Duluth UDC § 1402.04

1. All words and phrases are to be interpreted within the context of the sentence, paragraph, subsection, section, and Article in which they occur. 2. Words and phrases specifically relating to a category of use of land or a structure that are defined in this Development Code shall be interpreted as defined herein without regard to other meanings in common 382 | P a g e Article Fourteen. Interpretation and Definitions or ordinary use, unless the context of the word or phrase indicates otherwise. Words and phrases not defined in this Development Code shall be construed to have the meaning given by common and ordinary use, the meaning of which may be further clarified by use of the word or phrase in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, 2012 Edition. See also the Interpretation of Uses Section of the Use of Land and Structures Article of this Development Code. 3. Other words and phrases specifically defined in this Development Code shall be interpreted as defined herein without regard to other meanings in common or ordinary use, unless the context of the word or phrase indicates otherwise. Words and phrases not defined in this Development Code shall be construed to have the meaning given by common and ordinary use, the meaning of which may be further clarified by definition of the word or phrase in the New Oxford American Dictionary, Third Edition or later. 4. Definitions are clearly identified as such and are located in this Article. All definitions, regardless of location within a particular Article of this Code, apply equally to the use of such terms throughout the Code. A Glossary of all defined terms is included in this Article for convenience. However, if differences in wording occur between definitions of a term in a particular Article and in the Glossary of Definitions in this Article, the definition contained within a particular Article of this Code shall control.