10-1-3 INTERPRETATION AND CONFLICT

1. All regulations shall be construed as the minimum requirements necessary to promote the public health, safety, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the City. 2. This Ordinance shall not nullify the more restrictive provision of covenants, agreements, other ordinances or laws, but shall prevail notwithstanding such provisions which are less restrictive. Whenever other restrictions or provisions are adopted under state law the most restrictive requirement shall govern. 3. The provisions of this Ordinance are not intended to interfere with, abrogate or require enforcement by the City of any legally enforceable easements, covenants, or other agreements between private parties that may restrict the use of land or dimensions of structures more than the provisions of this Ordinance. However, when the regulations of this Ordinance impose greater restrictions than are imposed by such easements, covenants or other agreements between parties, or than as are required by laws or other applicable ordinance, the provisions of this Ordinance shall control. In addition, deed restrictions imposed by the City as a condition of subdivision plat approval may be enforced by the City. 4. The masculine gender shall include the feminine and the feminine gender shall include the masculine. 5. A word importing the singular number may be applied to plural persons and things. Conversely, the use of the plural number shall be deemed to include any single person or thing. 6. The present tense of a word shall be deemed to include the future tense as well. 7. The word “shall” is mandatory; the word “may” is permissive. 8. The word “year” shall mean a calendar year, unless otherwise indicated.