The following rules shall apply to the text and language of this Ordinance:
(a) The particular shall control the general.
(b) In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this Ordinance and any caption, the text shall control.
(c) The word "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary. The word "may" is permissive.
(d) Words used in the present tense shall include the future, words used in the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
(e) The word "used" or "occupied" as implied to any land or building, shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied."
(f) Any word or term not defined in this Ordinance shall be used with a meaning of common understanding.