Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following rules apply in interpreting this chapter:
(1) Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(2) Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
(3) The word “building” includes the word “structure”, and the word “structure” includes the word “building.”
(4) The word “lot” includes the words “building site,” “site,” “plot” or “tract.”
(5) The word “shall” is mandatory and not discretionary.
(6) If there is a conflict:
(A) the text of this chapter controls over the charts or any other graphic display in this chapter;
(C) the text, charts, or other graphic display in Article XIII control over the text, charts, or other graphic display in other articles of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 27495)