Unless the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and construction of this ordinance. Words used in the present tense include the future tense; words in the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular; the word "building" shall include the word "structure"; and the word "lot" includes the words "plot" and "parcel"; the word "occupied" includes the words "designed or intended to be occupied"; the word "used" shall include the words "arranged, leased or intended to be used"; and the word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary.

Whenever any standard or requirement is stated as part of a definition in this section, it shall be deemed to apply to any usage of the word or concept it defines as it appears in any other section of this ordinance.