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6ooK. 13 ~s 189 ARTICLE IV INTERPRETATION OF WORDS AND TERMS For the purpose of interpreting this ordinance, certain words and terms used are herein defined. Except as defined herein, all other words used in this ordinance shall have their customary dictionary definition. Section 1. Word and Term Interpretations. Words used in the present tense include the future tense, and words used in the future tense include the present tense. Words used in the singular number include the plural and words used in the plural number include the singular. The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partner- ship, corporation, trust, and company, as well as an individual. The word "lot" includes the words "plot", "parcel", or "tract". The word "building" includes the word "structure". The word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "may" is permissive. The words "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied". The term "zoning map" shall mean the official zoning map(s) of Lee County, North Carolina. Section 2. Definitions. For the purpose of interpreting the Zoning Ordinance of Lee County, certain words and terms used herein are defined. Access Lot: A lot having lake or river frontage and road frontage which offers lake frontage and/or lake access to those lots not having direct lake frontage within lakefront subdivisions. Access Corridors: A strip of land lying between the side lot boundary lines of lakefront lots offering access to lots one (1) lot depth away from the water's edge. Accessory Use: A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the princi- pal use or building and location on the same lot with such principal use or building. Airport Hazards Any structure, tree, or use of land , hich obstructs the airspace required for, or is otherwise hazardous to, the flight of aircraft landing or taking off at the airport. 2