For the purpose of these regulations, certain rules or word usage apply to the text as follows:
(a) Words used in the present tense include the future tense, and the singular includes the plural, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
(b) The term shall is always mandatory and not discretionary; the word may is permissive. The term should is permissive but indicates strong suggestion.
(c) The word or term not interpreted or defined by this article shall be construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage so as to give these regulations their most reasonable application.
(d) In instances where mention is made of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC), it means that the actual wording of the current code is to be used. Any summary or paraphrasing of the ORC that is provided is only as a guide to that which is being referred to in the actual Code. (Ord. 2019-35. Passed 11-12-19.)