(1) “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, copartnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, city, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number.

(2) “Shall” shall be mandatory, and “may” shall be permissive. (2002 Code § 17-1.1).