zoning Ordinance of Beech Mountain.
(6) The word
MAY is permissive.
(7) The word
SHALL is mandatory.
(8) The word
LOT includes the words plot or parcel.
(9) The word
BUILDING includes the word structure.
(10) The word STREET includes the words road and highway.
(11) The words
PERSON or APPLICANT include a firm, association, organization, partnership, corporation, company, trust, an individual or governmental unit.
(12) The words
ZONING MAP or BEECH MOUNTAIN ZONING MAP shall mean the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Beech Mountain.
(1989 Code, Title V, Ch. 51, Art. IV, § 400) (Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)