§ 3.1. Usage.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided herein, all words shall have the customary dictionary meaning.
(2)
The present tense includes the future tense. The singular number included [includes] the plural, and the plural includes the singular.
(3)
The word "person" includes a firm, corporation, association, organization, trust or partnership. The word "lot" include[s] "plot" or "parcel." The word "building" includes "structure". The word "shall" is mandatory. The word "may" is permissive.