For the purposes of this chapter, certain words shall be interpreted as follows. Except as defined herein, all other words used in this chapter shall have their customary dictionary definition.
(A) As used in this chapter, words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter.
(B) Words used in the singular in this chapter include the plural and words used in the plural include the singular.
(C) Words used in the present tense include future tense.
(D) The word
PERSON includes a firm, association, organization, corporation, company, trust, and partnership as well as an individual.
(E) The word
MAY is permissive.
(F) The word
SHALL is always mandatory and not merely directive.
(G) The word
USED FOR” shall include the meaning DESIGNED FOR.
(H) The words
USED or OCCUPIED shall mean “intended, designed, and arranged to be used or occupied”.
(I) The word
LOT shall include the words PLOT, PARCEL, SITE, and PREMISES.
(J) The word
STRUCTURE shall include the word BUILDING.
(K) The words
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS shall mean the “Board of Commissioners of the Town of Swansboro, North Carolina”.
(L) The words
PLANNING BOARD shall mean the “Town of Swansboro Planning Board”.
(M) The word
TOWN shall mean the “Town of Swansboro”, a State of North Carolina municipality.
(N) The words
MAP, ZONING MAP, and TOWN OF SWANSBORO ZONING MAP shall mean the “Official Zoning Map for the Town of Swansboro, North Carolina”.
(O) The words
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT shall mean the “Town of Swansboro Board of Adjustment”.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005)