8-2-1: INTERPRETATION OF TERMS OR WORDS:
For the purpose of this title, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
   A.   The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, political subdivision or corporation, as well as an individual.
   B.   The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular; the female gender includes the neuter and male, the male gender includes the female and neuter and the neuter includes the male and female.
   C.   The word "shall" is a mandatory requirement, the word "may" is permissive usage and the word "should" is a preferred usage.
   D.   The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended, designed or arranged to be used or occupied".
   E.   A word or term which is not specifically defined by this chapter has its common ordinary meaning as indicated by the context in which it is used. (Ord. 57, 4-18-1988)