General rules for use of language:
A. All provisions, terms, phrases and expressions contained in this title shall be constructed in accordance with the following general rules:
1. In any case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this chapter and any heading, drawing, table, figure or illustration, the more restrictive text shall control.
2. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, lists of items or examples that use terms such as "including", "such as", or similar language are intended to provide examples and not to be exhaustive lists of all possibilities.
3. References to days are calendar days unless otherwise stated. Excluding the first day and including the last day shall determine the time in which an act is to be done. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday observed by Bonner County, that day shall be excluded.
4. Whenever reference is made to a resolution, ordinance, statute, regulation or document, it shall be construed as a reference to the most recent edition or amendment of such resolution, ordinance, statute, regulation or document, unless otherwise specifically stated.
5. Words in the masculine gender include the feminine.
6. Terms not defined within title 11 of this code or this title shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them as defined in Webster's dictionary ("The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary", eleventh edition).
7. All public officials, bodies, and agencies to which references are made are those of Bonner County, unless otherwise indicated.
8. The words "shall", "will", and "must" are always mandatory. The words "may" and "should" are advisory and discretionary terms.
9. The words used in one tense (past, present, or future) include all other tenses, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
10. The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular (including numeric values), i.e., truck vs. trucks.
11. Unless the context clearly suggests the contrary, conjunctions shall be interpreted as follows:
a. "And" indicates that all connected items, conditions, provisions or events apply.
b. "Or" indicates that one or more of the connected items, conditions, provisions or events may apply or be optional.
12. The word "building" includes the word "structure".
13. The word "lot" includes the words "plot", "parcel", or "tract".
14. The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as an individual.
15. All aviation terms, definitions, and references to airports are as defined in federal aviation regulations part 77. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016)