For purposes of this chapter, words used in the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular; the present tense includes the past and future tenses and the future the present; the word “shall” is mandatory, the word “may” is permissive; all measured distances shall be to the nearest integral foot; whenever a word or term defined in this chapter appears in the text of this chapter, its meaning shall be construed as set forth in such definition.
(Prior Code, § 13.04)