The following rules of construction and interpretation shall apply to the text of this ordinance:
(A) Words used in this ordinance shall have their customary meaning as defined in a standard dictionary, unless they are specifically defined in this ordinance.
(B) Words used in the present tense include the future tense. Singular words include the plural, and plural words include the singular.
(C) The word
SHALL
indicates a mandatory statement; the word
MAY
indicates a discretionary statement.
(D) The word
LOT
includes the word
PLAT
or
PARCEL.
(E) The word
STRUCTURE
includes the word building, and the words building or structure include any part thereof.
(F) The word
PERSON
includes an individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, corporation, or any other entity usually defined in legal usage as a person.
(G) The words
USED
or
OCCUPIED
, as applied to land or buildings, shall be construed to include the words intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied.
(H) The word
CONTIGUOUS
as applied to lots or districts shall be interpreted as meaning sharing a common boundary of ten (10) feet or more in length.