(a) Words used in this code in the present tense include the future as well as the present tense; words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; and the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
(b) Words and phrases used in this code that are not specifically defined will be construed according to the context and approved usage of the English language. The provisions of Section 1645 of the California Civil Code are adopted with regard to the interpretation of technical words.
(Ord. 762 § 1 (part), 1998)