Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meaning herein indicated. The present tense shall include the future, the singular number shall indicate the plural of the singular, words used in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the neuter; the word “shall” is always mandatory, the word “may” is always permissive.
(2006 Code, § 22-201) (Ord. 90-9, passed 9-10-1990, § 201)