In the construction of those regulations, the provisions and rules of this Section shall be preserved and applied, except when the context clearly requires otherwise:
(A) Words used in the present tense shall include the future;
(B) Words in the singular number include the plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular number;
(C) The phrase “used for” shall include the phrases “arranged for”, “designed for”, “intended for”, “maintained for”, and “occupied for”;
(D) The word “shall” is mandatory;
(E) The word “may” is permissive;
(F) The word “person” includes individuals, firms, corporations, associations, governmental bodies and agencies, and all other legal entities;
(G) Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally;
(H) The word “City” means City of Metropolis, Illinois;
(I) All distances shall be measured to the nearest integral foot; six inches or more shall be deemed one foot;
(J) Reference to sections shall be deemed to include all subsections within that section; but a reference to a particular subsection designates only that subsection;
(K) A general term that follows or is followed by enumerations of specific terms shall not be limited to the enumerated class unless expressly limited;
(L) Any word or phrase which is defined in these regulations shall have the meaning as so defined whenever the word or phrase is used in these regulations, unless such definition is expressly limited in its meaning or scope.
(Ord. 2013-22, passed 11-25-2013)