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Unless the context clearly indicates a more narrow or different meaning was intended, the following words and terms used in this chapter are to be construed as follows:

A. Words used in the present tense include the future tense.

B. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.

C. The words “must” and “shall” are mandatory and the term “may” is permissive.

D. The words “including” or “includes” means “including but not limited to.”

E. The provisions of this title shall be liberally construed favoring the purposes of this title, the purposes of the specific zoning districts and the approval criteria of WMC 16.16.050 and 16.16.060. (Prior code § 16.43.202)