USAGE.

5.1.1 

The numbers, abbreviations, terms, and words used in these Regulations shall be used, interpreted, and defined as this section provides.

5.1.2 

Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, words used in the present tense include the future tense; words used in the plural number include the singular; the word "herein" means "in these Regulations"; the word "Regulations" means "these Regulations;" the words "these Regulations" mean the Subdivision Regulations of the Town of New Milford; words of the masculine gender include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders.

5.1.3 

A "person" or "applicant includes an individual, a firm, an organization, a corporation, a partnership, or an incorporated association of persons such as a club; "shall" is always mandatory; "may" is always permissive; "should" implies expectation not obligation; a "building" or "structure" includes any part thereof; "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."

5.1.4 

If a question arises as to the expressed intent and/or purpose of a definition or work usage in these Regulations, the Commission, by resolution, shall determine its meaning.

5.1.5 

The terms "architect," "landscape architect," "surveyor," "land surveyor," "engineer," "professional engineer," "civil engineer," "sanitary engineer," "soil scientist," "appraiser" refers to that specific professional, registered, certified or licensed or as required to practice in the State of Connecticut.