The following rules of construction shall apply to this chapter:
(a) The particular shall control the general.
(b) In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this chapter and any caption or illustration, the text shall control.
(c) The word “shall” is mandatory and not discretionary. The word “may” is permissive.
(d) Words used in the present tense shall include the future; words in the singular number shall include the plural and the plural the singular unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
(e) The phrase “used for” includes “arranged for,” “designed for,” “intended for,” “maintained for,” and/or “occupied for.”
(Ord. 5139. Passed 11-27-13.)