21A.12.010: PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The interpretation authority established by this chapter is intended to recognize that the provisions of this title, though detailed and extensive, cannot, as a practical matter, address every specific situation to which these provisions may have to be applied. Many of these situations can be resolved or clarified by interpreting the specific provisions of this title in light of the general and specific purposes for which those provisions were enacted. This interpretation authority is administrative rather than legislative. It is intended only to allow authoritative application of the provisions of this title to specific cases. It is not intended to add to or change the essential content of this title. (Ord. 26-95 § 2(6-1), 1995)