Word usage

In this ordinance, unless a contrary meaning is specifically prescribed, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings. Words used in the present tense include the future tense. The singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular. The word "used" includes designed, intended, or arranged to be used. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive; the word "building" includes the word "structure"; the word "lot" includes the word "plot"; the word "land" includes the word "marsh" and "water." The word "town" means the Town of Narragansett. The term "town council" means the Narragansett Town Council; the term "town planning board" means the Narragansett Planning Board; the term "zoning board of review" means the Narragansett Zoning Board of Review; the term "town clerk" means the Narragansett Town Clerk.