(A) The provisions of this chapter shall be minimum requirements. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this chapter differ from those required by any statute or other ordinance of the city, the regulations that are more restrictive or which impose the higher standard shall prevail.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following shall apply to a use not provided for within a zoning district:
(1) If a use is not specifically permitted in a zoning district, the use shall be considered prohibited in the zoning district;
(2) The City Council may direct city staff to conduct a study to determine if a particular use complies with the Comprehensive Plan, in which zoning district, if any, the use is most appropriate, and which zoning provisions may apply to the use;
(3) The city or an applicant may initiate an amendment to this chapter to permit the particular use under consideration.
(C) The language set forth in the text of this chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction:
(1) The singular number includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular;
(2) The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future the present;
(3) The words "will" and "shall" are mandatory and the word "may" is permissive;
(4) The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders;
(5) Words or terms defined in this chapter shall have the meanings assigned to them unless the meaning is clearly contrary to the intent of this chapter.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010)