For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms and words used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
(a) Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(b) Words used in the singular number shall include the plural, and words used in the plural number shall include the singular.
(c) The word "person" shall include a firm, association, organization, limited liability company, limited partnership, corporation, trust, company, as well as a natural individual.
(d) The word "City" shall mean the City of Lewisburg.
(e) The word "shall" and "must" are used to indicate mandatory directives.
(f) The word "structure" shall include the word "building."
(g) The word "Map" or "Zoning Map" or "Zoning Map, City of Lewisburg, West Virginia" or "Official Zoning Map" shall mean the map that geographically illustrates all zoning district boundaries within the City of Lewisburg, West Virginia, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 8A of the West Virginia Code.
(h) The term "governing body," "commission," and "council" shall mean the City Council for the City of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia pursuant to the Charter of the City of Lewisburg.
(i) The term "Planning Commission" shall mean the Planning Commission for the City of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, pursuant to Chapter 8A of the West Virginia Code.
(j) "Districts" or "Zoning Districts" shall mean administrative tracts designating the uses to which land can legally be utilized. Boundaries of the districts are shown on the Official Zoning Map, which is a part of this code.
(Ord. 319. Passed 6-18-24.)