The language set forth in the text of these regulations shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction:
A. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.
B. The present tense includes the past and future tenses and the future the present.
C. The word "shall" is mandatory, while the word "may" is permissive.
D. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
E. Whenever a word or term defined hereinafter appears in the text of these regulations, its meaning should be construed as set forth in the definition thereof; and any word appearing in parentheses directly after a word herein defined should be construed in the same sense as that word. (Ord. G-708, 12-10-2002)