City Code Section
- For the purposes of administration and enforcement of this Chapter, unless otherwise stated in this Chapter, the following rules of construction apply:
- A. In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this Chapter and any caption, illustration, summary table, or illustrative table, the text will control.
- B. The word “must” is always mandatory and not discretionary; the word “may” is permissive.
- C. Words used in the present tense include the future; and words used in the singular number include the plural and the plural the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
- D. The phrase “used for” includes “arranged for,” “designed for,” “maintained for,” and “occupied for.”
- E. Where a regulation involves two or more connected items, conditions, provisions, or events:
- 1. “And” indicates that all the connected terms, conditions, provisions or events apply;
- 2. “Or” indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events may apply singly or in any combination.
- F. The words “include” and “includes” do not limit a term to the specific example, but are intended to extend the term’s meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or character.