(A) The definitions contained in this subchapter shall be observed and applied in the interpretation of all of this chapter.
(1) Words used in the present tense shall include the future;
(2) Words used in the singular number shall include the plural and the plural the singular;
(3) Words used in the masculine gender shall include the feminine;
(4) The word
SHALL is mandatory, not discretionary;
(5) The word
MAY is permissive;
(6) The word
LOT shall include the words TRACT and PARCEL;
(7) The word
BUILDING or STRUCTURE includes any part thereof, and includes all other structures of every kind regardless of similarity to buildings;
(8) The phrase
USED FOR shall include the phrase ARRANGED FOR, DESIGNED FOR, INTENDED FOR, MAINTAINED FOR, and OCCUPIED FOR;
(9) The word
PERSON includes a corporation, firm, partnership or similar, as well as an individual;
(10) All measured distances shall be to the nearest integral foot;
(11) Parenthetical words or statements are integral parts of the definitions in which they are located;
(12) Any words not defined in § 155.006 shall be construed in their generally accepted meaning as defined by standard dictionaries.
(B) The following rules of construction shall apply to this chapter:
(1) This chapter includes, but is not limited to the Lowell Land Use and Development Code, the Lowell Subdivision Code, and the Lowell Building Regulations.
(2) This chapter has been adopted as a unified code, but each part may exist outside of this chapter if appropriate definitions are provided. The effective date and other basic and administrative provisions of each of the included codes is defined in those codes.
(C) The words generally used in this chapter are defined in § 155.006 and shall be viewed in that context.
(Ord. 2013-02, passed 3-11-13)