Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this chapter.
Words stated in the present tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
Where terms are not defined in this code, but are defined in the Ohio Building Code for commercial structures, including multi-family residential structures, the State of Ohio Building Code for one, two and three family residential structures, the Ohio Fire Code, or the City of North Olmsted Zoning Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes.
Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies.
Whenever the words "dwelling unit", "dwelling", "premises", "structure", "building", "rooming house", "rooming unit" or "story" are stated in this code, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."