48-21. General

  1. Scope. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this Code, have the meanings shown in this section.
  2. Interchangeability. Words stated in the present tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
  3. Terms defined in other codes. Where terms are not defined in this Code and are defined in the North Carolina Building Code, North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, Henderson County Land Development Code, North Carolina Plumbing Code, North Carolina Mechanical Code, North Carolina Existing Building Code or the North Carolina Electrical Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes.
  4. Terms not defined. Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this Article, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies.
  5. Parts. Whenever the words “dwelling unit,” “dwelling,” “premises,” “building,” “rooming house,” “rooming unit” “housekeeping unit” or “story” are stated in this Code, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words “or any part thereof.”