The language set forth in this chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:
(A) The singular includes the plural and the plural the singular.
(B) The present tense includes the past and the future and the future includes the present.
(C) The word "shall" is mandatory, while the word "may" is permissive.
(D) Terms connotating a particular gender shall include each and every gender.
(E) The word "lot" shall include the words "plot", "piece", and "parcel".
(F) The phrase "used for" shall include the phrases "arranged for", "designed for", "intended for", "occupied for", and "maintained for".
(G) The term "city" shall refer to and be interpreted to mean the City of Danville. Illinois, and that portion of the area within one and one-half miles of the city limits that the City designates for inclusion within its area of zoning jurisdiction.
(H) The terms Corporate Authorities, Mayor and Council, City Council and Council all mean the Mayor and City Council of the City of Danville.
(I) The term "Commission" shall refer to the Danville Area Planning and Zoning Commission.
(J) Whenever a word or term defined hereinafter appears in the text of this Code its meaning shall be construed as set forth in the definitions thereof, and any word appearing in the parenthesis between a word and its definition shall be construed in the same sense as that word.
(K) All words and terms not defined herein shall be construed in their generally accepted meanings.
(Ord. 8612, passed 12-2-08)