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9.1.11.   Technical and Non-Technical Terms
Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language, but technical words and phrases that may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be construed and understood according to such meaning.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.12.   Public Officials and Agencies
All public officials, bodies, and agencies to which references are made are those of the Town of Zebulon, unless otherwise indicated.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.13.   Mandatory and Discretionary Terms
The words "shall," "must," and "will" are mandatory in nature, establishing an obligation or duty to comply with the particular provision. The words "may," "can," and "should" are permissive in nature.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.14.   Conjunctions
Unless the context clearly suggests the contrary, conjunctions shall be interpreted as follows:
   A.   "And" indicates that all connected items, conditions, provisions or events apply.
   B.   "Or" indicates that one or more of the connected items, conditions, provisions, or events apply.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.15.   Tenses, Plurals, and Gender of Words
   A.   Tense. Words used in the past or present tense include the future tense as well as the past and present.
   B.   Number. Words used in the singular number include the plural number and the plural number includes the singular number, unless the context of the particular usage clearly indicates otherwise.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.16.   Oath
The term "oath" shall be construed to include an affirmation in all cases in which, by law, an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the terms "swear" and "sworn" shall be equivalent to the terms "affirm" and "affirmed."
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
9.1.17.   Term Not Defined
If a term used in any article of this Ordinance is not defined, the Planning Director is authorized to interpret the term in accordance with Section 2.2.12, Interpretation, based upon the definitions used in professionally accepted sources.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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