Words and terms not specifically defined herein shall have the definition provided, if any, in the State Building Code, as amended from time to time. If no definition is provided in the State Building Code, then such word or term shall have the definition provided in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th or most current edition. A copy of the State Building Code is available for inspection in the office of the Building Inspector of the Town of Hyde Park.

All words used in the present tense include the future tense. All words in plural number include the singular unless the natural construction of the wording indicates otherwise. The terms "building" and "structure" include any part thereof. The word "land" includes all ground within the Town of Hyde Park, including surface water bodies overlying such ground. The word "he" includes "she" or "they." Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be measured horizontally.

The word "shall" is used in its mandatory sense. The word "may" is permissive.

The word "Town" means the Town of Hyde Park. The term "Town Board" means the Town Board of the Town of Hyde Park; the term "Zoning Board of Appeals" means the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Hyde Park; and the term "Planning Board" means the Planning Board of the Town of Hyde Park.