(a) Whenever lands are incorporated into the Municipality through annexation, the zoning regulations which were in effect in the areas that are annexed areas shall remain in full force and shall be enforced by the appropriate county or township officials having jurisdiction, until the new zoning for such territory has been determined and adopted by the Municipality. The Planning Commission shall make such recommendation concerning the zoning of annexed lands to Council within sixty days after the annexation.
(b) In interpreting the text, the particular shall control the general.
(c) Words used in the present tense shall include the future; and words used in the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary:
(d) The word "shall" shall be considered as mandatory; the word "may" as permissive; and the word "should" as preferred or desirable.
(e) The phrase "used for" includes arranged for, designed for, intended for, maintained for or occupied for.
(f) Where zoning district boundaries are delineated to follow, or approximately follow, property lines, such property lines shall be considered as the district boundaries.
(g) Where the zoning district boundaries are shown to follow, or approximately follow, the centerline or right-of-way lines of highways, streets or alleys, these centerlines or right-of-way lines shall be considered as the district boundaries.
(h) Whenever any highway, street, alley, railroad or other public right of way is officially abandoned by the Municipality, the adjoining zoning district boundary shall be automatically extended to the centerline of the abandoned right of way, and such area shall become subject to the regulations of the zoning district in which it is located. In the event that only a portion of a right of way is abandoned, the adjoining zoning district boundary, or the district boundary nearest the abandoned area shall be extended.
(i) Where zoning district boundaries are delineated to be parallel, or approximately parallel, to centerlines or right-of-way lines, the district boundary shall be considered as being parallel thereto, at the distance indicated on the Zoning Map. When no dimension is shown on the Map, the distance shall be determined in accordance with the scale shown on the Zoning Map. (Ord. 1973-44. Passed 12-18-73.)