(a) Words used in this Zoning Code are used in their ordinary English usage. However, certain words defined in the Code shall have the meaning so indicated, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
(b) The following rules shall apply in the interpretation and construction of this Code:
(1) Words used in the present tense include the future.
(2) The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.
(3) The word "build" includes erect, convert, enlarge, reconstruct or structurally alter.
(4) The word "building" includes the word "structure".
(5) The word "shall" is mandatory; the words "may" and "should" are permissive.
(6) The word "used" includes arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, occupied, rented, leased, or intended to be used.