16.08.010 Rules of construction.
   A.   For the purpose of these regulations, certain numbers, abbreviations, terms and words used herein shall be used, interpreted, and defined as set forth in this section.
   B.   Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, words used in the present tense include the future tense; words used in the plural number include the singular; the word “herein” means “in.”
   C.   A “person” includes a corporation, a partnership, and an incorporated association of persons such as a club; “shall” is always mandatory; a “building” includes a “structure”; a “building” or “structure” includes any part thereof; “used” or “occupied” as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words “intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied.”
   D.   Except as specifically defined herein or, if not defined herein but defined in Title 17 of this code, all words in this title shall have their customary dictionary definition.
(Ord. 1179 § 2.1, 1987)