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Rules for Words and Phrases For the purpose of this Ordinance, words used in the present tense include the future tense; words in the singular number include the plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular number; the word "building" includes the word "structure@; the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory; the word "may" is permissive; the word "used" includes "designed" and "intended or arranged to be used or occupied; the word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, foundation, company or corporation, as well as an individual; the word "lot" includes "building lot" or "parcel."