The language set forth in the text of this title 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 in this chapter appears in the rest of this title, its meaning shall be construed as set forth in the definition hereof, and any word appearing in parentheses, between a word and its definition herein, shall be construed in the same sense as that word; and words herein not defined shall be interpreted in accordance with applicable definitions contained in Webster's dictionary.
F. All measured distances, expressed in feet, shall be to the nearest integral foot; if a fraction is one-half foot (1/2') or more, the integral foot next above shall be taken. (1990 Code §21.2.005)