§ 201. Word Usage

A. Words used in the present tense include the future tense. The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. The masculine gender includes the feminine, and the feminine gender includes the masculine.

B. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.

C. The word "use," as a verb, shall be construed as if followed by the words "or intend, arrange, design, build, alter, convert, rent or lease to be used."

D. The Town of New Shoreham shall be designated by "the Town" or "the Island."

E. The definitions for words describing natural features, unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance, shall be those adopted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council and/or set forth in the Rhode Island General Laws of 1956, as amended.

F. Words or terms, whether or not defined in this Ordinance, which are substantially similar to words or terms defined herein, shall be construed according to the definitions provided in this Ordinance.