(a) “Shall” is to be interpreted as mandatory and not directory.
(b) “Used for” or “occupied for,” as applied to any lot or structure, shall be construed to include “arranged for,” “designed for,” “designated for,” and “intended for.”
(c) “Board” means Board of Zoning Appeals; “
City” means City of Lakewood, Ohio; “Commission” means Planning Commission; “Commissioner” means Building Commissioner; “Director” means Director of the Department of Planning and Development; “Engineer” means City Engineer.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
(d) “Charter” means the Charter of the City of Lakewood; “
Code” means the Zoning Code; “Ordinance” or “Ordinances” means the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood.
(Ord. 39-17. Passed 6-18-2018.)
(e) “Residence” and/or “residential” refers to any use associated with a dwelling.
(f) “Sign” shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 1329 of the Building Code, unless otherwise specified in this Code.
(g) All words in the present tense include the future and the singular includes the plural unless the content clearly indicates the contrary.
(h) Words and phrases shall be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage. Words and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed accordingly.
(i) The word “lot” shall include “parcel,” “piece,” “remainder,” the word “building” shall include any structure of every kind.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)