The following rules shall be applied in the construction and application of this chapter:
(A) Compliance with the Constitution of the United States and with the State of Ohio was intended;
(B) Compliance with state statutes insofar as they are mandatory was intended;
(C) A just and reasonable result was intended;
(D) A result feasible of execution was intended;
(E) The title of all sections of this chapter are intended for identification only and in the event of a conflict between the title and the text of section, the text shall control;
(F) The word “shall” is mandatory, the word “may” is permissive;
(G) In the event a word or phrase is not defined in this chapter, it shall be presumed to be used in its ordinary dictionary definition;
(H) In the event of a conflict between a general provision and a specific provision, the specific provision shall control;
(I) Words used in the singular shall include the plural and words used in the plural shall include the singular.
(J) Words used in the present shall include the future;
(K) The conjunction “and” means all connected items shall apply; the conjunction “or” means any of the connected items may apply singly or in combination; the phrase “either or” means that the connected items shall apply singly, but not in combination.
(Ord. 87-27, § 104, passed 7-7-1987)