§ 16.08.020 GRAMMATICAL INTERPRETATION.
   When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular number include the plural; words in any gender include the others; the word “shall” is mandatory; and the word “may” is permissive.
(`83 Code, § 16.08.020) (Ord. 82-19 § 1 (part), 1982)